Vietnam is about 9000 miles away from the USA, but what provoked the USA to determine to get involved in the civil war between the Vietnamese back in the 40's-70's far away from them? Why did they intervene in the Vietnam War between 1954 and 1963? Actually, the answer is very simple. They were afraid of the spreading of the communism and wanted to stop it before it was too late. Militarily, following up by the defeat …showed first 75 words of 743 total…

…showed last 75 words of 743 total…was afraid of the spreading of the Communism and wanted to put a stop to it, contain it. Vo Nguyen Giap." CNN Cold War. 12 Dec. 2005 <http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/11/interviews/giap/> Yelland. 12 Dec. 2005 <http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/gcselinks/britishworld/vietnam/getinvolved.pdf> "Robert McNamara." CNN Cold War. 12 Dec. 2005 <http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/11/interviews/mcnamara/>