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The US feared that if Communism took over Vietnam it would spread and slowly take over the world. damien streeter

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Why weren't nuclear weapons used during the Vietnam war?

Fear that the North Vietnamese would obtain nuclear weapons themselves (from Russia or China) and use them on South Vietnam or even on America.


How was the UN involved in the Vietnam War?

The UN wasn't really involved in the Vietnam war. It was more involved in the Korean war which happened a few years earlier. American's fear of commmunism seemed to be cemeted when North Korea attacked South Korea, America then asked the UN intervenean to stop the attack. Eventually they organised a military force to stop the attack.


Which was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam?

The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.


What started the Vietnam war the Vietnam War?

The Vietnam war began as a war of nationalism, with the Vietnamese their French colonial powers for independence following World War II. The United States became involved in the struggle out of fear that the new country would be Communist. The Vietnamese scored a decisive victory over the French at Dienbienphu in 1954, but the United States retained its interest in Vietnam. A conference in Geneva provisionally divided Vietnam into the North under Communist-backed President Ho Chi Minh and the South under American-backed President Ngo Dinh Diem, with elections on the issue of reunification scheduled for 1956. Probably the most important impetus for hostilities was Diem's decision to cancel the elections out of fear that he would lose.O SNAP GTG.


When did the appeasement happen?

Appeasement took place due to the public opinion,fear that another war would take place and military and economic reasons.

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Why weren't nuclear weapons used during the Vietnam war?

Fear that the North Vietnamese would obtain nuclear weapons themselves (from Russia or China) and use them on South Vietnam or even on America.


For what three reasons was Australia involved in the Vietnam War?

* Support the US policy of containment * Australia had alliance commitments * Concerns over Indonesia * Support for US in Vietnam as insurance policy * Fear of communism * Belief in the 'domino theory' * Menzies government policy of anti-communism * Fear of Australia being taken over by south Vietnam * The United States was also a powerful ally providing Australia with protection in case of attack


Why did the US get involved in the wars in Vietnam and Korea?

To stop communist aggression.


How was the UN involved in the Vietnam War?

The UN wasn't really involved in the Vietnam war. It was more involved in the Korean war which happened a few years earlier. American's fear of commmunism seemed to be cemeted when North Korea attacked South Korea, America then asked the UN intervenean to stop the attack. Eventually they organised a military force to stop the attack.


Which was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam?

The fear of being invaded was not a justification for the increase in US involvement in Vietnam. The US withdrew from Vietnam in 1975.


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