The Vietnamese war

The Vietnamese war
The Vietnamese war
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Did the domino theory justify the U.S. War in Vietnam?
The use of the domino theory by the Vietnamese war was justified by the way NATO delt with Communism in southern Asia. The domino theory is a foreign policy which was developed during the 1950's and th 1980's by the government of the United States. Spencer (2001) in talking about the justification of the domino theory said that “simply put, the domino effect stated that if one Southeast Asian country fell to communism, then all of Southeast Asia would fall. And to that end, Eisenhower said, "the possible consequences of the loss of free countries in Southeast Asia are just incalculable to the free world." Many succeeding presidents used this term to justify their increasing involvement in Southeast Asia (45).
Importance of the Geneva accords to the Vietnam War
The 1954 Geneva accords helped bring the peace back in Vietnam. They led to the first general elections in 1956 after France gave up on Vietnam bringing back reunification. The dissolution of the communism party in Vietnam was also aided by the Geneva accords.
Importance of the Tet offensive to the Vietnam War
The Tet offensive is considered to be a real turn around for the war in Vietnam. It led to the Americans accepting to come back and negotiate for peace deals with the Vietnam. At the end, the offensive was deemed to drive the Americans out all together opening up the path to liberation and unification to a new Vietnam (Spencer, 56).
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