Presidents Flashcards
Truman
1945-53
Eisenhower
1953-61
Kennedy
1961-63
Johnson
1963-69
Nixon
1969-747
Ford
1974-77
Which president dealt with the Berlin Blockage in 1948?
Truman
What did Truman instigate in 1947?
The Marshall Plan
Which President dealt with the Communist North Korea during the Korean War?
Truman
What did Truman help the French with?
Finance after WW2 to reclaim Vietnam
Who increased financial support to the French?
Eisenhower
% of the French’s costs that USA paid under Eisenhower
80
What did Eisenhower oversee?
Separation of Vietnam into North and South
Who did Eisenhower financially support in Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem as president of South Vietnam
What did Eisenhower send to South Vietnam?
Military advisors
What did Kennedy increase military advisors to?
11,500
What did Kennedy allow pilots to do?
Fly combat missions whilst pretending to be instructors
Who removed Diem?
Kennedy
What did Kennedy replace Diem with? What did he increase?
Vietnamese generals
US money, materials and support
What were Johnson’s choices on becoming President?
Increase involvement in Vietnam
Face a communist victory
What did Johnson choose to do on becoming president? Why was this?
He increased involvement massively because he didn’t want to be the first US president to lose a war
What allowed Johnson to send in ground and air troops?
Gulf of Tonkin incident
What did Nixon promise? Why was this?
To end involvement
War was increasingly unpopular
What did Nixon end?
The draft of young Americans into the army
What was Nixon’s policy of withdrawing forces?
Vietnamisation
What did Nixon oversee?
Ceasefire in 1973
When did war start again after the ceasefire in 1973?
1974 when North invaded South
