THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Eliminating trade barriers between the United States and Southeast Asia
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Isolating the Soviet Union by improving Chinese relations with the United States
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Promoting economic growth in the Pacific region
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Preventing communism from spreading throughout Southeast Asia
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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: -The United States’ main goal in Vietnam was to prevent a communist takeover of the entire nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -For the U.S., the mandate was clear: limit Soviet power in Southeast Asia and halt the spread of communism. The first American death was in 1945. Direct U.S. involvement in Vietnam grew following surrender of the French and partition of North and South Vietnam in 1954.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China supported the north, while the United States was determined to maintain an independent, non-communist South Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-5: -During the Cold War, the U.S. Government feared that communism would spread and threaten democracy around the world. In Vietnam, the United States committed to battling communism financially at first, by supporting South Vietnam – who fought for Vietnam to be aligned with western allies like the United States.