How did the war affect Johnson's great society?
The war diverted Johnson and the people away from his great society; he wanted to be remembered for his great society, not the war. Johnson hated the Vietnam War so much that he refused to run for president in 1968. ChaCha On!
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About Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War conflict between the South Vietnamese Viet Cong and their Communist allies and North Vietnam and the U.S.-led anti-communist allies. The Vietnam War began November 1st, 1955 and ended on April 30th, 1975 with the fall of Saigon, the South Vietnamese capitol.
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