Tengowski Iii 4 vietnam + cmc
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JFK in Vietnam (1961-1963)
• South Vietnam is the Cornerstone of the Free World in SE Asia
• Increased aid + support to SE Asia
• Domino Theory – Didn’t want to be “Soft on Communism”
• Accused Ike of being “Soft”
• Only Current “Shooting War with the Communists…
Thoughts on Vietnam
• Can we win in Vietnam?
• Yes, 150,000 troops + nuclear weapons
• “We failed & so will you”-Charles De Gaulle
• Can-do-ism-Americans can do anything
• Panama Canal
Quiet Escalation of the War
• Ike- 700 advisors• $700 Million in Aid
• JFK- 16,000 advisors• $1.5 Billion in Aid
• Quang Duc-Buddhist monk that self-immolates• June 11, 1963
• JFK- “They hate us, they’re going to kick our ----- out there.
Assassination of Diem
• November 1, 1963• Diem captured and murdered
• US knew and supported it!
• JFK did not know assassination was coming.
• “In the final analysis it is their war. They are the ones who have to win it or lose it. • Thought about troop
withdrawal, did bring home 1000
Cuban Missile Crisis (October 14 – 28, 1962)
• This is the closest that we have ever gotten to WWIII
• Khruschev said that the only way to save Cuba was with nuclear weapons
• Castro feared another US invasion
• Discussed by JFK in 1962
US Nuclear Advantage• US Deployed 15 Jupiter Missiles to Turkey – Could hit
Moscow within 16 minutes.
CMC cont
• August 22
• US confirms reports of increased USSR activity in & around Cuba
• October 14
• U-2 Flights confirm missiles on launching pads all pointing at US• 48 medium range (1000 miles)
• 32 long range (2000 miles)
CMC cont
• What should JFK do?
• October 22
• JFK addressed the nation about USSR threat
• Announced a quarantine of Cuba
• Surrounded Cuba w/ 180 warships
• JFK demanded the immediate removal of the missiles
Judgment Day (October 24)
• USSR ships stop short of blockade
• 12/25 changed course
• Rest had no missiles
• Rusk “We were eyeball to eyeball and I think that the other guy blinked”
• US ship dropped depth charges on USSR sub?
• Orders to fire?
The End (October 28)
• Khruschev announces that the weapons will be returned to USSR• JFK was best President
since FDR
• USSR• US removes all missiles
from Turkey
• US promises never to invade Cuba again
• USA• UN inspections to make
sure all missiles are gone!
Results of the Cuban Missile Crisis
• 1. Limited Test Ban Treaty• US, USSR, GB-limited tests of nukes in atmosphere, outer
space, or underwater
• 2. Hotline Established• Direct, unbreakable connection between US/USSR
• 3. Relations worse w/ USSR• No trade at all w/ Cuba, failed assassination attempt on
Castro in Paris-Nov. 22, 1963
• 4. USSR builds up so that they never back down again• Focuses economy on weapons and military development• JFK popularity up to 74%