why did america go to war with vietnam? 10 points?

Question

They went because they feared communism, but why else??? Please help, will giv 10 points for best answer. Thankyou :)

Answer 1

Three reasons:
Constant conflicts during the Cold War over the spread of Communism. Vietnam was only one of dozens of countries fought over by the The West versus the U.S.S.R. and China.
It had religious overtones. About a million Catholics had been killed by the Communists.
The U.S. belonged to SEATO and many allies in the region believed it was a fight worth fighting.

Answer 2

It's colonization.
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, the American War in Vietnam and the Vietnam Conflict, occurred from 1959 to April 30, 1975 in Vietnam concluding with the North Vietnamese victory after more than 15 years and over 1.5 million people dead on both sides. The war was fought between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the United States-supported Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The result of the war was defeat of the Southern and American forces, and unification of Vietnam under the communist government of the North.

The U.S. deployed large numbers of troops to South Vietnam between the end of the First Indochina War in 1954, and 1973. Some U.S. allies also contributed forces. U.S. military advisers first became involved in Vietnam in 1950, assisting French colonial forces. In 1956, these advisers assumed full responsibility for training the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. President John F. Kennedy increased America's troop numbers from 500 to 16,000. Large numbers of combat troops were dispatched by President Lyndon Johnson beginning in 1965. Almost all U.S. military personnel departed after the Paris Peace Accords of 1973. The last American troops left the country on April 30, 1975.[3]

At various stages the conflict involved clashes between small units patrolling the mountains and jungles, amphibious operations, guerrilla attacks on the villages, and cities and large-scale conventional battles. U.S. aircraft also conducted massive aerial bombing, targeting North Vietnam's cities, industries and logistical networks. Cambodia and Laos were drawn into the conflict. Large quantities of chemical defoliants were sprayed from the air, in an effort to reduce the cover available to the enemy.

The Vietnam War concluded on 30 April 1975, with the Fall of Saigon.

Answer 3

Well I think it's more complicated than what most people who are not part of the government know, but I think basically what America told the world was that they had to drive back Pol Pot's men, or the Khmer Rouge, who were commiting genocide against the Cambodian people.
But I think if you go a little deeper down I think the U.S. could gain some benefits from fighting the war too.

Answer 4

The Truman Doctrine, as it became known. And, at the time, the US was, let's say, more friendly with France and was helping France try to maintain its colonial hold on Vietnam.

RP

Answer 5

It wasn't called a war it was called a conflict

Answer 6

after the stalemate in korea they wanted to show their might and halt communism