What were the reasons for fighting the Vietnam war?

Answer 1

the British reason for fighting the war to keep the colonist

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(ACTUALLY )

The main reason for the outbreak of war in Vietnam was the perceived threat of communism.

There was a strong and dominant fear of communism and this fear was enforced and fed by the global Governments and media, things like the obsession of Reds Under The Bed, which was the allusion that the 'reds' (communists) were everywhere and plotting a revolution, as well as the use of Propaganda as a political platform, there was also a belief and fear of the Domino Theory, which meant that if one country fell to communism, one by one, so would those around it, fears were worsened in 1949 when China fell to communism. "Get Smart" the TV series was a form of propaganda against communism, the communists painted as the "villains" and the Democratics as the "Heroes", other forms of propaganda include "The Red River" and "Nearer, Clearer and Deadlier".

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Vanessa.S