The official reason why the U.S. went to Vietnam was to stop the spread of communism and prevent the "domino theory" from coming true. But as many people have come to realize is that we went to war with North Vietnam to make money. We committed troops so that the CIA could have a cover to run opim and make millions.
My passport is from Vietnam.
Guerrilla war in South Vietnam '55; conventional war with North Vietnam '64.
To stop the spread of communism.
It has effected the u.s. by effecting the people in it and the people has an effect on the comunity and so on..........
The United States went into war with Vietnam in the year 1965.
The US entered the Vietnam war after ww2 because the US wanted to control Communism or stop it completely and half of Vietnam was a commie country and the US did not want the Communism to spread so we entered to stop the commie side of Vietnam and to liberate the Democratic side
The poltisals wanted to find money and the loss of an ancient word thatthe us thougt was in kerea and Vietnam but had no linked evedence it was even their.
During the Vietnam War, in the US military, women were part of the WAC's (Women's Army Corps) in the US Army. The US Navy had the WAVE's.
The US and N.Vietnam agreed to a peace plan, but S. Vietnam rejected it, so it did not go through
Sadly, it was to prevent Vietnam from throwing off the yoke of French colonialism and becoming free. Not our finest moment.
Advisers in 1955, Special Forces (Green Beret) in 1961, US Regulars in 1965.
The US never invaded Vietnam.