USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States, fearful of the spread of communism in Asia, sent large amounts of aid to the French. The French, however, were shaken by the fall of their garrison at Dien Bien Phu in May 1954 and agreed to negotiate an end to the war at an international conference in Geneva.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -A communist victory in Vietnam might lead to communist victories in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Such a scenario was unthinkable to the makers of American foreign policy. President Truman decided to support France in its efforts to reclaim Indochina by providing money and military advisers.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.