Americans believed that the Communist invasion of southern Korean would encourage other Communist uprisings in the region.
The Truman Doctrine
American involvement in Vietnam actually dates back to 1953, at the request of the French. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is what led to an escalation of US involvement in 1965.
Historian's generally accept the year 1961 as the start of US military involvement in Vietnam.
Vietnam
the naval conflict in the Gulf of Tonkin
Americans believed that the Communist invasion of southern Korean would encourage other Communist uprisings in the region.
The military draft.
The Truman Doctrine
The truman doctrine
American involvement in Vietnam actually dates back to 1953, at the request of the French. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is what led to an escalation of US involvement in 1965.
He was the American Envoy to France who gained their military and financial support for the war effort.
Vietnam ~ APEX
American troops were forced to withdraw following deadly bombings.
When the American involvement in the Vietnam war ended in 1973, the United States military stopped drafting men into military service.
American troops were forced to withdraw following deadly bombings.
Military involvement is mandatory in Mexico for all 18 year-old males.
How did the US go a isolationism foreign policy to a political and military involvement?