A dramatic escalation in the price of oil.
The Growth of communism The domino theory The cold war The French loosing control of Vietnam (the French were an ally of the American) The belief that communism was an international conspiracy
Separate war from the American Vietnam War.
Critics of American involvement in the Vietnam conflict, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., considered it unjust and immoral.
NO is was not. WWII 1939-1945 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war_2 Vietnam 1959-1975 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
psychological victory for them dropped morale at home American public opinion increased
The Growth of communism The domino theory The cold war The French loosing control of Vietnam (the French were an ally of the American) The belief that communism was an international conspiracy
The Vietnam War
58,226 American soldiers
the conflict in North Vietnam
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About 51000 Americans died in the Vietnam conflict.
Separate war from the American Vietnam War.
The Vietnam Conflict, the Indochina war. The people and government in Vietnam today refer to it as the American War.
The US is NOT at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
Critics of American involvement in the Vietnam conflict, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., considered it unjust and immoral.
NO is was not. WWII 1939-1945 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war_2 Vietnam 1959-1975 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Well before any US troops were sent to Vietnam. The Korean Conflict kicked off in 1950, and the ceasefire was signed in 1953 (although the conflict remains ongoing). The first American troops didn't arrive in Vietnam until 1954.