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Why did president truman agree to help france regain control over vietnam?

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He wanted to weaken anticommunist forces in france

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President Truman agreed to help France regain control over Vietnam because he felt that If he supported Vietnamese independence, he would weaken anticommunist forces in France. America wanted France as an ally in its Cod War effort to contain the Soviet Union.

Hope that helps. -UF aka Nadia
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