1. Vietnam Between 1954 and 1965.
But expanding communist control of Eastern Europe and the triumph of the communists in China's civil was made France's war against Ho seem an anticommunist rather than a colonialist effort. ... Subsequent charges that Truman had "lost" China and had settled for a stalemate in Korea caused succeeding presidents to fear the domestic political consequences if they "lost" Vietnam. ... Despite over $1 billion of U.S. aid between 1955 and 1961, the South Vietnamese economy lan! ... A larger in Vietnam also raised the risk of a military clash with China. ... The U.S. response to the Vietna...
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- Grade Level: High School