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When did the Us Become involved in a war in Vietnam?
1964-1975
Who was South Vietnam's president in 1957?
South Vietnam's president in 1957 was Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem.
Who is hochi minh?
Ho Chi Minh was president of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1964
What are the release dates for ABC Scope - 1964 Vietnam Report The President's Trip - Part I 3-6?
ABC Scope - 1964 Vietnam Report The President's Trip - Part I 3-6 was released on: USA: 22 October 1966
Who did President Johnson place in command of US troops in Vietnam in 1964?
General William Westmoreland
Who is the present day leader of Vietnam?
There is no North and South in Vietnam. Just Vietnam.
Who did President Johnson place in command of US troops in Vietnam in June of 1964?
General William Westmoreland
Who did President Johnson place in command of US troops in Vietnam in June 1964?
General William Westmoreland
In what resolution of 1964 did Congress give president Johnson a blank check for the war in Vietnam?
The August, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution.
Why was 1964 the only recognized starting date for the Vietnam era Veterans and not 1961?
President Kennedy sent only advisors, arms, and money into South Vietnam, President Johnson escalated the war and committed U.S. troops.
Why did the us ultimately decide to get involved in the war?
The US Gov't/Military had been involved in South Vietnam since '55. But after the 135th Torpedo Squadron from the North Viet Navy attacked the USS Maddox on 02 August 1964 (then the radar incident on 04 August 1964) the US commenced open warfare on North Vietnam that same month.
How long were the US involved in the Vietnam war war?
The USA became involved in 1960, when President Kennedy sent military advisors to Vietnam. The nation was in a civil war. The US began to send troops in a large scale around 1964. At one point the US had 500,000 troops in Vietnam. The US was trying to keep communism from spreading in southeast Asia. The US did not wish to escalate the war into a larger theater. With that said, the US played a more defensive war. For example, the US did not invade North Vietnam. Popular unrest on the American home front became shocked at US losses. President Nixon end the war in 1973.
