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The U.S. feared that Vietnam would vote for a communist government.
Communists would take over South Vietnam
Feared that Vietnam would vote for a Communist government.
Kennedy feared that Communists would take over South Vietnam.
During his term, Eisenhower will greatly increase U.S. military aid to the French in Vietnam to prevent a Communist victory. Or the US feared that Vietnam would vote for a communist government
The U.S wanted to postpone the elections in Vietnam because it was well-known that Ho Chi Minh had the popular support, and Vietnam would be united behind Socialism. Which ended up happening anyway.
On 28 April, 1965, Australian Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, announced that Australian troops would be sent to support the United States forces in the Vietnam war. The first Australian troops arrived in Vietnam in May 1965.
If it hadn't been for the military draft, the war would have been just part of the daily news.
he thought that it would lead to the end of the war eralier
With the French withdrawal from Vietnam in 1954, it is unlikely that the newly sponsored government of the Republic of (South) Vietnam would have survived more than a few months against the well organized and experienced Viet Minh that was led by Ho Chi Minh. The new Saigon government in South Vietnam in 1954-55 was was totally dependent on the US Gov for financial and materiel support.
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