What Political actions did the us take to influence indochina?
The US had increased involvement in Indochina after the intense Korean war. The US foreign policy was centered around Containment of communism and the Domino Theory. The threat of communist expansion narrowed down on Indochina specifically Vietnam. The US would do all in its power to help control Indochina. The US involvement lasted 4 Presidents and a near decade long war which had high costs and high numbers of casualties. The United States had made many important policies, laws and involvements with political actions to influence Indochina but the six main are 1 The United States involvement in the Geneva Conference of 1954, 2 US support of Diem's government, 3 The Military and Economic Treaty of 1961, 4 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 5 Nixon Doctrine and Vietnamization, and 6 The Paris Peace Conference of 1973.