Was Vietnam Kennedy or Johnson's War?
Was Vietnam Kennedy or Johnsons War? President Kennedy's arrival in the white house in 1961 brought the democrats back to power in the US. After being accused of losing China to communism before, President Kennedy now took a hard-line anti-communist route in his campaign to stop the democrats facing similar accusations of being soft on communism this time around. This can be seen in the fact that defence spending was increased from $40 million a year to $56 million, the number of nuclear weapons increased dramatically and there was a new emphasis on meeting subversive movements through the use of specially trained forces. These Special Forces became known as the Green Berets and were soon deployed in South Vietnam to give assistance to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) as military advisors. Under Kennedy, American policy was set out in a National Security Memorandum in May 1961 (NSAM 52). In this it committed the US 'to prevent communist domination...and to initiate, on an accelerated basis, a series of mutually supporting actions of a military, political, economic, psychological and covert character.' It is clear through Kennedy's term as president that he had taken the US further into the Vietnam quagmire and it was getting harder for the US to contemplate withdrawal. In 1961 military aid for South Vietnam to expand the ARVN rose from $220 million to $262
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1917-1963).
President Kennedy Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (1917-1963), was president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. He was the youngest man ever elected president and the youngest to die in office. He was shot and killed on Nov. 22, 1963, after two years and 10 months as chief executive. Early life. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.A. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, was a self-made millionaire. John F. Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in 1940. Several months before the United States entered World War II in 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Late in 1942, he was assigned to a patrol torpedo (PT) boat squadron and later learned to command one of the small craft. During his naval service in the South Pacific, Kennedy received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. Kennedy began his political career in 1946, when he was elected to the House of Representatives. A Democrat, he was reelected to the House in 1948 and 1950. In 1952, he won election to the Senate by narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. In 1956, he began working to be nominated for the 1960 presidential election. In 1958, he won reelection to the Senate. At the 1960 Democratic national convention, Kennedy won the party's presidential nomination on the first ballot. The delegates nominated Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas for
John F. Kennedy
When discussing former Presidents of the United States and the topic of greatness, there should not be a single breath wasted before the name Kennedy name is mentioned, for John F. Kennedy was a man of greatness. A man should be judged not by where he is, but by where he's been. That is to say, what a man has done to achieve his status should be celebrated more than the status itself. Kennedy was born into a rich family, raised in a comfortable environment, and schooled by only the best of educators. He served his country in the Navy, and represented his country with honor whenever he left the United States. John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was a great president because of his education and numerous experiences in life, his charm and charisma, and his strong family background. The first years in the life of a young person can be quite overwhelming. Nothing was special or different for future president John F. Kennedy. He faced trying times in his younger days, most notably the ones before graduating from Harvard University. His time there will be remembered fondly, although some experiences he had are none too fond of memories. His first year of school was almost deadly; John fell ill with jaundice, and had to withdraw from school for a year to rehabilitate1. Harvard was never John's first choice; he attended Princeton the first few months of his
Discussing John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
JFK Coursework Questions . John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest president of the united states and was also the youngest to die. He was killed while sitting in an open top car passing through Dallas, Texas. JFK(John Fitzgerald Kennedy) joined the USA Navy in 1940 and served 3 years before his boat was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. JFK led the survivors of the attack through perilous waters, back to safety. Back from the war, JFK became a Democratic Congressman for the Boston area, and later in 1953 advanced to the senate. Following this in 1960, he was nominated for president and defeated Nixon in the election by a narrow margin. JFK was the first Roman Catholic, Irish president. JFK was very controversial and had many idealistic plans for America. He wished America to resume its old mission as the first nation dedicated to the revolution of human rights. JFK's father allegedly hired members of the mafia to apply pressure and help to secure the vote of the people for JFK. With the Alliance for Progress and the Peace Corps, he brought American idealism to the aid of developing nations. But the hard reality of the Communist challenge remained. Shortly after his inauguration, JFK permitted a band of Cuban exiles, already armed and trained, to invade their homeland. The attempt to overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro was a failure. Soon thereafter, the Soviet Union renewed
Executive Action and the Death of John F. Kennedy
Executive Action The next few paragraphs are about a theory as to what happened on the fatal day John Fitzgerald Kennedy died. The theory was taken from a film called Executive Action. According to the theory from Executive Action the conspirators wanted John F. Kennedy dead for many reasons. He wanted to help the blacks become equals instead of fighting them. This aggravated the country because many of the Americans especially the west was very racist. They thought that if blacks got equality the white people would lose some of their jobs. Also they thought other races would make themselves heard and their country might be overrun by other races and even taken over. Another thing that aggravated the Americans was that John F. Kennedy wanted to do was pull out of Vietnam. The public thought that them pulling out of Vietnam would make USA look soft and weak. Pulling out of Vietnam also meant that the Vietnamese would take control of Vietnam and the Americans wanted as many allies as possible. John F. Kennedy wanted to make friends with Russia after they nearly had a nuclear winter. Republicans thought that this was soft and they just wanted to destroy. He also wanted to ban nuclear bombs so there wasn't a nuclear winter. Again the republicans thought that this would make them look like an easy target and. A very big reason why he was wanted dead was that he
