HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike Afghanistan, which fell before all U.S. troops could be withdrawn, the South Vietnamese government remained in power for more than two years after the Jan. 27, 1973, peace accord, heralded by President Richard Nixon as “an agreement to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Communist forces ended the war by seizing control of South Vietnam in 1975, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year.
Detailed explanation-4: -Limiting American Operations. Johnson’s goal of 1964 was to provide just enough American support to bolster South Vietnam. He refused to introduce combat troops into the region because he believed that the South Vietnamese were responsible for conducting the war.