What was Johnson’s main aim in Vietnam
A quick victory
How did Johnson hope to achieve his main aim
Covertly/OPLAN 34A
How many advisors did johnson increase it to
23,300
How does Johnson get authority to fight the war and when
Gulf of Tonkin resolution on 7th august 1964
What was operation rolling thunder and when from
1965-68, a bombing campaign against north Vietnam
When did the first ground troops enter Vietnam and how many
1965, 100,000
How many grounds troops were in Vietnam by 1968
565,000
What was conventional warfare
Armed fighting between nations to secure nations e.g Korean War
What is guerilla warfare
Separate armed groups to demoralise armed forces e.g Cuba or Vietnam
What was operation ranch hand
A bombing campaign with gasses to remove Forrest’s to see n. Vietnamese troops
When was the TET offensive and what was it
1968, north Vietnamese troops storming the us embassy