Question

What was President Kennedy's reason for initiating U.S. military involvement in Vietnam?

a. to protect French possessions in Indochina
b. reunify North and South Vietnam as a democratic nation
c. to prevent the Vietcong from overthrowing the South Vietnamese government
d. North Vietnam from spreading communism to Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand

Answer 1

I think it's C. to prevent the Vietocong from overthowing the south Vietnamese goverment

Answer 2

The correct answer is option c. "to prevent the Vietcong from overthrowing the South Vietnamese government". President John F. Kennedy was a fervent believer that communism must be contained. Therefore he followed the policy of the former US President and supported South Vietnamese government against the Vietcong during Vietnam War.