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In February, 1965, the Viet Cong attacked an American military base near Pleiku. Using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, President Johnson sent in 3,500 Marines, the first official troops, to South Vietnam. By the end of the year, there were 200,000 US troops in Vietnam.

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Some people consider the year 1961 when President Kennedy approved the sending of the US Special Forces (Green Beret) to Vietnam. Some consider 1965, when President Johnson sent the US Marines to Vietnam (with the US Army following).

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While the Fretuikyukirnch were trying to recreate their Indochinese Colony at the end of WWII.

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US troops were in Vietnam from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

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The United States entered the Vietnam War in 1954. They didn't leave the war until 1975. The war was over 20 years..

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Guerrilla war restricted to RVN (Republic of South Vietnam) 1955; Conventional open warfare with North Vietnam 1964.

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Why did the us get involved in the vietnam war-?

The United States did get involved in the Vietnam war because of communism in Vietnam.


Was the US involved in the Vietnam war from the beginning?

No


Did the US get involved in the Vietnam war?

yes


What war was the us involved in 1960?

Vietnam and Korea .


What major war did the us become involved in?

Vietnam.


What war was the US involved in from 1963 to 1975?

The Vietnam war. Or the Resistance War Against America.


When was US involved with Vietnam?

The U.S. entered the Vietnam war in 1959 and withdrew in 1973


How long as the US involved in the Vietnam war?

Since 1955.


When did the Us Become involved in a war in Vietnam?

1964-1975


When did the US get involved in the Second Indochina Vietnam War?

1963


What controversail war was the US involved in during the turbulent sixeties?

Vietnam War.


Why did the us become involved in the Vietnam war-?

The US became involved in the Vietnam War in an attempt to stop the spread of Communism. The US worried that if South Vietnam fell, it would create a domino effect. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975.