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Although American involvement in Vietnam started in the mid 1950s, most

Americans believe U.S. involvement began in the 1960s. Why do Americans think
the war started 1964?

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Answer:

because the war was declared in 1950s but they started fighting in 1960s when the deployment was higher so most people remember it as 1960s

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