Why was America attacked Vietnam?

Answer 1

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, in which American destroyers engaged North Vietnamese boats. It triggered US Congress to pass Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, that allowed president Johnson to escalate American involvement in the war. However, this event was later discovered to be a fault.

Answer 2

America Signed the SEATO treaty,after WWII,and when south Vietnam

was attacked by the North,America responded. There were others that Signed

the SEATO Agreement,but we were the only ones that showed up..

Answer 3

Vietnam is a country that is divided was in two, North and South. North and South Vietnam was in war with each other. I forgot what the the war was about. I believe is was slavery. When the war started South Vietnam ask the US to help them and so they did. I believe the war lasted 12 years before South Vietnam stopped the war by quiting.

Colin, 12 years old