LBJ’s 1965 Decision to Escalate the Vietnam War

PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
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WGBH GBH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AMEX United States U.S. History Collection U.S. history us history history social studies American history ushist22 Vietnam: A Television History Vietnam Vietnam War Vietnam Conflict President Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh communists revolutionary South Vietnam North Vietnam North Vietnamese land war Undersecretary of State George Ball quagmire escalation withdrawal Secretary of Defense McNamara limited war
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History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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LBJ’s 1965 Decision to Escalate the Vietnam War

ILearn why Lyndon Johnson increased United States military involvement in the Vietnam War in this video adapted from LBJ | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. With military and political advisors recommending massive American troop involvement over a number of years, and only one advisor urging complete withdrawal, Johnson chose to continue the commitments made by past presidents.
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PBS Learning Media

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