US Presidents Flashcards
Who were the five main presidents involved in the Vietnam war?
1) Harry S. Truman
2) Dwight Eisenhower
3) John F. Kennedy
4) Lyndon B. Johnson
5) Richard Nixon
How much money did Truman give to the French to support containment?
$2 billion
What was containment?
Stopping communism from spreading
What party did Truman belong to?
Democrats
In what years was Truman active as President?
1945 - 1952
How many advisers did Eisenhower send to Vietnam after he refused to bomb them?
200,000
Who asked Eisenhower to bomb Vietnam?
Dulles
What party did Eisenhower belong to?
Republican
In what years was Eisenhower active as President?
1953 - 1961
What years was JFK active as President?
1961 - 1963 (died after assassinated)
How many special advisers did JFK send to Vietnam?
23,000
What party did JFK belong to?
Democrats
Why did JFK send so many advisers?
- To help + assist South
* Support idea of containment
What year was LBJ active as President?
1963 - 1968
What did LBJ believe in?
Domino Theory
What began when LBJ was president?
Military conflict
What did LBJ use as a way of passing congress to enter war?
Gulf of Tonkin incident
What party did LBJ belong to?
Democrats
What were Nixon’s aims?
1) Bomb Cambodia
2) Madman Theory
3) Vietnamisation
What was vietnamisation?
Withdrawing US soldiers but giving financial support to South Vietnamese
What was ‘madman theory’?
Supposedly President Richard Nixon was left ‘mad’ after Vietnam war
Why did Nixon continue to bomb Vietnam after talks of having ‘honourable peace’ over ‘victorious peace’?
Refused to allow Saigon government to fall to communists
What party did Nixon belong to?
Republican
What years was President Nixon active?
1969 - 1974
