Why did the US get involved in Vietnam in the years 1954-64?
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- Why did the US get involved in the years 1954-64?
- Fear of communism
- Domino Theory
- The idea that if one country was to fall to communism, others would follow
- China became Communist in 1949, Vietnam was near China - could be next to become Coummunist
- The idea that if one country was to fall to communism, others would follow
- Containment
- Preventing the spread of communism
- Domino Theory
- Dien Bien Phu
- Geneva Agreement
- Vietnam to be temporarily split along 17th parallel
- Vietminh take North, South becomes Capitalist
- Elections scheduled in 1956 to unite Vietnam
- 1954
- 50,000 Vietminh on hills
- 13,000 French in valley
- Vietnamese fired down on French using heavy artiliery
- French defeated
- Since French defeated, no Western influence in Vietnam
- Raised risk of fall of Vietnam to Communism
- Thus USA got involved so Western influence present to reduce risk
- Raised risk of fall of Vietnam to Communism
- Since French defeated, no Western influence in Vietnam
- French defeated
- Vietnamese fired down on French using heavy artiliery
- 13,000 French in valley
- 50,000 Vietminh on hills
- Geneva Agreement
- Gulf of Tonkin Incident
- 1964
- Two US ships sunk by North Vietnamese navy
- Caused Gulf of Tonkin resolution to be passed
- This effectively meant USA had declared war on North Vietnam
- Caused Gulf of Tonkin resolution to be passed
- Two US ships sunk by North Vietnamese navy
- 1964
- Fear of communism
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