It was both a civil war and a surrogate war with China and the USSR supporting North Vietnam and the US, South Korea, Australia, New Zeland, Thailand and the Phillipenes supporting South Vietnam.
The United States did get involved in the Vietnam war because of communism in Vietnam.
They weren't.
Eisenhower.
well Vietnam was one
The British fought in Korea, not Vietnam.
Vietnam war
The UK was not involved in the Vietnam war - it was the USA!
The US and North Vietnam .
yes they were involved in the Vietnam war.
The Viet Minh were involved in the effort to expel the Japanese occupiers and the return of the Frech Colonial authority.
When Nixon ordered "military trainers" to Vietnam, the U.S. then started to become actively involved in Vietnam combat.
The U.S. entered the Vietnam war in 1959 and withdrew in 1973