1. US Involvement in the Vietnam War

Running head : U . S . INVOLVEMENT

U .S . Involvement in Vietnam War

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U .S . Involvement in Vietnam War

Introduction

The Vietnam War is one of the most memorable wars in the entire American history . Aside from being the longest engagement of the country in a war , it is also the very first war that America experienced its defeat . In addition , Vietnam War has been remarkably supported by almost five administrations and the society as a whole . And as such , it caused hundreds of thousand

lives of soldiers that eventually divided the people . More importantly , the Vietnam War was considered as a war between two ideologies - democracy and communism . America , being an advocate of democracy , decided to participate in the war in to uphold democratic principles . Aside from their defeat , America was also politically , economically , and socially changed after the war

History of the Vietnam War

In the mid 20th century , France was at war with its colony , Indochina which includes Laos , Cambodia and Vietnam (Rotter . During the war President Truman authorized giving economic and military aid to France (Rotter . Despite the American support , the military forces of France were still defeated in 1954 . The result of the defeat was the division of Vietnam into Communist Vietnam occupying the north of the 17th parallel and the non-Communist occupying the South (Rotter . However the United States through President Eisenhower did not yield to the result . Instead , it took over French 's control and trained South Vietnamese and conducted...