Which of these best describes the Vietnam War during Lyndon B. Johnson sS presidency O Johnson inherited a big war and made it even bigger. He advocated for dropping an atomic bomb on Hanoi but was stopped by his advisors when China threatened to join the war in retaliation. Ultimately, he decided to use traditional bombs on Cambodia to destroy the Ho Chi Minh trail. These actions ultimately led to victory in the region. O Johnson's Great Society was big-government communism so, secretly, he supported Ho Chi Minh and the North Vietnamese regime. But as president, he couldn't say that Therefore, he purposefully made bad decisions that turned hearts and minds against US. troops, hoping it would ramp up pressure for the U.S. to get out of the region and allow communism to take hold throughout all of Asia However, he underestimated the real patriots in his administration who took control of the military and waged the war while he was tied up in a closet. As a result, freedom reigned in Vietnam and communism died a tragically beautiful death. O Johnson inherited a huge conflict led primarily by American troops, but quickly scaled it back by encouraging the South Vietnamese government to take a more active role in waging the war. He brought thousands of troops home, which allowed him to put more money into Great Society programming However, by pulling American troop commitments out of Indochina, he also set South Vietnam up for failure and is ultimately considered the first president to fail at containing communism O Johnson inherited a small conflict but turned it into a full-scale war. He used a misunderstanding in the Gulf of Tonkin to convince Congress to give him full control over combat in Vietnam and then expanded the war through extensive bombing campaigns and traditional ground assaults. In doing so, the U.S. and it's South Vietnam allies lost the hearts and minds of most Vietnamese citizens By the end of Johnson's presidency, the U.S. was losing the war and spending so much money that it hurt Great Society programs

Which of these best describes the Vietnam War during Lyndon B. Johnson sS presidency O Johnson inherited a big war and made it even bigger. He advocated for dropping an atomic bomb on Hanoi but was stopped by his advisors when China threatened to join the war in retaliation. Ultimately, he decided to use traditional bombs on Cambodia to destroy the Ho Chi Minh trail. These actions ultimately led to victory in the region. O Johnson's Great Society was big-government communism so, secretly, he supported Ho Chi Minh and the North Vietnamese regime. But as president, he couldn't say that Therefore, he purposefully made bad decisions that turned hearts and minds against US. troops, hoping it would ramp up pressure for the U.S. to get out of the region and allow communism to take hold throughout all of Asia However, he underestimated the real patriots in his administration who took control of the military and waged the war while he was tied up in a closet. As a result, freedom reigned in Vietnam and communism died a tragically beautiful death. O Johnson inherited a huge conflict led primarily by American troops, but quickly scaled it back by encouraging the South Vietnamese government to take a more active role in waging the war. He brought thousands of troops home, which allowed him to put more money into Great Society programming However, by pulling American troop commitments out of Indochina, he also set South Vietnam up for failure and is ultimately considered the first president to fail at containing communism O Johnson inherited a small conflict but turned it into a full-scale war. He used a misunderstanding in the Gulf of Tonkin to convince Congress to give him full control over combat in Vietnam and then expanded the war through extensive bombing campaigns and traditional ground assaults. In doing so, the U.S. and it's South Vietnam allies lost the hearts and minds of most Vietnamese citizens By the end of Johnson's presidency, the U.S. was losing the war and spending so much money that it hurt Great Society programs