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... It was a time in which many mistakes were made evolving around the Vietnam War which resulted in the immense suffering of two nations. The war had many casualties; along with the death of soldiers and civilians, LBJs presidency and the Great Society also were killed by the war. The USs fear of the domino theory led them in an attempt to control the spread of communism in North Vietnam, whose government was led by Ho Chi Minh. This attempt had failed in many ways because of an inexperienced president and his unarticulated ideals of how to control a war and satisfy his country at the same time. ... The Vietnam War had already been ignited and US involvement was apparent. ... Although his intentions to create a Great Society and to win the war in Vietnam were probably for the best, he still managed to make more mistakes that anything else. ... " (LBJ) This incident triggered the Viet Cong to try and overtake South Vietnam so in retaliation LBJ sent in 35,000 troops to stop them even after he had promised, upon his election, that no Americans would have to fight in Vietnam.
Approximate Word count = 932
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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