Begin with websites: Statistics about the Vietnam War & Vietnam War Time-Line
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.
The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.
After the US withdrew from Vietnam the Vietcong came into power. South Vietnam fell under communist rule by the Vietcong.
The US is NOT at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
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The 1950s
Begin with websites: Statistics about the Vietnam War & Vietnam War Time-Line
Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.
Eisenhower sent US Advisers to Vietnam in '55. Kennedy sent Special Forces (Green Beret) in '61. Johnson sent US Regulars in '65.
The enemy of the French, the Viet Minh, were communist backed.
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.
Modern futures trading begun in the US market for commodities trading late 1800s and early 1900s, so its got more than a hundred year's history now.
The Korean war
The Korean war ended in 1953, and US military involvement in Vietnam did not begin until 1965, although American Military Advisors and Covert Operatives had been active in Vietnam since 1954.
To begin with 180,000 US soldiers were sent but it was soon increased to 1/2 million.