Read the excerpt from the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

"...These attacks are part of a deliberate and systematic campaign of aggression that the Communist regime in North Vietnam has been waging against its neighbors and the nations joined with them in the collective defense of their freedom...”

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 1964

Based on this excerpt, what can be concluded about the attitude of the US toward the war?

A. Expansion of North Vietnam would not be prevented by armed defense.
B. There was more foreign support for North Vietnam than South Vietnam.
C. The inaction of South Vietnam’s allies was a threat to the country’s freedom.
D. Domino theory made politicians fear the spread of communism in South Vietnam.

The attitude which US had towards the war can be concluded by "Domino theory which made the politicians fear the spread of communism in South Vietnam."

What is Communism?

Communism is an ideology and a movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, namely a socio-economic order based on the idea of common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange by allocating products to everyone in the society. It can involve the absence of social classes, money, and the state.

China had become communist in 1949 and communist controlled North Vietnam. The US was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia.

So, US decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.

What is Domino Theory?

The Domino theory was a Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a perfectly aligned row of dominos.

The United States feared specifically a domino effect, that the communism of the USSR would spread from one country to the next, destabilizing one nation which would in turn, destabilize the next and allow for communist regimes to dominate the region.

Hence, option D is correct.

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