Domino theory
When one country falls to communism others will fall as well. The US sent troops to
Vietnam, support South Vietnam (Diem) and stop the Domino effect
Roy Benavidez
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who carried wounded soldiers to helicopters
while being wounded himself.
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Tet Offensive
After 4 years of escalation, LBJ promised the US could win the war. Tet convinced
Americans that the war is not winnable.
escalation
LBJ deployed more troops to Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
US in Vietnam
To contain the expansion of Communism in Indochina (Southeast Asia) and prevent
North Vietnam from controlling the South.