Brinkmanship and Vietnam

Question 1

Why would the United States have been especially concerned about the spread of communism to Latin America?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Latin America is a geographical neighbor of the United States

Question 2

Using your knowledge of US foreign policy at the time, check the main reasons why the United States supported France during the Vietnamese revolution.Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The United States and France had been allies for more than 150 years.; The United States was opposed to Ho Chi Minh because he was a communist.; If Vietnam had fallen to communism, its neighbors Laos and Cambodia might also have fallen.

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding US involvement in Southeast Asia are true?The United States supported Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh in their struggle for self-rule: The United States called for the creation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization: At Geneva, the United States agreed that North and South Vietnam should be partitioned until free elections were held in 1956:

Revolt · Accepted Answer

true; false

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