America in Vietnam: Containment Lost

Abstract

This research project examines world events leading up to United States involvement in Vietnam with the purpose of determining whether these events were instrumental in the shaping of the decision to enter the conflict. These events include the actions of nations, governments and individuals. The period of examination is limited to the years of the first Truman and first and second Eisenhower administrations. This research will determine whether the United States' decision to enter the. war in Vietnam was to protect her vital national interests or interests so skewed by the effect that world events had on political decision making that the interests were neither national nor vital.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401043

Entities

People

  • Roy A. Merrill Iii

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil War
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • Southeast Asia
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies