USA Presidents 1945 - 1968 Flashcards
Who was the president between 1945 - 1953
Harry Trueman
Who was the president between 1963 - 1968
Lyndon Johnson
Who was the president between 1953 - 1961
Dwight Eisenhower
Who was the president during 1961 - 1963
John Franklin Kennedy
What role did Eisenhower play towards Vietnam?
He was the first president to support Diem and South Vietnam
What role did Trueman have towards Vietnam?
He was supportive of the French and wished to give them control in Vietnam.
What role did JFK play towards Vietnam?
He continued to support Vietnam like Eisenhower however was more eager to contain communism.
What role did Johnson play towards Vietnam?
He was very forceful to contain communism. He falsified reports of a suspected attack which turned out to be a storm in order to have reason to attack the north.
How long was the US involved in the Vietnamese war?
1954 - 1975 | 21 years
Who was the president after Johnson?
Richard Nixon
