LBJ foreign policy 1963-1968

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Who did Johnson appoint to command military operations?
(War in Vietnam)
General William Westmoreland
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What happened in August 1954?
(War in Vietnam)
2 US ships had been attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin
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How did Johnson respond?
(War in Vietnam)
Asked congress for a resolution of support.
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What majority did the resolution pass?
(War in Vietnam)
Unanimously in the House
98:2 in the Senate
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What was Johnson's stance in 1964?
(War in Vietnam)
Campaigned on a peace platform.
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How many advisors did Kennedy increase to before his assassination in 1963?
(War in Vietnam)
20,000
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What did Johnson approve on 26 November 1963?
(War in Vietnam)
NSAM 273 - a national security memorandum
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What did NSAM do?
(War in Vietnam)
Directed the government 'to assist people and the Government of South Vietnam to win their contest against the externally directed and supported Communist conspiracy'.
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What did Johnson approve in late March 1964 after failed CIA attempts to damage North Vietnam?
(War in Vietnam)
NSAM 288
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What did NSAM 288 call for?
(War in Vietnam)
Greater use of US force
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What did Johnson authorise on 13 February 1965?
Operation Rolling Thunder
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How many marines came ashore near Da Nang?
(War in Vietnam)
3500
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What did Johnson do on 3rd April?
(War in Vietnam)
Sent two additional marine battalions and one marine air squadron and an increase in logistical support units of 20,000 men and approved search and destroy missions.
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By the end of Johnson's presidency, how many troops were in Vietnam?
(War in Vietnam)
584,000
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How many Americans had died in Vietnam by 1968?
(War in Vietnam)
30,000
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What happened to Johnson's approval rating?
(War in Vietnam)
From 70% in mid 1965 to below 40% by 1967.
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What was the Tet Offensive?
(Tet Offensive)
A coordinated attack on dozens of cities which destroyed the idea that the North Vietnamese were in disarray.
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How many North Vietnamese died in the first 5 weeks?
(Tet Offensive)
60,000
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Why did Johnson choose not to stand in the 1968 election?
*situation at home due to vietnam
*anti-war activists publicly demonstrated
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What was the chant of activists towards Johnson about US involvement in Vietnam?
Hey, hey LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?
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When did the other major battle begin that was going on at the same time as Tet?
January 1968
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What did it begin as?
Part of the North Vietnamese Army's Tet Offensive
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What was Khe Sanh?
A US base since 1962, it laid close to the border with North Vietnam.
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What happened on 21 January 1968?
Hint: what did General Giap do to the base?
General Giap surrounded the base with 20,000 men and a 75 siege began.
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Why couldn't Johnson contemplate losing the base?
It had huge strategic importance.
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As a result of its importance, what did Johnson approve?
Dropping 80,000 tons of bombs.
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Who was Westmoreland replaced with?
General Creighton Abrams
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What did Johnson accept about Khe Sanh with Abrams and what did he do?
Accepted it was a liability and closed it.
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Who won 41% in the New Hampshire primary?
Eugene McCarthy
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Who chose to enter the race after seeing Johnson's weakness?
Bobby Kennedy
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What events happened in the country reflected the turmoil of the democrats?
Martin Luther King Jr assassinated in April.
Bobby Kennedy assassinated in June.
Bloody confrontation between police and protesters at the Democratic Convention in August.
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Who was leading in the polls?
Nixon
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What did Nixon claim that swayed the electorate?
He had a 'secret plan to end the war'.
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What was the French response to the war?
(USA and Western Allies)
Charles de Gaulle gave a speech to 100,000 people denouncing US policy in Vietnam.
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What was the UK's response to the war?
(USA and Western Allies)
US and UK had a 'special relationship' but it was said to have been 'damaged by the war' according to Harold Wilson.
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How many troops did South Korea send to help the US in Vietnam?
(USA and Western Allies)
50,000
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How many troops did Thailand send to help the US in Vietnam?
(USA and Western Allies)
11,570
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How many troops did Australia send to help the US in Vietnam?
(USA and Western Allies)
7700
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What did the war expose the weakness of?
(USA and Western Allies)
SEATO and the international isolation of the USA.
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