It began when President Eisenhower sent US military units to South Vietnam in 1955. It ended when the US embassy was evacuated in April 1975.
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Begin with websites: Statistics about the Vietnam War & Vietnam War Time-Line
Some historians start the time when advisers and techicians made their presence known during the late 1950's, some begin when the Special Forces (Green Beret) arrived in the early 1960's, still other historians like to begin when President Johnson sent in regular combat troops in 1965. Where ever you chose to begin your date, it will have to end in 1975, when the North invaded and took over the South.
it caused president Johnson to send more troop to Vietnam
LBJ was the first US president to send conventional combat troops to RVN and the first president to begin openly bombing North Vietnam.
It gave President Johnson power to respond against attacks on United States forces. It was passed by Congress based on incorrect information about attacks on United States forces. It allowed the bombing of North Vietnam to begin. All of the above-apex :)
Eisenhower sent US Advisers to Vietnam in '55. Kennedy sent Special Forces (Green Beret) in '61. Johnson sent US Regulars in '65.
President Lyndon Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incidents to get the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed. This permitted him to militarily assist any southeast Asian country that claimed to be victimized by communist aggression. He used this as justification to â??put boots on the groundâ?? (deploy troops) and begin open warfare with North Vietnam.
Alright. The Vietnam War begin because the U.S. president, Eisenhower didn't want communism to spread throughout the world and eventually to America. The war ended because the north and south of Vietnam signed a treaty.
Involvement began with Eisenhower (Ike) in '55 & terminated with Ford in '75.
It began when President Eisenhower sent US military units to South Vietnam in 1955. It ended when the US embassy was evacuated in April 1975.
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