Johnson: Foreign Policy Flashcards
When did the gulf of Tonkin incident happen?
How much support did Johnson have from the house and senate
1964
Two boats were attacked
Unanimous from senate
98:2 support in the senate
When was nsam 273 approved?
What was it?
1963 November
Directed us to get involved to help Vietnam.
What was nsam 288?
March 1964
Greater force
Operation rolling thunder
February 1965
Bombing campaign
Dropped 864k tons of bombs in three years
How many troops had joined by the end of johnsons presidency?
548k
How many us troops died by johnsons presidency ending?
How much did his approval rating drop
30k
70-40% by 1967
The tet offensive:
Attack in northern cities
60k north Vietnamese were killed
Us embassy fell for six hours
The khe Sanh base:
General Giap surrounded khe sang base with 20k men and surged for 75days
Johnson dropped 80k bombs
But they retreated
Broadcasted in Vietnam as a failure?
Charles de Gaulle speech:
Denounced us policy in front of 100k people
