AIM: Can Lyndon B. Johnson make the “Great Society” work?

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AIM: Can Lyndon B. Johnson make the “Great Society” work?

1964 Johnson Campaign Ad http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1964 -What is Johnson’s goal? -Would you see an ad like this today for a presidential campaign? Why/why not?

The Great Society

Vietnam War—what comes to mind? 1954-1975

Origins of Conflict 1954-Geneva Accords -Vietnam gains independence from France -Vietnam divided at the 17th parallel—elections to be held to unite country in 1956

1956… South Vietnam with U.S. support, blocks U.S. elections National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) with North Vietnamese support seeks to overthrow S. Vietnamese government

U.S. sends advisors (troops) to support repressive South Vietnamese leader, Ngo Dinh Diem

By 1960…. What kind of war is this? -Civil War? -War of aggression? When is U.S. involvement more justified?