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US Involvement Increases

US Involvement Increases. In March of 1965, LBJ began sending combat soldiers to Vietnam The majority of Americans supported US involvement in 1965 By the end of 1965 there were 180,000 Americans in Vietnam under the command of William Westmoreland By 1967, that number would reach 500,000

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US Involvement Increases

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  1. US Involvement Increases

  2. In March of 1965, LBJ began sending combat soldiers to Vietnam • The majority of Americans supported US involvement in 1965 • By the end of 1965 there were 180,000 Americans in Vietnam under the command of William Westmoreland • By 1967, that number would reach 500,000 • The US also trained and equipped the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) • The US struggled fighting the guerilla tactics of the Vietcong • Fighters could hide in the jungle or in elaborate tunnels and blend in with the civilian population • Supplies from China and the USSR flowed into North Vietnam and then were transported, along with troops, along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos and Cambodia to South Vietnam

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