He refused to reform his government
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
Stop communist aggression into South Vietnam.
1975
The US became involved in the Vietnam War in an attempt to stop the spread of Communism. The US worried that if South Vietnam fell, it would create a domino effect. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975.
He refused to reform his government
The goal of the Vietnam War was to stop the spread of communism. As such, the US felt the need to stop the influence of communist North Vietnam, which entailed supporting South Vietnam in any way possible.
He refused to reform his government
He refused to reform his government - Apex
To stop north Vietnam from spreding communism in entering south Vietnam To stop north Vietnam from spreding communism in entering south Vietnam
the united states saw that Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating south vietnamese citizens.
To stop Communism spreading into South Vietnam.
To stop communist North Vietnam from taking over the non-communist country of South Vietnam.
Preserve the RVN (Republic of South Vietnam) & stop communist expansion.
Stop communist aggression into South Vietnam.
Somewhat democratic South Vietnam was a member of the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), so by treaty, we were obligated to help defend South Vietnam. We entered the Vietnam War to help South Vietnam stop Communist North Vietnam from their attempts to unify the whole country.
To stop communists from taking over South Vietnam and expanding to other Asian countries.