US's Involvement in Vietnam From Eisenhower Through Nixon
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Instructions
The Vietnam War was a watershed event for the United States in a number of ways, spanning several decades and multiple US Presidencies. In a 2 page essay, please trace the US's involvement in Vietnam from Eisenhower through Nixon.
In your essay, be sure to address the following questions:
What was the history of the US's involvement in Vietnam?
What was the policy of each President toward US involvement in Vietnam?
How did Vietnam affect and alter domestic policy in the US?
What is the legacy of the Vietnam War related to US foreign and domestic policy?
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U.S.A. involvement in Vietnam has been one of the issues that has attracted huge discussion. However, despite the increased discussion, some people still do not understand it. U.S.A. involvement in Vietnam has a long history since it started as early as 1944. By 1947 the U.S. advisors were helping the French colonial government to maintain Vietnam as its colony. The main reason for U.S. engagement was to limit Soviet power in Southeast Asia thereby delaying the Communism spread.
Even though this was an indirect involvement, the U.S. had direct involvement in Vietnam in 1954 after the French Surrender and North and South Vietnam partition. Simultaneously, this was the period when there was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam since South Vietnam was aligned with the West while North Vietnam was looking for ways to develop a communist State. This reason prompted