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Why did the US not get involved in the Vietnam situation at first to help the French but decided to fight later?
Pres. Eisenhower, former clerk of Gen. MacAuther who said "the U.S. should not get involved in a land war in Asia." Ike was advised by some of the joint chiefs to enter the war along with the French in order to secure Camron Bay that was later (after the Nam war) used by Russia as a sub base. Jobs! Ike told them "we do not need Camron Bay." Kennedy said Nam was a civil war, not U.S. biz ;then was assassinated. Johnson took over and expanded the U.S. roll in the Asian theater.
AnswerThe U.S. was involved from way back. In WWII, the U.S. promised a young nationalist leader that in return for his help against the Japanese, they would help Vietnam achieve independence from French colonialism after the war was over. That promise was broken, and the French re-occupied Indochina. The war for Independence started, and although it was French troops that bore the brunt of the fighting against what was perceived to be communism, most of the costs for the French forces were paid by the U.S. gov't. It was only after the great French defeat in 1954 when the French said they needed more money to continue, did the U.S. cut off their funds.We fought over the way the government in Vietnam was being run. They had communism which means if someone needed something in Vietnam like food or money, it was given to them.
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Were the French still fighting Vietnam when the United States got involved?
Not in Vietnam they weren't. Maybe in some other parts of the world.
Why did the British rearm the Japanese in Vietnam?
The Japanese were in Indochina...but they were surrendering to the allies...the French re-entered Vietnam (and Indochina) in 1945...the British were involved with Malaysia and those regions.
What was the Vietnam war called before the US got involved?
The First Indochina War or the French-Indocina War.
Did French colonialism at the end of World War 2 cause the Vietnam war?
After WW2 France reoccupied Vietnam which had been largely liberated from Japanese rule by the Viet Minh, led by Ho Chi Minh. After the defeat of the French in 1954 the U.S. became increasingly interested in Vietnam and, in the longer term, involved.
When did the French leave north Vietnam?
The French left north Vietnam in 1954
What Asian country was involved in the french Indian war?
Vietnam
Were the French still fighting Vietnam when the United States got involved?
Not in Vietnam they weren't. Maybe in some other parts of the world.
What two countries were involved in the veinam war?
Vietnam was a French colony, called French Indochina. The French were involved in the beginning. When they 'left' the US got involved. There were some other countries with much less involvement as well, Australia also had a few soldiers there.
Why did the British rearm the Japanese in Vietnam?
The Japanese were in Indochina...but they were surrendering to the allies...the French re-entered Vietnam (and Indochina) in 1945...the British were involved with Malaysia and those regions.
What was the Vietnam war called before the US got involved?
The First Indochina War or the French-Indocina War.
How long did the Vietnam War last?
The U.S. sent funding and military support to French forces in Vietnam starting in 1950. By 1961 the US had military advisors stationed in Vietnam. The US did not become fully involved as a military force until 1965. The French fought for roughly 11 years prior to that. There is also the point that there have been military actions between North and South Vietnam hundreds of years before the French became involved.144 days????
What is the problem with Vietnam's water?
The vietnamese war was started because when the french took over vietnam. the locals decided to fight back. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) decided to help fight back. It is said that more people died in the vietnam war then everybody that died put together in the last 10 years.
Why was french spoken in Vietnam?
Vietnam was formerly French Indochina, a French colony.
What is Vietnam in french?
Vietnam
Which happen first the US became involved in a war in Vietnam or a military defeat led France to pull out of its former colony of Vietnam?
The French war came first (1946-1954).
What war did the US fight in the 60's?
{| |- | 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. |}
What is the position of the french language in Vietnam?
What is the position of the french language in vietnam?
