Containment- Why the USA got involved. Flashcards by esmae smith | Brainscape

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What was containment?

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Preventing the advance of communism where it looked like it was gaining ground.

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Give Two examples of how the US attempted to contain communism:

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By supporting the French in Vietnam as they belived the Vietnamese to be allied with Communist China
Eisenhower and JFK supporting Diem because he was anti communist

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