THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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He used U.S. troops in a combat role in Vietnam.
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He attempted to negotiate with North Vietnam.
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He limited the number of troops sent to Vietnam.
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He turned over all decision making to the generals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johnson was concerned with averting the possibility of nuclear war, and he sought to reduce tensions in Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -In early August 1964, two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. In response to these reported incidents, President Lyndon B. Johnson requested permission from the U.S. Congress to increase the U.S. military presence in Indochina.
Detailed explanation-4: -For the most part, the Viet Cong fought essentially a guerrilla war of ambush, terrorism, and sabotage; they used small units to maintain a hold on the countryside, leaving the main population centres to government authorities.