why the US got involved in Vietnam Flashcards
why did America get involved with vietnam
- containment
- military industrial complex
- american politics
- domino theory
what were some countries america was desperate to stop falling to communism in the domino theory
they were worrried if vietnam fell to communism then
1. Laos
2. cambodia
3. burma
4. thailand
5. maybe india
would fall as well
how much money did Eisenhower give vietnam in 1954-1960
1.6 billion
when did vietnam get 1.6 billion from the us
1954-1960
how did politicla issues in USA cause america to get invloved with vietnam
- so afraid of communism
- new presidents in elections and campaigns had to talk about and be against communism
- so they wouldnt loose votes
how did J F kennedy use american politics to continue the policies of eisnehower
in the 1960 election campaign he promised to contiunue his policies
how did containment cause america to get involved
meant stopping advance of communism wherever it looked like it was gaining ground
why did usa support the french (containment)
- though vietnamese were allied to communist china
- wanted to keep french support against communism in europe
why was usa worried about france not supporting communism in europe
the cold war was also taking place with the soviet sphere of influence and the berlin blockade
how did the military industrial complex in america cause us to get involved with vietnam
- gov gave huge budgets to military commanders to be spent on contracts for weapons to fight in the war - contracts were huge coorporations in the usa
- had large military and buisness gain from the conflict
