USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Johnson Administration’s approach to the Vietnam Conflict is best summarized as a(n)
A
escalation
B
stalemate
C
armistice
D
withdrawal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Privately, Johnson agonized over the consequences of the U.S. escalation in Vietnam and raged at the incompetence of the succession of military juntas that tried to govern that country and carry on a war against Viet Cong guerrillas and North Vietnamese regulars. Publicly, he was determined not to lose the war.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the 7th February, 1965 President Johnson ordered the escalation of armed forces in Vietnam, thereby plunging America into a full-scale military conflict. Historical judgements have coined a catalogue of suggestions for U.S. engrossment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Combat troops from the United States began arriving in Vietnam in early 1965. The catalyst for this US escalation in Vietnam was Lyndon Johnson’s election victory in November 1964. With a full four-year term ahead, Johnson now turned his full attention to Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-4: -Students should know that Operation Rolling Thunder was the name given to America’s sustained bombing campaign in North Vietnam that began in early 1965.

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