Who was most responsible for the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War? by Ryan Acosta https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr President Johnson? en-us 2018-05-21 20:15:12 UTC 2025-12-13 15:00:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Why was President Johnson responsible for the Vietnam war? aarongaspar078 https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262499103 The reason why we think President Lyndon B. Johnson was responsible for the Vietnam War because of the fact that he put a lot of troops into the war, and also he received a good amount of help from the country's government.]]> 2018-05-21 20:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262499103 What events is he responsible for? aarongaspar078 https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262500456 On August 2, 1964, the U.S.S. Maddox was collecting evidence while patrolling in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the eastern border of North Vietnam. Also in the Gulf were South Vietnamese gunboats, which had just launched a clandestine raid on the North Vietnamese coastline as part of Operations Plan (OPLAN)]]> 2018-05-21 20:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262500456 Who was Lyndon B. Johnson? miguelgarcia580 https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262500464 - He took presidency after J.F. Kennedy was assassinated.
- He was elected as President in 1964.
- He believed that it was America's responsibility to stop the spread communism.]]> 2018-05-21 20:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262500464 Events miguelgarcia580 https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262503565 On February 1 1964, When North Vietnam attacked USS Maddox, Johnson seen this tragedy as a chance to show that he could potentially be a good strong leader for the nation, gain some attention and then he ordered that North Vietnam to be bombed. ]]> 2018-05-21 20:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262503565 An important conversation with the Secretary of Defense aarongaspar078 https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262833223 2018-05-22 20:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262833223 Citation aarongaspar078 https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262837030 2018-05-22 20:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ryanacosta263/ai8fsnp84ngr/wish/262837030