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maxush-LBJ's War

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New guerilla army, from the north, goal to unite all of Vietnam Vietcong
National Liberation Front, guerillas from South, supported the North, want to unify country NLF
Supports South Vietnam, believes important battle against communism, increases the number of advisers JFK
Fortified villages used to keep support away from Vietcong strategic hamlets
Diem is overthrown by military, during scuffle Diem is killed, US supports overthrow military coup
Supports South Vietnam, succeeds JFK, believed Vietnam is essential to containment, wants the support of the people and Congress before committing major support to Vietnamese important battle against communism, increases the number of advisers LBJ
Passed by Congress after North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack US destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin, authorizes the President to use all necessary measures to repel an armed attack on US forces Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Feb. 1965, American advisers are attacked, LBJ orders Operation Rolling Thunder Pleiku
Bombing of North Vietnam Operation Rolling Thunder
First American combat troops arrive in South Vietnam March 1965
Sec. of Defense, strong supporter of US policies in Vietnam Robert McNamara
National Security Adviser, believes the US policies towards Vietnam are correct McGeorge Bundy
Undersecretary of State, opposed to increased US involvement, believed the more involved the more difficult to get out George Ball
Jellied gasoline that explodes on contact, used to attack Vietcong hiding places napalm
Defoliant, chemical that strips away leaves from trees and shrubs, turned much of Vietnam into a wasteland Agent Orange
Raids carried out on Vietcong strongholds, US would take territory and return to base search and destroy
Vietcong supply line, ran through Laos and Cambodia into South Vietnam, LBJ refused to allow full scale attacks on for fear of expanding the war Ho Chi Minh Trail
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