THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Neighboring countries would soon follow
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Large numbers of refugees would seek US entry
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Anti-Communist forces would win it back
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The United Nations would be forced to intervene.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The US justified its military intervention in Vietnam by the domino theory, which stated that if one country fell under the influence of Communism, the surrounding countries would inevitably follow. The aim was to prevent Communist domination of South-East Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Eisenhower’s view, the loss of Vietnam to communist control would lead to similar communist victories in neighboring countries in Southeast Asia (including Laos, Cambodia and Thailand) and elsewhere (India, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and even Australia and New Zealand).
Detailed explanation-3: -The domino theory was the basis for the United States strategy of containment, and the reason for entering the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was a result of the national strategy of containment. The national strategy of containment demanded the U.S. stop communist aggression into the countries of Southeast Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -When South Vietnam became Communistic is put pressure on both Laos and Cambodia which also fell into the Communist camp. The American leaders feared that as each country fell to communism it would put pressure on the next country until all of southeast Asia became Communistic. Thailand and what was then Burma.