USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A major reason that the U.S. went entered into Vietnam’s conflict was because of the “ ____ “ that said the U.S. policy was one of containing the spread of communism.
A
Roosevelt Corollary
B
Monroe Doctrine
C
Truman Doctrine
D
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States entered Vietnam with the principal purpose of preventing a communist takeover of the region. In that respect, it failed: the two Vietnams were united under a communist banner in July 1976. Neighbouring Laos and Cambodia similarly fell to communists.

Detailed explanation-2: -Communist forces ended the war by seizing control of South Vietnam in 1975, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year.

Detailed explanation-3: -1) The main reason for US involvement in Vietnam was to stop the spread of communism under Truman’s policy of Containment.

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