Us Involvement In Vietnam Essay

Communism is a political and economic system in which the major productive resources in a society are owned by the public or the state, and wealth is divided among citizens equally or according to individual need. Vietnam, a nation in Southeast Asia, had been under French Rule since the 19th century. During the World War 2, Japanese forces invaded vietnam. This led to political leader to Ho Chi Minh, to come to light. He formed the Viet Minh inspired by soviet communism. As the french fought for establish, (also known as the first indochina war), the United States picked sides. President Truman, chose to see the French’s effort as a fight against communism. As the wrench lost, and the Geneva Accords was signed, President Truman was determined to block any further communism. This led the United States to aid South Vietnamese with military aid to

Truman Doctrine is a foreign policy that allows the united states to aid any country that is fighting communism. When the Geneva Accords was signed,vietnam was divided into two. North vietnam was controlled by communism rule and was trying to get south vietnam under communist rule. The United States under the Truman Doctrine was allowed to intervene and aid south vietnam with military to fight communism. The containment foreign policy was a strategy used by the United States to sto the expansion of communism in the world.Through this policy the united states had to intervene in the vietnam to fight communist rule. The Domino Theory was a theory that if a country were to fall into communism rule, the countries surrounding were eventually to fall as well. The Domino Theory was used by the united states that the fall of vietnam to communism would lead to communism through southern asia. Through this policies and theory the united states were led to intervene in