THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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casualty numbers kept on rising.
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so many Vietnamese civilians were killed, including women and children.
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the Vietcong showed no signs of giving up.
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more and more people were called up by the draft to go fight.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. It decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many Americans opposed the war on moral grounds, appalled by the devastation and violence of the war. Others claimed the conflict was a war against Vietnamese independence, or an intervention in a foreign civil war; others opposed it because they felt it lacked clear objectives and appeared to be unwinnable.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did many Americans consider the draft for the Vietnam War to be unfair? Men from low-income families often could not defer the draft.
Detailed explanation-4: -November 1, 1955-President Eisenhower deploys the Military Assistance Advisory Group to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. This marks the official beginning of American involvement in the war as recognized by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.