Why the US involvement in the Vietnam War lengthened can be sparated into four categories: Political, Financial, Advisory and Military.
Political - Communism vs Capitalism, Cold War, Domino Theory, Truman Doctrine, Changing President, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Influence of public - Korean War, Ho Chi Minh helping.
Financial - Financial air to the French - first stage of involvement.
Advisory - Sending in advisors - Vietcong (figures), Strategic Hamlets
Military - Korean war (slow involvement), gulf of Tonkin (g) and Pleiku, Operation Rolling Thunder.
By 1967, most American students did not favor U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. There were many demonstrations taking place against the war. Soldiers coming home from the war were not greeted warmly.
Try: Statistics About the Vietnam War; recommended by the History Channel. Also look into, "The American War Library."
In January 1973, an agreement reached and U.S. forces were withdrawn from Vietnam and U.S. prisoners of war were released.
The increasing availability and affordability of televisions in the 1950s and 1960s significantly shaped public perception of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. As graphic images of the conflict were broadcast into living rooms, the reality of war became more immediate and personal for the American public. This exposure contributed to growing anti-war sentiment and skepticism about government narratives, ultimately influencing public opinion and policy regarding U.S. military engagement in Vietnam.
The president of the USA for a major time of the Vietnam War was Lyndon Johnson.
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They weren't.
1955.
Over 50,000 Australian Servicemen fought in the Vietnam War.
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No.
Mexico was neutral.
They weren't.
Because they believed theVietnamWar was a civil war , which it was, and that our involvement was unnecessary.
they were used to spark protest against America's involvement in the Vietnam War
Vietnam was not a war it was an action.
1. From a guerrilla war to a conventional war. 2. From war in only South Vietnam to open warfare against North Vietnam.