AS - Level Vietnam and USA (Johnson) Flashcards on Johnson's escalation, created by hanifa.hussain on 06/05/2016.
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Which general succeeded Diem?
What were the North Vietnamese Army doing from December 1963?
How much of Vietnam did the Communists control by 1964?
Who supplied the VC with weapons?
How did McNamara describe the situation in 1964?
Who became the new South Vietnamese Prime Minister after Minh?
What did Khanh ask the US for?
What did the JCS advocate in 1964?
True or False:
Rusk and McNamara did not favour escalation.
What did Johnson need in order to bomb North Vietnam?
What did Johnson say about the USA and his position in the war?
What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964?
Why was the Gulf of Tonkin incident significant?
What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allow the president to do?
What was the huge bombing campaign in 1965 over North Vietnam called?
What were the 4 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?
What was the significance of the GoTR?
How did the GoTR help Johnson win the 1964 election?
True or False:
By early 1965 the USA was firmly in favour of escalating the war in Vietnam.
Why has Vietnam been termed 'McNamara's war'?
