Why did America become increasingly involved inthe affairs of Vietnam between 1945 and 1965
History GCSE Coursework:
Sam Coleman MAU
Why did America become increasingly involved in
the affairs of Vietnam between 1945 and 1965
The main long - term reason why America became increasingly involved in the Vietnam was the Cold War. The Cold War caused tension between America and U.S.S.R due to their different political views. The Americans were capitalists and democratic. Its government was chosen in free democratic elections. It was capitalist, business and property were privately owned and being free of control by the government was more important than everyone being equal. Many Americans were bitterly opposed to communism. The U.S.S.R in comparison was a communist state. It was a one party dictatorship. Elections were held but all candidates belonged to the communist party. For communists the rights of the individuals were seen as less important than the good of society as a whole. From 1945 the Americans were becoming particularly worried about the Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe. Soviet communism had spread into countries of Eastern Europe, for example Poland; this alarmed the Americans as they could see that communism, supported by the U.S.S.R, could spread further into Europe and the U.S.S.R would become a very strong world force.
Under the 'Truman Doctrine' (1947) American foreign policy was focussed upon stopping the spread of communism anywhere in the world. The 'Truman Doctrine' was a major change in American Foreign Policy. America was abandoning ideas of isolation and pursuing a policy of intervention. This included Vietnam. In the early 1950's this meant giving money to the French in their war against the communist - led Vietminh.
Sam Coleman MAU
Why did America become increasingly involved in
the affairs of Vietnam between 1945 and 1965
The main long - term reason why America became increasingly involved in the Vietnam was the Cold War. The Cold War caused tension between America and U.S.S.R due to their different political views. The Americans were capitalists and democratic. Its government was chosen in free democratic elections. It was capitalist, business and property were privately owned and being free of control by the government was more important than everyone being equal. Many Americans were bitterly opposed to communism. The U.S.S.R in comparison was a communist state. It was a one party dictatorship. Elections were held but all candidates belonged to the communist party. For communists the rights of the individuals were seen as less important than the good of society as a whole. From 1945 the Americans were becoming particularly worried about the Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe. Soviet communism had spread into countries of Eastern Europe, for example Poland; this alarmed the Americans as they could see that communism, supported by the U.S.S.R, could spread further into Europe and the U.S.S.R would become a very strong world force.
Under the 'Truman Doctrine' (1947) American foreign policy was focussed upon stopping the spread of communism anywhere in the world. The 'Truman Doctrine' was a major change in American Foreign Policy. America was abandoning ideas of isolation and pursuing a policy of intervention. This included Vietnam. In the early 1950's this meant giving money to the French in their war against the communist - led Vietminh.