President Kennedy and the Escalation of the Vietnam War

Authors

Kenneth L. Sterner, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Document Type

Capstone Project

Program of Study

History

Presentation Date

4-28-2015

Keywords

Kennedy, Vietnam, Cold War, Diem, Johnson, Eisenhower, Escalation

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine if President Kennedy had a large impact on President Johnson in escalating the Vietnam War. This paper argues that Kennedy's decision to remove Ngo Dinh Diem from the South Vietnamese Presidency forced Johnson to escalate. American aid, politically, militarily, and economically in Vietnam, played a large role in forcing Johnson to escalate the war. This paper examines the political impact President Kennedy created, the military situation in Vietnam, and the economics of Diem's removal.

Advisor

Dr. Thomas Mach

Recommended Citation

Sterner, Kenneth L., "President Kennedy and the Escalation of the Vietnam War" (2015). History Capstone Research Papers. 1.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/history_capstones/1

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