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The United States went into war with Vietnam in the year 1965.
Guerrilla war in South Vietnam '55; conventional war with North Vietnam '64.
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To stop the spread of communism.
Canadian men crossed into the US and joined the US military to fight in Vietnam. Canada itself did not go to war.
During the Vietnam War, in the US military, women were part of the WAC's (Women's Army Corps) in the US Army. The US Navy had the WAVE's.
There was no "Vietnam" during the Vietnam War. Communist NORTH Vietnam was attacking non-communist SOUTH Vietnam, and the US was trying to drive the communists out of South Vietnam...trying to stop communist aggression. It's called the Vietnam War because it's a lot easier to say, and less confusing...than to say "South Vietnam War" or "North Vietnam War", so some people go so far as to say the war in Southeast Asia instead.
The US entered the Vietnam war after ww2 because the US wanted to control Communism or stop it completely and half of Vietnam was a commie country and the US did not want the Communism to spread so we entered to stop the commie side of Vietnam and to liberate the Democratic side
In the Vietnam War the US opposed the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. The fighters from North Korea, who used guerilla tactics, were known as the Viet Cong.
he reported that the war could not be won by the US troops. The war was a mistake
Hindsight is 20/20. At the time (the Cold War); it was right.
The poltisals wanted to find money and the loss of an ancient word thatthe us thougt was in kerea and Vietnam but had no linked evedence it was even their.