Vietnam War

Why did America fight in the Vietnam War? What was the opposition about?


Basically, the U.S. fought in the war to help stop the spread of communism. The war started of Souther vs Northern Vietnam before the U.S. felt "obligated" to jump in. This may not have been the best decision considering the amount of people loss and how it could've been prevented if they minded their own business. This was the first war the United States lost in and it wasn't even their war. The objective of joining the war wasn't reached. American citizens were against the war and lead an Anti-War Movement. We didn't want the war because it wasn't our business, and if President Nixon would've listened to his citizens, we would've been in a little less debt. 


Sources:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_the_U.S._involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/antiwar.html
My Mom's Cousin, a veteran of the war