The USA wanted to stop the spread of communism through the world
Vietnam and Korea .
The U.S got involved in The Korean war and Vietnam for many reasons. The U.S got involved in the Korean War because the United Nations called upon all member countries to help support South Korea. The United States had a relationship and treaties with South Vietnam so when the North attacked it was our duty to honor our relationship.
The war in Vietnam was similar to the US Civil War because the war involved North Korea versus South Korea.
Besides the US; Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines sent COMBAT units to Vietnam.
The Vietnam War No, it would have been Korea
North Vietnam & the local VC supplied by USSR/Red China against the US/Australia/New Zealand/South Korea/South Vietnam/Thailand/Philippines.
The U.S.A got involved in the Vietnam conflict because General Eisenhower wanted to stop the spread of communism.He also wanted to seize the monopoly on the Rise production coming out of 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.
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.
Korea, Australia, Phillipines, and Canada all pitched in during the Vietnam war alongside the U.S. effort to preserve democracy in South Vietnam.
North Vietnam (supplied by USSR/Red China) against US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, S. Korea, and S. Vietnam.
The United States did get involved in the Vietnam war because of communism in Vietnam.