Explain why the United States became increasingly involved in the war in Vietnam

... EXPLAIN WHY THE UNITED STATES BECAME INCREASINGLY INVOLVED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM In 1945, France defeated Japan in World War II. After this, French began launching a campaign to reclaim Vietnam for the French Empire. During this time, the Vietminh were fighting a guerrilla war against Japanese Army. This is when America became involved. There were several stages to the increasing America involvement in Vietnam which eventually led to full scale war. In 1949, China became communist. This had a massive effect on America. This led to America releasing a statement called The Truman Doctrine. This was President Truman saying he will do whatever it takes to stop the spread of communism without using full scale war. This lead to Containment and the Domino Theory which speculated that if one country was to fall into communism, its surrounding countries would also fall under communism. During this time, France was at war

want to read more? →