What was the main reason for the U.S. Involvement in Vietnam?

Anonymous

∙ 10y ago

Updated: 3/21/2022

The United States sought to prevent the expansion of Communism in Southeast Asia and therefore tried to support right-wing dictatorships throughout Southeast Asia, like South Vietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Kingdom of Laos, and the Kingdom of Thailand, against Communist North Vietnam.

Leilani Cremin ∙

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∙ 3y ago

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The United States begin to provide military advisers to the French and Vietnam as early as 1950. The US government was helping the French keep their colonies in the area. What is the main reason for the US government’s involvement in Vietnam?

The Korean war

Which was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam?

The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.

US involvement in Vietnam was reduced during the Kennedy administration?

False, US involvement in Vietnam was not reduced during the Kennedy administration.

What was the main reason US entered the Vietnam War?

Part of the cold war.

What was the us government's main reason for fighting the war in Vietnam?

contain communism

US involvement in Vietnam was justified?

yes...

When did the us involvement in Vietnam begin?

1954

When did the US's involvement in the Vietnam begin?

1954

When did the us involvement in the Vietnam war?

1955.

The US Involvement in Vietnam was justified?

yes...

What describes the us involvement in Vietnam?

The full might of the US military minus nuclear weapons.

When did the USA's involvement in the Vietnam begin?

Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.