Vietnam+-Path


 * =**VIETNAM - THE PATH TO WAR **=

You all know that the United States was involved in a major military conflict during the Cold War ... but why? What was America's "path to war"? Using the resources below and Creating America, your task this evening is to write a description in YOUR OWN WORDS of the causes of American involvement in Southeast Asia. Pretend you are writing it as a summary for on online encyclopedia or textbook. Your description should ...

The Causes that led to American involvement in Southeast Asia were due to President Kennedy's fear for the spread of communism. This led the U.S. military involvement to help protect the brand new southern democratic government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. The actual involvement started when France left Vietnam. This lead to the split of Vietnam, between the North and the South at the 38th parallel. The South set up a democratic government and the North, a communist government. Later the Northern Vietnamese set up the National liberation Front, under the command of Ho Chi Minh, aiming reunite the split North and South.

==== The first step that the U.S government took in Vietnam was when President Kennedy sent supplies, military equipment and advisers to help South Vietnam. The United States government really got involved when on August 2, 1964 two ships stationed in Gulf of Tonkin were attacked by North Vietnam. This caused congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which allowed the U.S to take further steps into war. After the assassination of JFK Lyndon B. Johnson became president. He led the us to the first bombing of North Vietnam. This was called “Operation Rolling Thunder.” The military hoped that this would push the North Vietnamese to negotiate. but it didn't work. On March !st the first U.S marines were sent into Vietnam. ====





Need some help? How about ... //Creating America// [|Into Vietnam (Overview)] from ABC-CLIO [|**Vietnam War** - the **Causes**] [|Timeline of the Vietnam War] [|Vietnam Online Timeline] Causes of the Vietnam War video below ||