USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -French troops returned to Vietnam in 1946 and drove the Vietminh into hiding. The Vietminh fought back against the French-dominated regime and slowly gained control of large areas of the country. As the fighting escalated, France appealed to the United States for help.

Detailed explanation-2: -The decision to invade Vietnam was made by Napoleon III in July 1857. It was the result not only of missionary propaganda but also, after 1850, of the upsurge of French capitalism, which generated the need for overseas markets and the desire for a larger French share of the Asian territories conquered by the West.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States got involved to prevent South Vietnam from falling into communist hands. At first, the U.S. operated behind the scenes, but after 1964, sent combat troops and became more deeply mired in the war. Following France’s defeat in the First Indochina War, an international agreement divided Vietnam in two.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the end of World War II, Ho Chi Minh-the Vietnamese Communist leader-seized an opportunity to escape decades of French rule. Japanese troops had taken control of Vietnam in 1945. The day Japan surrendered to the Allies, Ho Chi Minh declared independence in front of a crowd of exhilarated Vietnamese.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United States supported France in Vietnam because it did not want Vietnam to become a communist country. The USA was worried by the fact that China and Korea had already become communist and they did not want communism to spread further in the region.