VIETNAM AND THE UNITED STATES
The participation of the US in Vietnam steadily escalated from 1945 to 1975. An argument throughout historians got in argues over why America even got involved in Vietnam. However it is often explained by America trusting it should fight in opposition to Vietnam because of what the Southeast Asian state stood for - Communism. Many believe if Vietnam fell to communism it would only be enforcing Eisenhower's domino theory. Kennedy's presidency saw an increased commitment to Vietnam with 12,000 advisors in 1962 and increased equipment. Vietnam had around 200,000 US troops by 1965 .
However in the year 1966 the domestic opposition to American increased involvement in Vietnam and as the war continued further, opposition to it grew. Although to what level the lack of public support was the main factor to America `losing' the war is greatly debated. At the same time as public opinion can be argued to be the most important reason for......
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