The older generation, and the thinking members of the younger generation, could see that the spread of communism by Russia and China was taking over South East Asia and had to be stopped, so supporting South Vietnam's freedom was a turning point which put an end to rapid and unchecked communist expansion.
Although North Vietnam eventually succeeded in taking over South Vietnam, in the process the Asian countries which provided troops for the war used it as a training ground to upgrade their armies to the extent that after the war, they had the military strength to suppress their growing internal communist revolutionary forces. Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippines achieved this, and Indonesia, although not involved, separately eradicated the massive internal threat.
Three steps leading to American involvement in Vietnam included:the Gulf of Tonkin resolutionmilitary advisors sent by Kennedythe commitment of support by Eisenhower
Critics of American involvement in the Vietnam conflict, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., considered it unjust and immoral.
A. the government of South Vietnam seemed to lack popular support
Some well-known celebrity supporters of the Vietnam War in the US included John Wayne, Charlton Heston, Elvis Presley, and Bob Hope. These individuals publicly voiced their support for the war effort and often visited troops overseas. They believed in the cause and felt it was their patriotic duty to support the US government's involvement in Vietnam.
From the perspective of the United States, the Vietnam War was not considered a defensive war. The U.S. intervened in Vietnam to support the South Vietnamese government and prevent the spread of communism. The U.S. saw its involvement as part of a broader strategy to contain communism during the Cold War. However, from the perspective of North Vietnam, the war was seen as a defensive struggle against imperialism and for national liberation.
No.
a member of the army of the republic of Vietnam
Three steps leading to American involvement in Vietnam included:the Gulf of Tonkin resolutionmilitary advisors sent by Kennedythe commitment of support by Eisenhower
Election poll shows that 64% of Australians support Australian's role in Vietnam
Because the public was being drafted!
Critics of American involvement in the Vietnam conflict, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., considered it unjust and immoral.
A. the government of South Vietnam seemed to lack popular support
the gulf of tonkin resolution military advisors sent by kennedy commitment of support by eisenhower
At the end of the Vietnam War, Congress refused to support South Vietnam any longer.
The United States sought to prevent the expansion of Communism in Southeast Asia and therefore tried to support right-wing dictatorships throughout Southeast Asia, like South Vietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Kingdom of Laos, and the Kingdom of Thailand, against Communist North Vietnam.
Some well-known celebrity supporters of the Vietnam War in the US included John Wayne, Charlton Heston, Elvis Presley, and Bob Hope. These individuals publicly voiced their support for the war effort and often visited troops overseas. They believed in the cause and felt it was their patriotic duty to support the US government's involvement in Vietnam.
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