US involvement in Vietnam (then French Indochina) began during WWII, in supporting the Viet Mihn against the Japanese occupiers. US involvement against Ho Chi Mihn dates back to the French Indochina War, during which time Dwight D. Eisenhower was president.
NO- the actual War occurred after he left office. He did send some military advisers to Vietnam and started the idea of US involvement there.
Japan went into Indochina before the US entered WWII.
The Truman administration initially provided support to the French colonial forces in Vietnam during the First Indochina War, marking the U.S.'s first significant involvement in the region. Eisenhower escalated this involvement by implementing the "Domino Theory," providing military and economic aid to South Vietnam and increasing the number of American military advisors. Under Kennedy, U.S. involvement deepened with the commitment of thousands of advisors and special forces, as well as the support of counterinsurgency tactics against the Viet Cong. This laid the groundwork for the significant escalations that would occur under the Johnson administration.
Before Lyndon B. Johnson became President in 1963, U.S. involvement in Vietnam primarily escalated during the Eisenhower administration. The U.S. supported the French colonial forces in their fight against the Viet Minh and later backed the anti-communist government of South Vietnam, led by Ngo Dinh Diem. This included financial aid, military advisors, and covert operations, laying the groundwork for deeper involvement. By the early 1960s, the U.S. had significantly increased its military presence, with over 16,000 advisors in Vietnam by the time Johnson took office.
The United States only committed large numbers of American troops in Vietnam.
The United States only committed large numbers of American troops in Vietnam.
The United States only committed large numbers of American troops in Vietnam.
The United States only committed large numbers of American troops in Vietnam.
The United States only committed large numbers of American troops in Vietnam.
The United States only committed large numbers of American troops in Vietnam.
False, US involvement in Vietnam was not reduced during the Kennedy administration.
they were used to spark protest against America's involvement in the Vietnam War
US involvement in Vietnam (then French Indochina) began during WWII, in supporting the Viet Mihn against the Japanese occupiers. US involvement against Ho Chi Mihn dates back to the French Indochina War, during which time Dwight D. Eisenhower was president.
In the 1960's, the US had more than 10 times the population of Australia. But, Australia partnered with the US during the cold war. Australia's involvement in Vietnam mirrored the US's, but on a 10 times smaller scale, due to population differences. Other nations, other than the Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, South Vietnam, and New Zealand...wanted nothing to do with the Vietnam War.
Because the public was being drafted!
Radical protestors during the Vietnam era often burned their draft cards. American involvement in Vietnam began in 1955, and the war ended in 1975 during the presidency of Gerald Ford.