Johnson's War
In the 1950's, the People's Republic of China was becoming a growing concern for the United States. China's expansion of power and influence was potentially leading to the spread of communism in the world, especially in Asia. The United States wanted to keep their position in Asia, so they decided to take a lead role in the containment of China. The United States new containment policy focused on South Vietnam. It was here that the revolutionary Vietcong were trying to overthrow the South Vietnamese government, which America supported. The Vietcong, supported by Communist North Vietnam, had ties to China. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson inherited the conflict in Vietnam. Johnson came to office convinced that the United States had to respect its commitment to South Vietnam and resist communist control. The President felt that the United States could only encourage and support the development of the political and military programs in South Vietnam. He was convinced that success depended predominantly on the South Vietnamese. As the war dragged on the South Vietnamese became weaker, and the war became increasingly controlled by the United States. Johnson's dilemma w
S Was not an option to the United States o Thesis: Johnson's dilemma was whether he should Americanize the war or not; his resolution was to become involved in the conflict; and his decision crippled his plans to improve the nation. o Vietnam War crippled the plans of President Johnson, a man who quite possibly could have been one of the finest presidents of our nation o Honor US commitment to South Vietnam o Criticized by many prominent Americans S Eventually happened in February 1965 · Consequences of Johnson's decision o LBJ inherits Vietnam conflict after JFK's death
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Approximate Word count = 1178
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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