1955.
No.
They approved the funding.
Containment .
President Eisenhower sent US Military Advisers to South Vietnam in 1955.
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Australia was an ally of the US and sent troops to fight in both WWII and Vietnam.
The United States only committed large numbers of American troops in Vietnam.
1. From a guerrilla war to a conventional war. 2. From war in only South Vietnam to open warfare against North Vietnam.
The north wanted the US out, the south wanted the US to stay.
People didn't like conscription.
Johnson
North Vietnam (NVA) fighting South Vietnam (ARVN) with the US/allies helping out the south.