THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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slow withdrawal
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increased involvement
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frequent surprise attacks
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full disclosure of information
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Acting on the belief that Hanoi would eventually weaken when faced with stepped up bombing raids, Johnson and his advisers ordered the U.S. military to launch Operation Rolling Thunder, a bombing campaign against the North.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the communist-dominated Viet Cong (VC) gained influence over much of the population in rural areas of the country.
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.