United States in the Vietnam War

The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began soon after the Second World War and escalated into full commitment during the Vietnam War (1956-1975).

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Vietnam War
Participants	North Vietnam (Việt Minh / PAVN, PRG, Viet Cong) South Vietnam (ARVN) International participants United States Thailand Australia China Republic of China South Korea New Zealand
Related conflicts	First Indochina War Laotian Civil War (related page: /Laotian Civil War) Cambodian Civil War Cold War
Background	French Indochina Japanese occupation State of Vietnam (1949–1955) First Indochina War (Việt Minh, Battle of Dien Bien Phu) 1954 Geneva Conference Vietnamese migration of 1954–55 1955 referendum North Vietnamese invasion of Laos 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
Events	1962: Strategic Hamlet Program Independence Palace bombing 1963: Buddhist crisis Coup against Diem 1964: Coup against Minh Gulf of Tonkin incident / Resolution December coup 1965: U.S. escalation / "Americanization" 1965 South Vietnamese coup Bombing of North Vietnam 1966: Buddhist Uprising 1968: Tet Offensive (Khe Sanh, Hue) 1970: Cambodian campaign 1971: Vietnamization policy, ARVN campaign in Laos 1972: Easter Offensive Christmas bombings 1973: Paris Peace Accords 1974: Battle of Phước Long 1975: 1975 spring offensive Fall of Saigon
Other topics	Agent Orange Củ Chi tunnels Ho Chi Minh trail Opposition to United States involvement Pentagon Papers War crimes (Huế, Mỹ Lai, Đắk Sơn) Body count Canada and the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue Rape during the Vietnam War SEATO Sihanouk Trail United States news media and Vietnam Vietnam War in film Vietnam War in games
Aftermath	Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vietnamese boat people Normalization of US–Vietnam relations

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