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President Eisenhower and Vietnam
American involvement first began in vietnam during world war 2.
The first indochina war was virtually a statement between the french and Viet Minh from 1946-1950.
After 1945 American involvement in Vietnam was driven by and shaped by the cold war. -
Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy was largely shaped by the Truman Doctrine.Which was held that communism must be contained, and if there is countries susceptible to communist infiltration and take over must be helped and assisted. -
Geneva Accords
The Geneva gathering was convened to discuss two cold war spots, Berlin and Korea. The conference was given the task of Vietnam and its reunification and self government. The solution was that Vietnam would become an independent nation, ending 75 years of French colonialism. -
President Kennedy
Kennedy's new frontier is remembered today more for its foreign policy successes and blunders the cuban missile crisis the bay of pigs. -
President Johnson
Johnson's policy was to keep attacking Vietnam, so he sent 500,000 more troops. He tried to negotiate peace but it began as he was leaving office. -
1963-1964 stay the course, gulf of tonkin
Johnson said to stay the course which meant to keep going and don't stop in the war. In 1964 the gulf of Tonkin happened, this affected Americas involvement in Vietnam more direct. -
Increase in american troop involvement and Tet Offensive
In 1965-1966 there was an increase in troops in the vietnam war which would result in more casualties in both sides. In 1968 the people back in the U.S stopped supporting the war after the Tet Offensive. President Johnson announced that he wasn't running for re-election, because he knew he wasn't going to win .
