Which of the following best explains why the united states sent military aid to south vietnam in the 1950s?
to negotiate a settlement to unify vietnam
to convince south vietnam to abandon communism
to join the war against the viet cong
to south vietnam without committing us troops to a war
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The correct answer is D) To help South Vietnam without committing US troops to a war.

After the end of World War II, the United States adopted a policy of containment. This foreign policy was based on stopping the spread of communism on a global scale. In order to do this, the United States tried to give support to different countries who were in jeopardy of being taken over by a communist nation. This is why the US sent military aid to South Vietnam in the 1950's, as North Vietnam (a communist nation) looked as if it was going to try to take over South Vietnam in order to make it a communist nation.

Its D) to help South Vietnam without committing US troops to a war

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