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First ground troops were sent to Vietnam in 1965.

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US Military Forces were deployed to South Vietnam as early as 1955.

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During the Eisenhower Administration.1964

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Why were the troops pulled out of Vietnam?

The American Military pulled the troops out of Vietnam because of political pressure on the home front.


Where were American troops fighting in 1970 during the Vietnam war?

Vietnam and Cambodia


What year was American troops sent into Vietnam?

1903


Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to what?

Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to South Vietnamese troops during the later stages of the war. This was called "Vietnamization".


What was the name given to the US plan in which American troops would train Vietnamese troops and then the American troops would withdraw from Vietnam?

Vietnamization

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Why did American combat troops go to Vietnam?

To stop communist aggression. To preserve the Republic of South Vietnam (from being conquered by North Vietnam).


Why were the troops pulled out of Vietnam?

The American Military pulled the troops out of Vietnam because of political pressure on the home front.


Where were American troops fighting in 1970 during the Vietnam war?

Vietnam and Cambodia


What year did American troops arrive in Vietnam?

1955.


What year was American troops sent into Vietnam?

1903


Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to what?

Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to South Vietnamese troops during the later stages of the war. This was called "Vietnamization".


What did the complete withdrawal of American troops mean for south Vietnam?

Ultimately the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam could be used to define the end of the war, the last of the American troops did not leave until the Paris Peace accords were signed in 1973.


What happened once American troops pulled out of Vietnam?

communism took over Vietnam


What was the name given to the US plan in which American troops would train Vietnamese troops and then the American troops would withdraw from Vietnam?

Vietnamization


How did General William Westmoreland advise President Lyndon B. Johnson to "Americanize" the war in Vietnam?

to increase the number of American troops and bombing campaigns in Vietnam.


How many American troops are stationed in Vietnam today?

zero


What year were American troops sent into Vietnam?

The year 1903