Johnson's War: Escalation

Which general succeeded Diem?

How were the North Vietnamese Army supporting the Viet Cong from December 1963?

How much of Vietnam did the Communists control by 1964?

Who supplied the Vietcong with weapons?

McNamara described the situation in 1964 as 'very disturbing'.

Who became the leader of South Vietnam after General Minh?

Khanh did not ask the United States for more aid.

What did the Joint Chiefs of Staff advocate doing to North Vietnam in 1964?

McNamara did not favour escalation.

What did Johnson need in order bomb North Vietnam?

Johnson didn't think the public wanted him to 'run' away from Vietnam but he didn't want to commit to a war in Vietnam.

The Gulf of [blank_start]Tonkin[blank_end] Incident was controversial, it allowed the US to present these acts as North Vietnamese [blank_start]aggression[blank_end] directly against the US vessels. [blank_start]Congress[blank_end] acted swiftly and responded by supporting a [blank_start]resolution[blank_end].

The Gulf of Tonkin [blank_start]Resolution[blank_end] allowed the [blank_start]president[blank_end] to "take all [blank_start]necessary[blank_end] measures to repel any armed [blank_start]attack[blank_end] against the forces of the United States and to prevent any further [blank_start]aggression[blank_end] in Southeast [blank_start]Asia[blank_end]." The Resolution, therefore, gave the president [blank_start]power[blank_end] to wage war in [blank_start]Vietnam[blank_end].

What were the names of the 2 huge bombing campaigns initiated by the US over North Vietnam in 1965 called?

What were the 4 main objectives of Operation Rolling Thunder?

How many US troops were in South Vietnam by the end of 1965?

How many US troops were in South Vietnam by December 1966?

What did the Defense secretary and General westmoreland ask for?

The significance of the Gulf of [blank_start]Tonkin[blank_end] Resolution was that [blank_start]Johnson[blank_end] appeared to have the [blank_start]nation[blank_end] behind him. Congress, the [blank_start]military[blank_end], his cabinet, the media and the public were [blank_start]supportive[blank_end] of further military [blank_start]involvement[blank_end] in Vietnam.

How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution help Johnson win the 1964 election?

Because of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Johnson's approval ratings soared to...

By early 1965 the USA (govt, congress, public) was firmly in favour of escalating the war in Vietnam.

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident of [blank_start]1964[blank_end] was an event in which there was an alleged attack on the destroyer USS [blank_start]Maddox[blank_end] by North Vietnamese [blank_start]Torpedo[blank_end] boats. This was followed by an alleged further attack on the Maddox and USS [blank_start]Turner Joy[blank_end].