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The Vietnam War started as part of the Cold War; communism vs. democracy. The United States feared the spread of Communism from the Soviet Union. And corrupt politicians in Vietnam used this fear to justify their desire to keep the wealth of Vietnam for themselves.
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Vietnam started because the United States did not want communism to spread. As a result they supplied South Vietnam militarily by sending them supplies.
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