THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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did not support
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did support
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The north was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist states, while the south was supported by the United States and other anti-communist allies. The war is widely considered to be a Cold War-era proxy war.
Detailed explanation-2: -In politics, a war hawk, or simply hawk, is someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Despite the growing antiwar movement, a silent majority of Americans still supported the Vietnam effort. Many admitted that involvement was a mistake, but military defeat was unthinkable.