HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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It caused the United States to support North Vietnam.
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It caused the United States to remain neutral and not choose a side to support.
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It caused the United States to become involved out of fear that communism would spread.
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It caused Vietnamization to become the new U.S. foreign policy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The domino theory was the basis for the United States strategy of containment, and the reason for entering the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was a result of the national strategy of containment. The national strategy of containment demanded the U.S. stop communist aggression into the countries of Southeast Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -The policy of containment later informed the “domino theory, ‘’ which stated that one country falling to Communism meant the surrounding countries were likely to fall as well. This policy ultimately pushed the United States to enter into wars in Korea, Vietnam, and other Cold War conflicts.
Detailed explanation-3: -The domino theory, popularized by Truman’s policy, states that if Vietnam were to fall under communist control, the rest of Southeast Asia would soon follow their lead, just like dominos falling.
Detailed explanation-4: -The domino theory, the idea that failing to act could lead to a series of cascading events, all of which could be worse than the preceding one, developed after World War II as a military and diplomatic justification for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and for U.S. intervention around the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did the domino theory lead the US to send troops to Vietnam? Americans saw Vietnam as an extension of the Cold War and developed the domino theory. The was the belief that if communists won in S. Vietnam, the communism would spread to other governments in SE Asia.