Why did the United States want to stop communism in Vietnam?
2 Americans seemed to think communism was a disease (Ratter, Andrew J).
President Johnson
was a “long-time
During Truman’s
anticommunist
Presidency..,
himself” (O’Malley)
an idea formed that.
if Vietnam became
He thought we
should institute Communist, other
containment on countries around it 11010101111
Vietnam.
would follow.
In 1962, a version of the theory arose which stated that
he Communists were aiming towards world domination.
AINMEN- By 1950, foreign policymakers
attempting to prevent the Because of this, they felt a need
had fully adopted this idea.
expansion of a “hostile power or to fight Communism everywhere.
Klealology” (Meriam Webster)
ommuni’sm opposite of
everything A red important.
“Communists scorned
democracy, violated
human rights, pursued elimination ot linuate
property “The US is the locomotive
-investments mane trom military aggression, and -all goods owned by the head of mankind and
created closed state the society as a whole rest of the world the cabo
private decisions -McGeorge Bindy
economics that barely -controlled market (O’Malley, Michael)
-a free market -controlled prices,
traded with capitalist
-free prices, products, products, and
countries.” equal distribution
and distribution of goods of goods