Summary of The USA and Containment in Asia

Case study 1: Korea edit

Case study 2: Japan edit

Was containment a success in Japan? edit

Case study 3: Taiwan edit

Was containment a success in Taiwan? edit

Case study 4: An in-depth study of the USA and containment in Vietnam edit

How did the United States become involved? edit

How did President Kennedy widen the conflict? edit

Why did President Johnson continue the Vietnam War? Was it Johnson's war? edit

The Great Society and the 'credibility gap' edit

The Tet Offensive edit

Did President Nixon achieve 'peace with honour'? edit

The Paris Peace Talks edit

Was Vietnam a failure of the American policy of containment? Historians' views edit

Conclusions on the U.S. policy of containment in Asia edit