A coniferous forest contains evergreen trees that bear cones. Elegant pines grow in this biome, along with spruce, fir, and tamarack. In much of the northern forest, the conifers mingle with deciduous trees, particularly aspen, birch, sugar maple, and basswood.
The United States entered the Vietnam war to prevent the spread of communism. China was already a communist country, and the United States believed that China would spread it to other Asian countries if it did not intervene. Continue Reading.
The United States feared that communism would spread to Laos and Cambodia. The United States wanted to help Vietnam gain independence from France. The United States did not want France to take control of Vietnam. The United States thought that it would have to send troops to Dien Bien Phu.