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Why did the US turn to military action to stop communist aggression in Korea and Vietnam?
Stop communist aggression.
Who ran north Vietnam during the war?
The "Vietcong" lead by Ho Chi Minh were the leaders of North Vietnam during the war and they were communist. Vietnam was divided into the North and the South before the war, they were basically two separate countries, but the Vietcong aimed to take over the South and turn it communist. The Americans were allies of the South as they hated communism and wanted to stamp it out.
What were the causes of the US Vietnam war?
Vietnam was part of the COLD WAR. It was fought to stop the spread of communism.
What year did United States get into Vietnam war?
In 1947, USA president Harry S. Truman came up with a Doctrine (the Truman Doctrine). It declared the the USA will help any country fight and break free from Communism. Therefore, one the Communist North Vietnam invaded the anticommunist South Vietnam, the USA had to get involved and 'help' the South. The Americans feared the if Vietnam will turn communist, the communism will spread with the Domino effect to the rest of Asia. It resulted in USA loosing the war BIG TIME.
What events and conditions caused growing conflicts between north and south Vietnam?
There was a threat of south Vietnam becoming communist .. and we of all countries did not want this to happen... it was known as the "domino effect" (named by President Eisenhower). This means that if one country falls to communism, they all will. What basically started all of the war was when a U.S. ship entered the Gulf of Tonkin. Northern Vietnam felt in danger because of our presence, so they fired at us. We had a reason to fire back so we did.
Why did the US turn to military action to stop communist aggression in Korea and Vietnam?
Stop communist aggression.
Who ran north Vietnam during the war?
The "Vietcong" lead by Ho Chi Minh were the leaders of North Vietnam during the war and they were communist. Vietnam was divided into the North and the South before the war, they were basically two separate countries, but the Vietcong aimed to take over the South and turn it communist. The Americans were allies of the South as they hated communism and wanted to stamp it out.
What were the causes of the US Vietnam war?
Vietnam was part of the COLD WAR. It was fought to stop the spread of communism.
What year did United States get into Vietnam war?
In 1947, USA president Harry S. Truman came up with a Doctrine (the Truman Doctrine). It declared the the USA will help any country fight and break free from Communism. Therefore, one the Communist North Vietnam invaded the anticommunist South Vietnam, the USA had to get involved and 'help' the South. The Americans feared the if Vietnam will turn communist, the communism will spread with the Domino effect to the rest of Asia. It resulted in USA loosing the war BIG TIME.
Why did the Kennedy administration believe that South Vietnam was critical to US interests?
The kennedy`s Administration wanted to stop the spread of Communism and they believed that if Vietnam turn Communist, the rest of contries in the southeast Asia would become Communists as well (domino theory).
Why do you think the US supported the government of Ngo Dinh Diem?
The United States supported Ngo Dinh Diem as ruler of South Korea in his fight against the communists in North Korea. The US gave support to Diem for much of his rule, but eventually allowed him to be overthrown and assassinated without resistance.
What events and conditions caused growing conflicts between north and south Vietnam?
There was a threat of south Vietnam becoming communist .. and we of all countries did not want this to happen... it was known as the "domino effect" (named by President Eisenhower). This means that if one country falls to communism, they all will. What basically started all of the war was when a U.S. ship entered the Gulf of Tonkin. Northern Vietnam felt in danger because of our presence, so they fired at us. We had a reason to fire back so we did.
Why did the US intervene in vietname?
The reason why the US intervened in Vietnam was to stop the flow of communism and to stop what was called "The Domino Affect" which was basically a predicted hypothesis that would mean that after one country became communist, its neighbors would. By intervening in Vietnam they could stop the spread further down and try and turn them democratic.
Why did America go to Vietnam war?
Those in the United States who supported the Vietnam War did so for various reasons. Many felt a Communist takeover of South Vietnam by the North would threaten our influence in the area of Southeast Asia. The presidents from Truman on believed in the containment policy developed during the Truman administration and the domino theory that said if one area fell to communism, the next area would fall, then the next, etc. We also did not want to allow the communist nations to get any of the natural resources in the area that we felt were necessary to our influence in the area. We also had a treaty, SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization), which was a defensive alliance obligating members to help when one was attacked.
Who did the french turn south Vietnam over to after world war 2?
The United States
What was the goal of the US during Vietnam war?
To prevent South Vietnam from being taken over by communists.
Why did president Eisenhower feel that fighting in Vietnam was necessary?
Eisenhower believed in the domino theory. That was the belief that communist governments were united in an effort to dominate the world and that communists were infiltrating democratic governments to turn them communist one at a time. He believed that stopping the spread of communism had to done in Vietnam and other places where it could still be stopped.
