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... Kennedy provided economic and military aid to South Vietnam to prevent the takeover by North Vietnam. ... The Maddox had been in the Gulf of Tonkin ( international waters ), thirty miles off the coast of Vietnam. ... This is when the United States formally entered the Vietnam War. ... We wished to maintain the independence of South Vietnam and we had to prove to allied nations that we would help them resist Communist takeover. As Congress was about to vote whether or not to allow the combat to move into North Vietnam, the North Vietnamese attacked a major U. ... On February 7th, 1965, Johnson ordered retaliation bombing on North Vietnam. ... At the end of 1965, one hundred and eighty thousand Americans were in South Vietnam under General William S. ... At the end of 1968, The number of American troops in South Vietnam reached its peak of 542,000 men. ... had to enter the war to stop the spread of Communism in Asia since North Vietnam was Communist.
Approximate Word count = 814
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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