Compare the involvement between the presidents during the Vietnar War. Explain the the increase and decrease of forces during those years? Use the R.A.C.E strategy to answer this question in 3-5 sentences. (4 points)
During the Vietnam War, there was an increase and decrease of forces under different presidents. President Lyndon B. Johnson significantly increased the US military presence in Vietnam, with troop levels reaching over 500,000 by the late 1960s. This was due to his policy of escalating US involvement in the war. However, under President Richard Nixon, there was a gradual decrease of forces as part of his policy of Vietnamization, which aimed to gradually withdraw US troops and shift more responsibility to the South Vietnamese military. This decrease in forces eventually led to the complete withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam by 1973.
