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What led to the war in Vietnam in which the United States became involved?

Communist forces in South Vietnam launched an invasion of North Vietnam.
North Vietnam insisted that the United States increase its investment in the country's economy.
France pushed the United States to grant Vietnam its independence.
Communists wanted to reunite North and South Vietnam under a Communist government

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Answer: Communists wanted to reunite North and South Vietnam under a Communist government.

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The North Vietnamese attacked the US Navy in the Gulf of Tonkin. This incident gave the USA the excuse it needed to escalate the war. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - US Congress gave President Lyndon Johnson permission to wage war on North Vietnam. The first major contingent of US Marines arrived in 1965.

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