WWII was America's LAST declared war.
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Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.
President Eisenhower sent military advisors and maybe some technicians to Vietnam to help the government there stay in power. That was the beginning of US involvement there.
Vietnam
The Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers
A turbulent free democratic government.
WWII was America's LAST declared war.
The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.
The Korean war
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Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.
False, US involvement in Vietnam was not reduced during the Kennedy administration.
The Pentagon Papers proved that the U.S. government had misled the public and Congress about the Vietnam War's progression and its likelihood of success. They revealed that officials were aware of the war's unlikelihood of a favorable outcome while portraying an optimistic view. The documents highlighted the extensive U.S. involvement in Vietnam and the escalation of military actions, contradicting the government's public statements. Ultimately, the release of the Pentagon Papers fueled anti-war sentiment and distrust in government.
Daniel Ellsberg worked on the Pentagon Papers, a classified report detailing the U.S. government's political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The document revealed that the government had misled the public and Congress about the extent and nature of U.S. involvement in the war. In 1971, Ellsberg famously leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press, which contributed to public disillusionment with the Vietnam War and sparked significant political and legal repercussions. His actions are often seen as a pivotal moment in the anti-war movement and the struggle for government transparency.
How did Martin Luther King, Jr., refer to the U.S. involvement in Vietnam?