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HOW DID THE US FIRST GET INVOLVED?
Vietnam was a country 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest was threatened strongly enough to fight a war there. The explanation lies in the fear caused by the spread of communism at that time. The communist take-over of China, the Korean War and the communist victory over the French in Vietnam – all led many Americans to fear that the communists were taking over the world and must be stopped.
The US government believed that by helping the South Vietnamese government resist the attacks of the communist North they were helping to prevent the spread of communism throughout the world.