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Ridgway's advice to refrain from military intervention delayed America's entrance into which war?

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

  • World War II

  • First Indochina War

  • Vietnam War

Answer

The Vietnam War was a protracted conflict that began in 1954 and ended in 1975. The United States became involved in the war in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. General Matthew Ridgway, who served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe from 1952 to 1953, advised against military intervention in Vietnam.
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