THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Question
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The United States forces withdrew from Vietnam during the presidency of Gerald Ford.
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Disagreement over the war divided the American public.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson’s escalation of the war was a mistake.
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The Vietnam War had been the longest military conflict in United States history.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Having secured Congressional authorization with the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, Johnson launched a bombing campaign in the North, and in March 1965, dispatched 3, 500 marines to South Vietnam. With this speech, Johnson laid the political groundwork for a major commitment of U.S. troops.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -By the end of 1964, American troop strength had risen to 16, 500, and on March 8, 1965 the first 3, 500 Marines landed at Danang, signaling the steady escalation, and attendant rising body count, that would earn “Johnson’s War” its sobriquet.