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What were some of the leading causes or events that led the US to involvement in Vietnam? (5+ sentences)

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Vietnam was divided during the Cold War, when tensions between the U.S. and The Soviet Union were at an all-time high.

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The Geneva Accords were signed in July of 1954 and split Vietnam at the 17th parallel. North Vietnam would be ruled by Ho Chi Minh’s communist government and South Vietnam would be led by emperor Bao Dai

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The Collapse of French Indochina and Rise of Ho Chi Minh.

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The Collapse of French Indochina and Rise of Ho Chi Minh.

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Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence from France on September 2, 1945, just hours after Japan’s surrender in World War II. When the French rejected his plan, the Viet Minh resorted to guerilla warfare to fight for an independent Vietnam.

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Some leading causes  and/or events that led the U.S. to get involved in Vietnam was the fact that the USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. So they  decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.

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The conflict between the French and the Viet Minh came to a head at the decisive Battle of Dien Bien Phu, when, after a four-month siege, the French lost to the Viet Minh under commander Vo Nguyen Giap, marking the end of French rule in Vietnam.

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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, also known as the U.S.S. Maddox incident, marked the formal entry of the United States into the Vietnam War.

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https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-origins-events

The pictures and GIF's I found here.