'61, '62, '65.
Ike began sending them over in 1955.
Converted the guerrilla war in Vietnam into a conventional one; and started open warfare between North Vietnam & America.
The US began reducing Vietnam troop strength in late 1971, and all U.S. troops were out of Vietnam by April 25, 1973. When Saigon fell to North Vietnam communist soldiers in 1975, America had been out of the war for two years.
It was president Richard Nixon who finally pulled all U.S troops from Vietnam.
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.
what was the main difference between doves and hawks regarding the US presence in Vietnam
what was the main difference between doves and hawks regarding the US presence in Vietnam
john f kennyedy
'55-'75
1954 A+
Spain expanded their prescence to the western hemisphere, the Southwestern US, but mainly Central and South America.
Ike began sending them over in 1955.
Converted the guerrilla war in Vietnam into a conventional one; and started open warfare between North Vietnam & America.
It began by helping the French after WWII and moved on to protecting the world against communism.
{| |- | The US involvement in Vietnam began in the 60's. The French had been involved in the war for a long time. Vietnam War went forward for a decade. |}
1. 1955-1964 guerrilla warfare restricted to South Vietnam. 2. 1964-1975 open warfare between US & North Vietnam. Note: US ground operations ceased by 1973; US presence dissolved in 1975.
The US began reducing Vietnam troop strength in late 1971, and all U.S. troops were out of Vietnam by April 25, 1973. When Saigon fell to North Vietnam communist soldiers in 1975, America had been out of the war for two years.