Explain how the U.S. became involved in the politics of Southeast Asia.

Question

o Explain how this involvement affected the U.S. political climate of the 1950s.

can you please help me find some info for this please. So i have a better understanding to do a powerpoint presentation. i talked about how the US became involved in Southeast asia (which i put Initially to assist its ally, France, in their struggle to maintain their colonial holdings in Vietnam.
Subsequently, to honor treaty obligations with the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Involvement was thought to be necessary to prevent communism from taking control completely in that area) i sm not sure if that is correct. the enxt slide i talked about the domino effect, the next slide i talked about Truman Doctrine.

waht else can I talk about plz help and am I on the right track? thank you

Answer 1

There are a number of sites here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=U.S.+involvement+in+Southeast+Asia%2C1950s&btnG=Search

AND your same question is answered below.

http://www.blurtit.com/q595432.html

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_the_United_States_become_involved_in_Southeast_Asia

http://helpglobe.com/Answers.aspx?qid=1165

Answer 2

Since your assignment seems to be about the 50s, you should talk about the Korean War which started in 1950. We didn't get involved in Vietnam until late 1959.

These sites will help you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_in_the_1950s

Answer 3

this is what foud for the answer to How did the United States become involved in Southeast Asia?
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•Inititally to assist its ally, France, in their struggle to maintain their colonial holdings in Vietnam.

•Subsequently, to honor treaty obligations with the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).

•Involvement was thought to be necessary to prevent communism from taking control completely in that area (see The Domino Effect).

now i do not know what else to talk about it has to be 6-9 slides. i already talked about the domino theory.

Answer 4

Yes, you're right. I probably threw you off by suggesting you talk about the Korean War. However, since Korea is in east Asia, not southeast Asia, your assignment doesn't involve Korea.

This site, among those suggested by GuruBlue, explains in more detail how we got involved in southeast Asia.