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Chapter 30 Section 2 Johnson increases U.S.involvement -The majority of the nation supported Lyndon Johnson,he sent large troops to fight alongside the south Vietnamese. Strong Support for Containment -Johnsons victory in the 64' election was due to part in that his republican opponent Barry Goldwater was anti-communist who might push the U.S. into war w/ soviet union. -Spoke about containing communism.  – He declared he wasn't going to send boys to do the  work the asian boys were suppose to be doing themselves. -While working with Robert McNamara (sec of defense) & Dean Rusk (Sec of state) he began disputing thousands of soldi