There are many significant and insignificant reasons for US involvement in the Vietnam conflict such as the ‘Domino theory’ and attack on the US. Though there are many significant reasons for US involvement there are three most significant reasons that are the ‘Domino theory’, attack on the US and the military-industrial complex.
The most significant reason for US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam was the ‘Domino theory’. This is due to the fear of communism spreading being a major factor in US citizen’s lives therefore was exceedingly important to the US as the US was a capitalist country. From this theory of communism spreading through countries there was a growing worry in the US of the possible consequences to a capitalist country …show more content…
This is due to the military-industrial complex being a controversial view and not a definite factor to the Vietnam conflict. Also the military-industrial complex in the US was focused more on monetary gain in the US which would be gained from the war however was a very insignificant reason for US involvement in the war as it would be hard to bribe the members of US government to add cause to the war without being discovered. This would be very risky for the military-industrial companies and so would cause the military-industrial complex to be the least significant reason for US involvement in the Vietnam conflict as not many companies would add to this military-industrial complex causing it to be a small insignificant factor for US involvement in the Vietnam War. President Eisenhower also said ‘we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.’ [5] Which emphasises the influence of the military-industrial complex being within the US but gives no specifics which would have been given if the threat from the military-industrial complex was large enough to be a significant reason for US involvement in the Vietnam conflict. Overall the military-industrial complex was the least significant reason for US involvement in the Vietnam War as it wasn’t a publicised reason for US involvement in the war …show more content…
The ‘Domino theory’ was also a very tangible fear for US citizens that had been engrained in their lives due there unhealthy fear of communism therefore making the ‘Domino theory’ the most significant reason for US involvement in the Vietnam
The most significant reason for US involvement in the conflict in Vietnam was the ‘Domino theory’. This is due to the fear of communism spreading being a major factor in US citizen’s lives therefore was exceedingly important to the US as the US was a capitalist country. From this theory of communism spreading through countries there was a growing worry in the US of the possible consequences to a capitalist country …show more content…
This is due to the military-industrial complex being a controversial view and not a definite factor to the Vietnam conflict. Also the military-industrial complex in the US was focused more on monetary gain in the US which would be gained from the war however was a very insignificant reason for US involvement in the war as it would be hard to bribe the members of US government to add cause to the war without being discovered. This would be very risky for the military-industrial companies and so would cause the military-industrial complex to be the least significant reason for US involvement in the Vietnam conflict as not many companies would add to this military-industrial complex causing it to be a small insignificant factor for US involvement in the Vietnam War. President Eisenhower also said ‘we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.’ [5] Which emphasises the influence of the military-industrial complex being within the US but gives no specifics which would have been given if the threat from the military-industrial complex was large enough to be a significant reason for US involvement in the Vietnam conflict. Overall the military-industrial complex was the least significant reason for US involvement in the Vietnam War as it wasn’t a publicised reason for US involvement in the war …show more content…
The ‘Domino theory’ was also a very tangible fear for US citizens that had been engrained in their lives due there unhealthy fear of communism therefore making the ‘Domino theory’ the most significant reason for US involvement in the Vietnam