Causes of American involvement in Vietnam
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- Causes of American Involvement in Vietnam
- Containment of China
- Polar Ideologies between Communism and Capitalism
- Fell in 1949 - Tipped the Balance of power in the region
- France was a vote US needed against Russia in NATO
- Led to QUAGMIRE THEORY
- Polar Ideologies between Communism and Capitalism
- Stalemate Theory
- The idea that Presidents knew that they could not win the war, but carried on because they didn't want to be the first US President to lose a war
- Individual Presidents
- COMMITMENT TRAP
- Gulf of Tonkin resolution gave Johnson power to act without congressional support (1964)
- Congressional and Public support
- Public support changed around 1967 (My Lai)
- Public support waivered because of the Media War
- Congressional and Public support
- COMMITMENT TRAP
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- Preservation of American trade
- Where ever Communism made gains was a loss for American trade
- Trade benefits can be seen in Phillipeans - US goods fill markets
- Where ever Communism made gains was a loss for American trade
- Congressional and Public support
- Public support changed around 1967 (My Lai)
- Public support waivered because of the Media War
- Balance of power
- Fell in 1949 - Tipped the Balance of power in the region
- Individual Presidents
- Gulf of Tonkin resolution gave Johnson power to act without congressional support (1964)
- Gulf of Tonkin resolution gave Johnson power to act without congressional support (1964)
- Advisors
- Bundy Report 1965
- Johnson's wise men
- Containment of China
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