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Why Did America Fight the Vietnam War?
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About This Video
Why did America fight the Vietnam War? The military suffered over 58,000 casualties, and America withdrew in defeat. What for? Historian Victor Davis Hanson explains.
Standards Met in Ohio
- AMH.9-12.25.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain how Korea and/or Vietnam exemplified the policy of containment during the Cold War.
- AMH.9-12.25.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain what “cold war” means.
- AMH.9-12.25.lp.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thUnderstand that the U.S. intervened in conflicts in both Korea and Vietnam in an effort to stop the spread of communism.