How useful are sources A to C to explain why the Untied States became involved in the war in Vietnam?
Sources A, B and C are useful because they have all been written by people who can be trusted to a certain extent for example source A was written by the U.S President in April 1965 which was during the time of the Vietnam war. Source B was also spoken by the U.S president in May 1964 which was also in the time of the Vietnam war, where as source C was written by professor Noam Chomsky, an American critic of the war in 1982.
Source A is useful because it tells us what the President thought was the reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War, its tells us that ‘Ever since 1954 every American President has offered support to the people of South Vietnam’ they offered support to stop the spread of communism, and the domino theory taking place. The domino theory suggested that communitss would spread across the world if it was not stopped. The U.S saw Vietnam as the place to stop the spread of communism. Source A has many limitations because the source was written by the President Johnson speaking in April 1965, although it was at the time we don’t know who he was speaking to and whether it was the truth or not, as the he might of only been saying what the person he was talking to wanted to hear. Source A is mainly useful for some of the main reason behind why the Untied States go involved with Vietnam.
