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It was fighting for democracy and against communism.
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Why was people for the Vietnam war?
US citizen's who wanted to stop communism were FOR fighting against communism.
Who was America fighting against in the Vietnam War?
The USAF was fighting against the North Vietnamese Air Force. The US Army/Marines were fighting against the NVA and VC. The US Navy was fighting against the North Vietnamese Air Force and NVA and VC.
How was the Vietnam war and the Philippine insurrection different?
The US was fighting the country of North Vietnam during that war. The Philippine people were uprising against their new nation (US territory).
Was their any fighting in the US in the Vietnam war?
No, fighting has never occurred in the U.S. Not against any foreign enemies. There were several clashes between war protesters against government troops and police.
Can Afghanistan be compared to the Vietnam war?
No, because the US is not fighting the country of Afghanistan. The US was fighting the country of North Vietnam. The US is not at war with any nation as of this date.
What was the principal causes for us involvement in Vietnam?
The US got involved in the Vietnam was because they were trying to sweep out communism across the globe. In the war, the US supported South Vietnam because they were fighting against communist North Vietnam.
Who was America fighting for in the Vietnam war?
The US was representing the free world in it's fight against communist aggression.
Was the Afghanistan war a long war?
The US has been fighting in Afghanistan longer it was fighting in Vietnam. It is the longest war in US history.
What were the results of the US fighting in the Vietnam war?
The results of the "US fighting in the Vietnam War", was that Communist North Vietnam achieved it's goal(s) of conquering the Republic of South Vietnam in 1975. And that the US did not achieve it's goal of preventing it.
Why was the US was fighting against Vietnam?
Eisenhower's Testerones level
What did US want North Vietnam to do after the air war?
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
Who was the us fighting for in the Vietnam war?
To preserve the south (RVN=Republic of South Vietnam).
How many years and months were US troops fighting in the Vietnam War?
US Servicemen had been fighting communists in South Vietnam since 1955.
What was the US fighting for during the Vietnam War?
The containment of communism.
Why is comunsm so bad?
Communism is when the government makes your decisions for you such as when you get food. Vietnam is a communist country. That is how the Vietnam war occurred, the us was fighting against North Vietnam to end the idea of communism.
Why did the us become involved on the Vietnam war?
Vietnam was part of the cold war. A war against communism.
Vietnam war and the US?
The US was the primary leader in the war against communism.
What are the similaritis and differences between soilders fighting in the Vietnam and the current war in Iraq?
1. The US is not at war with Iraq. 2. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
What are pow and what did they wear?
During war, when fighting against recognized nations; POW=Prisoner of War. During the Vietnam War, US POWs wore striped prison uniforms.
Why did US get involved in Vietnam war and Korea war?
Part of the cold war; fighting communism.
Was the us communist in Vietnam?
No the US was not communist in the Vietnam War. The US fought with South Vietnam against the communist north. and we lost
When did America join Vietnam war?
US war in RVN commenced in 1955. US war against North Vietnam commenced in 1964.
What is the significance of Muhammad Ali's refusal to be drafted into the US army in 1967?
He said that being drafted and fighting in the Vietnam war was against Islam.
Who was the Vietnam war agianst?
North Vietnam/VC against the US/allies.
Did Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson all aprrove of the US backing the South Vietnamese in their civil war?
A civil war is ONE country fighting with itself; such as the US Civil War (America was fighting itself). Vietnam was never one country until it won the war in 1975. Two separate nations were created in 1954; a NORTH and a SOUTH Vietnam. TWO separate nations were fighting against each other in Vietnam-A North and a South.
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