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Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam conflict?

a. To keep communism from spreading in the region.
b. To force Vietnam to sign a peace treaty creating a democracy.
c. To end the Holocaust in Europe and Asia.
d. To control the Huang He River.

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Answer:

Option a. To keep communism from spreading in the region.

Step-by-step explanation:

The US was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then to the rest of Asia

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