THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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bring China into the war.
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strengthen the North Vietnamese will to fight..
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result in a staggering loss of American lives..
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horrify the American public, ruining him politically..
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Detailed explanation-1: -7) A MAIN REASON PRESIDENT JOHNSON REFUSED TO ORDER A FULL-SCALE INVASION OF NORTH VIETNAM WAS HIS FEAR THAT IT WOULD BRING CHINA INTO THE WAR. 8) THE “EDUCATIONAL HEARINGS” ON VIETNAM WERE INTENDED TO EXPLAIN THE WAR TO THE SENATE.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Johnson refused to order a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam was his fear that it would bring China into the war. The Educational Hearings on Vietnam were intended to explain the war to the Senate. After the Tet Offensive, the mainstream American media began to openly criticize the war effort.