America was going to war with itself.
To stop death and the horrors of the Vietnam war
Somewhat democratic South Vietnam was a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), so by treaty, we were obligated to help defend South Vietnam. We entered the Vietnam War to help South Vietnam stop Communist North Vietnam from their attempts to unify the whole country.
Vietnam: Why we fought: to stop communist aggression (domino theory), agreed to help French fight North Vietnam because we needed help with the soviet union What we wanted: stop spread of communism in Asia and Europe What we got: nothing
To stop north Vietnam from spreding communism in entering south Vietnam To stop north Vietnam from spreding communism in entering south Vietnam
The full might of the US military minus nuclear weapons.
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
Stop or no movement Stop or no movement
To stop Communism spreading into South Vietnam.
Stop communist aggression into South Vietnam.
Preserve the RVN (Republic of South Vietnam) & stop communist expansion.
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
To stop communist aggression.