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This question is very imprecise. I think you are asking why the U.S. failed to prop-up the anti-communist government in South Vietnam.
This is an incredibly complex and in-depth subject, so just take this as a thumbnail sketch.
Communist/nationlist rebels (lead by Ho Chi Minh) had been fighting to gain independence for Vietnam since 1945. The rebels gained significant strength and support during their war against the French (1945-1954), not so much because the Vietnamese people loved or even understood Communist doctrine, but simply because they wanted their independence.
When the U.S. started to support the South Vietnamese army in 1955, they had to deal with an incredibly corrupt and unpopular government in South Vietnam. Throughout U.S. military involvement in South Vietnam, the U.S. had to deal with a series of revolving-door governments in South Vietnam that often lacked popular support among the people.
From 1965-1973, U.S. forces won every major military engagement they had with communist forces (either North Vietnamese or Viet Cong (South Vietnamese communists). However, communist rebels continued to gain control over much of the South Vietnamese countryside throughout these years. The reasons are numerous and inter-related, and include social, economic, and cultural reasons.
In the most simple terms...............Communism is a IDEA, and you can't defeat an IDEA with guns.
No matter what you do to people, they can still think. In order to get them to come to YOUR way of thinking, you have to convince them that YOUR idea is a better one than the one that they think is best.
That is the core reason why the USA, with all of it's military power was DEFEATED by the IDEA of Communism during that war, AND it is also the reason why Communism was eventually discredited in the USSR and many other former Red states.
Now a days, only a very few countries such as Cuba can be said to be hard line Communist states. Most of the others are now democratic, to some degree.
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The US involved itself in the Korean and Vietnam wars because?
it hoped to defeat Communism by preventing its expansion to the other territories.
What was the cold war consensus?
During the cold war, when both political parties of the US agreed to work together to triumph over the global threat of communism. Both parties agreed to do everything in their power to defeat communism.
What happened to cause the war?
The Americans wanted to stop communism from spreading. Also the defeat of France at Dien Bin Phu played a major part in the entry of the US.
What cause the war happen?
The Americans wanted to stop communism from spreading. Also the defeat of France at Dien Bin Phu played a major part in the entry of the US.
What were the reasons for the US involvement in the Second Indo-China War?
With the French defeat, the South Vietnamese government needed help to train and equip its army. The US was committed to stopping the spread of Communism throughout Asia.
What happened to cause the Vietnam War?
The Americans wanted to stop communism from spreading. Also the defeat of France at Dien Bin Phu played a major part in the entry of the US.
What was us goal during world war 2?
To defeat Nazi Germany and have the surrender of Japan Imperial Army Also to prevent the spread of Communism and Fascism, as well as dissuade any further surprise attacks or invasions on the US.
What two ideologies were at the heart of the disagreements between the US and the soviet union during the cold war?
Capitalism and communism - APEX.
What was a primary cause of the cold war between the US and the Soviet Union?
The stop to communism and to prevent communism to come into the US.
Was a primary cause of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union?
The stop to communism and to prevent communism to come into the US.
Can Germany defeat US in war?
My assumption. Germany cannot defeat US. But France can. But Germany can defeat France.
What did china leave us?
Communism.
