THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to support the government of North Vietnam
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to stop Communist China from annexing Vietnam
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to reduce French influence in Vietnam
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to prevent the spread of Communism in Indochina
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Domino Theory held that communism would spread if Vietnam became communist. Anti-communist sentiment at home influenced foreign policy views. The Gulf of Tonkin incident appeared to be a provocation for war. As war continued, desire to find an “honorable peace” was motivation to keep troops in Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -The USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. It decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.
Detailed explanation-3: -The escalating US involvement in Southeast Asia was driven by the logic of the domino theory, which contended that the falling of one country to communism would result in other surrounding countries succumbing to communism, much as one toppled domino will take down others in a row.
Detailed explanation-4: -1) The main reason for US involvement in Vietnam was to stop the spread of communism under Truman’s policy of Containment.