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The domino theory held that, if one country fell to communism, it would cause other neighboring countries to fall as well, just as the fall of one domino can topple a line of dominos set up for that purpose. The US got involved in Vietnam because of these fears.

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There was a struggle between French colonial forces and native Vietnamese citizens supported by by Chinese communists, which was a root cause of the Vietnam War. United States forces entered the conflict in support if the French in order to fight communism. When the French left, U.S fought alone.

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After the resolution passed, the United States began bombing targets in North Vietnam. Eventually, more than 500,000 American troops were committed to the war. At the same time, both the Soviet Union and China sent aid, but not troops, to help North Vietnam.

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During the Vietnam ear, the young American men were required to register for the military draft. Men were then selected for the draft in a random lottery. Many saw fighting for their country as their patriotic duty. Some men, however, to avoid being drafted, left the country and sought refuge in other nations not involved in the war.

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U.S President Johnson reported to the attacks to Congress without mentioning the South Vietnamese raids or the doubts about the second attack. Believing that the attacks had been unprovoked, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution on August 7, 1964. The resolution authorized the president to take all necessary measures to prevent further aggression in Southeast Asia.

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On August 1, 1964, South Vietnamese commandos conducted raids on on North Vietnamese islands in the Gulf of Tonkin. The next day, the North Vietnamese attacked on a nearby U.S. Navy destroyer which they mistakenly believed had assisted the South Vietnamese raids. A couple days later they believed they were being attacked once again but it was a malfunction of the systems.

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The Americans went to bomb North Korea. They told them that they would stop bombing them if they agreed to go to the Paris Peace Treaty talks. And they eventually come back to Paris talks and America stopped bombing them once they did.

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Did the United States win or lose the Vietnam War? We are taught that it was a resounding loss for America, one that proves that intervening in the affairs of other nations is usually misguided. The truth is that our military won the war, but our politicians lost it.

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At First, the United States sent only supplies and military advisors to South Vietnam. Later, it sent thousands of troops, turning a local struggle into a major cold war conflict.

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He was determined to unite Vietnam under communist rule. He continued to aid the National Liberation Front, or Viet Cong, the communist rebels trying to overthrow South Vietnam's government.He led hos people against French control and then later against the U.S.-backed South Vietnamese government.

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It was the view that the communist victory in South Vietnam would cause noncommunist governments across Southeast Asia to fall to communism, like a row of dominoes.