Im not sure if I know two reasons for the U.S aid of France in Vietnam, but here's one for you:
During WWII, when Japan invaded Vietnam, the American troops helped the Viet Minh fight them off, simply because they were already at war with the Japanese. After the war ended, Vietnam decided to declare independence from France under the lead of a Communist Ruler. This terrified the U.S as the they were trying to prevent the spread of communism at all costs. As a result, P. Truman decided to help the French regain control of Vietnam.
Feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
The Vietnam war ended in 1975, Gerald Ford was president.
To state the Vietnam policy for each of the following presidents a person would need to know what the following is. When this is not included with the question the answer will not be able to be known.
Harry Truman was the president when the airlift foiled the Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
Vietnam war or Second Indochina war was a conflict between North Vietnam supported by USSR, China and communist regimes and South Vietnam supported by USA. Although President Kennedy realized the importance of engaging communist designs in Vietnam he was against full scale US military deployment in the region. However, after his assassination Lyndon Johnson took over and reversed the previous policy and ordered US military deployment in Vietnam in 1963.
President Truman feared the spread of Communism to Southeast Asia.
President Truman feared the spread of Communism to Southeast Asia.
Feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
President Truman was out of office for a full 3 years before we sent as much as an advisor to Vietnam in 1956. Dwight Eisenhower sent the first Americans to Vietnam.
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The Vietnam war ended in 1975, Gerald Ford was president.
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Approximately 54 M24 Chaffee light tanks.
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Harry Truman was not directly involved in the Vietnam War as it occurred after his presidency. The Vietnam War took place from 1955 to 1975, and Truman's presidency ended in 1953. However, the United States' involvement in Vietnam escalated during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
In 1950, long before the Vietnam war began, Truman gave aid to the French in their fight against the Vietminh. President Eisenhower upped the ante after the French defeat at Dien Binh Phu by providing military advisors to help train the South Vietnamese Army.