THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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he supported the spread of colonialism
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he backed Ho Chi Minh’s calls for independence
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he feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
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he wanted to weaken anticommunist forces in France
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Detailed explanation-1: -America wanted France as an ally in its Cod War effort to contain the Soviet Union. Truman believed that if he supported Vietnamese independence, he would weaken anticommunist forces in France. To ensure French support in the Cold war, Truman agreed to aid France’s efforts to regain control over Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -But when France went to war to recolonize Vietnam in 1945, the U.S. government needed its ally’s cooperation to contain the spread of communism in Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -2) WHAT TWO EVENTS CONVINCED TRUMAN TO HELP FRANCE IN VIETNAM.-THE FALL OF CHINA TO COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT AND THE OUT BREAK OF THE KOREAN WAR.
Detailed explanation-4: -Initially the United States had little interest in Vietnam and was equivocal about supporting France, but in 1950, due to an intensification of the Cold War and a fear that communism would prevail in Vietnam, the U.S. began providing financial and military support to French forces.