the major reason that the Unites States joined the Vietnam war was that they wanted to prevent the spread of Communism. Vietnam was considering a communist approach to their government, and Americans didn't want communism to spread.
The Unites States first became involved when they sent military advisers to help the French fight communism in Northern Vietnam in 1950. France decided that their colonies weren't worth it in 1954, but the US decided to stay to fight against communism, and helped South Vietnam by sending more and more military advisers and supplies.
The US involvement in the Vietnam war ended in 1975, when the North Vietnamese captured the southern capitol of Saigon.
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