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Family John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on 29th May, 1917. He was the son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald. He was the second child of Joseph Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald. He had nine brothers and sisters. War In 1940 Kennedy graduated from Harvard University with a science degree. He soon joined the United States Navy in 1941 and became an intelligence officer. When the United States joined into the Second World War, Kennedy transferred to the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron and he was given the commander of a PT boat. In August 1943, his boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer, which killed two out of the thirteen men. Kennedy rescued the men by using a makeshift raft built from pieces of the boat. He dragged them to a nearby island. The men lived on coconut milk and rainwater until they made contact with the natives. He soon carved a rescue message into a coconut husk, which was able to the Navy, and they were soon rescued. When the returned Kennedy received the 'purple heart' medal under the following citation. 'For extremely heroic conduct as Commanding Officer of Motor Torpedo Boat 109 following the collision and sinking of that vessel in the Pacific War Theater on August 1-2, 1943. Unmindful of personal danger, Lieutenant (then Lieutenant, Junior Grade) Kennedy unhesitatingly braved the difficulties and hazards
John F. Kennedy Assassination Sources Questions
John F. Kennedy Assassination Sources Questions Study Sources A-F. Why Might President Kennedy Have Been Assassinated? There are many different reasons why President Kennedy may have been assassinated, as he has numerous internal US as well as external enemies. He was an outspoken anti-Communist, making enemies in Russia, Europe and Cuba. Furthermore, his own government didn't agree with many of his decisions. Source A illustrates Kennedy's stance on the "reds", "The enemy is the Communist system itself". Kennedy also made a similar stand in 1960, when as the US Secretary of State, he admitted that he wanted to end the war with Japan before the Soviets became involved. These obvious public pronouncements did not help Kennedy's relations with the USSR and may provide clues as to why communists might have preferred to see him dead. Kennedy also made many enemies in Cuba. Source B tells us, "Anti-Castro activists and organisations (such as CIA backed Cuban exiles).....aqquired the means, motive and opportunity to assassinate the President." Although such Cuban exiles and the CIA were working against Castro, Kennedy failed to supply them with the US soldiers and military capacity to ensure their success at the Bay of Pigs. This presented potential enemies for the President since the CIA were close to him and could find the ideal 'opportunity' to assassinate him. Due
Would Kennedy have withdrawn from Vietnam?
Would Kennedy have withdrawn from Vietnam? Origins ) How does Riddick describe the situation US policy was in at the time of Kennedy's deaths? US policy in Vietnam had reached 'watershed' due to the assassinations of Kennedy and Diem. 2) Write a short paragraph about US involvement from 1945-60 using the following words: strategic, containment, pivotal, covert and SEATO. The US involvement was strategic, operating covert a policy of containment. They saw Vietnam as pivotal in stopping the rest of Southeast Asia falling to communism, and justified their actions as legal by using the SEATO agreement. 3) What was the military, political and economic strategy of US policy towards Vietnam under Kennedy? Political: so that the US could gain power Economic: to support the south economically so they would win the war, but whatever means Militarily: to supply 'advisors' who don't fight, but teach others how to fight. 4) How and why did Johnson change this strategy? Johnson felt the only way to win the war was to shoot the north Vietnamese themselves, and so sent in troops. Escalation 5) Outline the role of the Gulf Of Tonkin Incident in the increasing US involvement It was a trigger/excuse for the increased American involvement in Vietnam 6) How vague was the Gulf Of Tonkin resolution? What is the significance of this? It was vague to the extent as it didn't list the
did kennedy intend to withdraw troops from vietnam?
Did Kennedy intend to withdraw troops from Vietnam? This essay will compare both sides of the argument, for and against Kennedy withdrawing from Vietnam. Kennedy would have pulled out of Vietnam when Diem was shot as Kennedy would have no government in Vietnam to help him in the war. The whole reason people voted him into power, was he protested that if he were elected into power he would withdraw from Korea. In Kennedy's Speech that he gave when he came to power, he stated that he was going to protect America in away he can and fight to keep America's freedom. Also the only reason why Kennedy put more military in Vietnam was because his 'advisers' felt this was important, although his 'advisors', Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara were all military men. Kennedy also in May 1963, planned to withdraw 1000 troops from Vietnam, by December 1963, as phase 1. Kennedy allegedly also planned for further troop withdrawal completed by 1965. Troop withdrawal was planned as early as July 1962. It wasn't only Kennedy who wanted to withdraw troops from Vietnam as Diem's brother also complained about how many 'advisors' there where in Vietnam, He wanted half to be removed safely. On the other half some people believe that Kennedy had no intention of withdrawing from Vietnam as he strongly believed in the Domino Theory with was set forward by Eisenhower. The theory was that if one country
President John F Kennedy - source related study.
President John F Kennedy G.C.S.E History Coursework ) In order to determine why President John F Kennedy is such a famous and controversial figure in history I must look at evidence from many different formats. I must use text books, video evidence and the internet. In using the internet I must decipher actual factual evidence from fabrication. John F Kennedy was the youngest man to ever hold the office of the President of the United States. He was also the first Roman Catholic to hold this office, these two factors along meant that Kennedy was famous and would go down in history. Kennedy had become a new breed of President, gone was the traditional conservative man in his 60's, who hated the media and worked behind closed doors. Kennedy looked well, he spoke well and he knew how to use the media to his advantage. In 1960 before Kennedy was elected to office, he won the first ever television election against Richard Nixon, Kennedy proved during this that he was a lot more comfortable in front of the cameras than his opponent. Kennedy used television to make himself popular with the American public, this meant that he was loved by the people, which is one of the reasons he is so famous. However there was a side to the President that means he will also go down in history as on of the most controversial Presidents. Kennedy was alleged to have had numerous affairs;
