LBJ Foreign Policy Dates Flashcards
When is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed?
August 1964
When does Krushchev resign?
1964
After 9 Americans are killed in an attack on U.S barracks, when does Johnson begin the bombing of North Vietnam?
February 1965
When does Johnson send troop to the Dominican Republic?
April 1965
When does Johnson increase the number of troops in Vietnam and by how much?
July 1965 - from over 20,000 to over 180,000
When was the Tet Offensive?
January 1968
When was the My Lai massacre?
March 1968
When do peace talks begin between US and Vietnam?
May 1968
Who did LBJ appoint to command Vietnam military operations?
General Westmoreland
When was the NSAM 273 passed and what was it?
Nov 1963 - a national security agency memorandum that directed the US government to protect South Vietnam from Communism.
When was the NSAM 288 passed and what was it?
March 1964 - a greater use of US force such as air strikes.
When/what was Operation Rolling Thunder?
Authorised early 1965 and it was a bombing campaign against North Vietnam. 3500 marines came ashore with orders to only shoot if fired at. Two additional support marine battalions and one marine air squadron sent after and he approved active search and destroy missions.
By the end of Johnson’s presidency how many US troops were in Vietnam and how many had died?
548,000 and 30,000
How much had Johnson’s approval ratings dropped?
From 70% in mid 1965 to below 40% by 1967
How many North Vietnamese died in the five weeks of the Tet Offensive?
nearly 60,000
