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The US hoped to curtail the expansion of communism by intervening in Vietnam.

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Q: The u.s. joined the war in Vietnam in hopes of containing what?
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Where is north Vietnam?

There no longer is a North Vietnam, North Vietnam and South Vietnam were joined together after the Vietnam War.


Why did the vitamin war start?

The Vietnam war started during the cold war. The United States entered the Vietnam war in hopes of stopping the spread of communism.


1. Why the US joined the war in Vietnam?

Stop communist aggression into South Vietnam.


What happend to the US and Vietnam after the Vietnam war?

The US returned to it's normal way of life, and back to the world of the "cold war." Vietnam became ONE country, and joined the ranks of the Communist World.


What did the Korean war and Vietnam war in common?

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The battle of Dien Bien Phu led to the direct involvement of the US in Vietnam in the hopes of curbing communist expansionist policies .


Was Australia in Vietnam war?

Yes, Australia fought in the Vietnam war on the side of the capitalists. They joined the war as a coalition with the US as a proxy war of the Cold War, and fought against the Vietcong and communists in an effort to prevent the Domino effect, an ideological security issue. Furthermore, Australia joined to retain the special Great and Powerful Friends relationship it has with the US in its usual sychophantic manner.


When did Canadian solders go to war?

Canadian men crossed into the US and joined the US military to fight in Vietnam. Canada itself did not go to war.


Are there any survivors form the Vietnam war?

If their name isn't on the wall containing over 58,000 names, then they're survivors.


When did the US join the war in Vietnam?

The US joined the Vietnam War in 1960 or 1955because there was a civil war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, and the US was good friends with South Vietnam's goverment, so they helped out.


Why were those countries fighting in the Vietnam war?

Basically, the Vietnamese sides, north and south, each had allies and supporters. These allies joined with the troops in Vietnam. The US was on the side of the south. They lost.


Who lived in Vietnam during the Vietnam war?

Q who was the victor of the Vietnam war? A I have no idea who won the Vietnam war!!!!