I am not sure exactly what this question refers to. The US did not stop any elections during the Vietnam War. Certainly not in the United States. If the question refers to elections in Vietnam, actually in 1956 (before the US involvement), Ngo Dinh Diem stopped the elections called for in the 1954 Geneva Accords. It was only under US pressure, that he finally agreed to hold the elections which were held in 1959
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
Stop communist aggression into South Vietnam.
The US fought that war to stop communist aggression; which it failed to do.
To stop communist aggression.
To stop the spread of communism.
Stop communist aggression.
Stop communist aggression.
The US became involved in the Vietnam War in an attempt to stop the spread of Communism. The US worried that if South Vietnam fell, it would create a domino effect. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975.
Mainly the Vietnam War ?
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
The goal of the Vietnam War was to stop the spread of communism. As such, the US felt the need to stop the influence of communist North Vietnam, which entailed supporting South Vietnam in any way possible.
The US had hoped to stop the spread of Communism .