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The Vietnam War is guide Number 24 of the 24 SparkNotes guides for studying American History. It traces the war from its historical roots through the US involvement in Southeast Asian conflict during the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. This study guide is preceded by our guide for The Civil Rights Era.

Read features in the SparkNotes guide to The Vietnam War that include Context for the conflict and a discussion of the impact of the 1968 Tet Offensive on the both the war and American public opinion.

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