Why did the USA get involved in Vietnam?

History Rocks

English - April 30, 2019 11:11 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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This episode brought to you by historyrocks.co.uk explores why presidents before Johnson got involved in Vietnam after 1954. It considers the different (and similar) reasons pressuring Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy following the French defeat.

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