THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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He forced the United Nations to officially recognize the South Vietnamese government.
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He increased the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
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He increased aid to Diem and forced him to hold elections.
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He pushed for negotiations with Ho Chi Minh that failed. He pushed for negotiations with Ho Chi Minh that failed.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In May 1961, JFK authorized sending an additional 500 Special Forces troops and military advisors to assist the pro‑Western government of South Vietnam. By the end of 1962, there were approximately 11, 000 military advisors in South Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Draft in Context The military draft brought the war to the American home front. During the Vietnam War era, between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. military drafted 2.2 million American men out of an eligible pool of 27 million.
Detailed explanation-3: -He hoped that the military aid would be sufficient to strengthen the Saigon government and its armed forces against the Viet Cong.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kennedy accelerated the flow of American aid and gradually increased U.S. military advisers to more than 16, 000.
Detailed explanation-5: -In a public exchange of letters with South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, President John F. Kennedy formally announces that the United States will increase aid to South Vietnam, which would include the expansion of the U.S. troop commitment.