Vietnam

The U.S. entered the war soon after the attacks of North Vietnam on American ships. President Johnson had ordered retaliation by initiating the Rolling Thunder Operation? which started an attack on North Vietnam to convince that communism would and could not win.
             America's firm stance against communism was the major reason for its involvement in the Vietnam War. Any communist anywhere, by definition, was considered an enemy by the United States. The Truman administration firmly stated that any signs of communist aggression must be taken down by the U.S. and its? allies. I strongly believe that communism is wrong and Truman did the right thing in creating this idea of containment. The U.S. entered the war to stop the spread of communism and control it's sharing of beliefs. If the North Vietnam would succeed in spreading communism, it could become more powerful and may spread ideas to other countries. The U.S. believed Vietnam could become very powerful and militarily responded to the possible effects. The U.S. was afraid of the Domino Theory which is the assumption created to show how communism could spread. The U.S. did what they could to contain this theory. I think it was a good idea to try and control communism. We believe that Communism is similar to a disease and if we could not contain it then it will spread all over the world. Vietnam had a strong sense of nationalism and patriotism that was underestimated by America. The Vietnamese nationalism was a very important factor in determining the citizen's motives for defending themselves against the French and soon later, the U.S. The U.S. did not understand the nature of the nationalism in Vietnam. Therefore, the U.S. fought without knowing the strength of the Viet Cong. The United States overlooked Vietnamese nationalism because the United States focused on the apparent threat of Communism . The U.S. focused on containing communism versus understanding the nationalism.