Summary of Johnson

Jhnson developed the … of the war

Americanisation

How did Johnson Americanise the war?

by sending over 500,000 troops to Vietnam

why did Johnson not run for another term?

The failures of the US strategies & the strength of the Vietcong

what did Johnson do at the end of his presidency

ordered the cessation of bombing in Vietnam to help his Vice President, Humphrey, in his own presidential campaign

why did Johnson fail?

there was a lack of a viable & stable SV gov; the US’s fear of escalating the conflict in NV meant that they were limited to an ineffective war which only propped up unpopular regimes in Saigon.

the Vietnam war damaged…

US morale, image, national unity, economy, presidency & American society

how was the presidency damaged by the conflict

the public now distrusted the gov

how was American society damaged by the conflict

because of the $120 billion spent on the war & only $15.5 billion on Johnson’s ‘Great Society’