What would have happened if the U.S. decided the best course of action to prevent the spread of communism in Vietnam was to outright annex the south and invade the north? What would be the ramifications?
What if the U.S. annexed Vietnam?
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The US just proved the Communists were right calling them the new imperialists, and seriously peed off the European nations who they bullied into giving up their empires.
Watchmen, while interesting, does not generate the most plausible AH scenario.
Realistically annexing Vietnam would be naked imperialism, vastly strengthen the Vietcong, bolster the Soviets’ reputation and anger Europe (especially France as we now are annexing their old colony)
Realistically annexing Vietnam would be naked imperialism, vastly strengthen the Vietcong, bolster the Soviets’ reputation and anger Europe (especially France as we now are annexing their old colony)
My dad told me a story about how South Vietnamese officers would bitterly joke that if only South Vietnam became the 51st state, they'd care about South Vietnam a lot more.
A space bat kills every American politician and then the US annexes it. Other than that, this is borderline ASB
This is really ASB. Annexation of regions wasn't anymore politics of USA and annexing of tens of millions of people would be hellish thing. They aren't going accept that no matter on political views. Fascists and Commies would find now common enemy and Vietnam would be even more hellish. And this would too help Soviets. "Hey, look! Americans try world conquest!". And French would be hellish pissed. Firstly Americans pressured them leave Indochina and then they take their former colony.
Europe probably goes neutral in the Cold War after this blatant bit of American hypocrisy.
No, it wouldnt. The USA has time and again prowen how hypocritical it really is - maybe less blatantly but it has. Im not sure that outside of america anyone truly believes the USA is morally superior - maybe to some really shitty places but on average: no. But the european allies remained - because the USA was their shield against the soviets. And however hyporcitical the USA might be its still easily better than the soviet alternative - or paying the price (in money and trust) for defending themselves. And this still would not change in this scenario.
Also likely some ideological justification would be found/made up so the USA could still pretend its morally superior.
Yea, there's no naked blue giant nuking the Vietcong into submission to give the US any disproportionate power to engage in such naked colonialism without consequence.
I think this is ASB - because why the hell would the USA do it? But if the USA did do it it would be not nearly as blatant as many here think.
Probably a popular vote would be engineered - with the appropriate results. After that the south Vietnam govt. would officially ask for admission which (and this is the ASB part) the USA would grant. Maybe with an unfixed period of them being a territory with the promise of creating states later. Any hint of colonialism would be denied on the basis that "They asked for it" and "They are a part of the USA that will soon become full fledged states, not a colony". Or come up with something other that makes the whole ideologically acceptable and palatable.
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1960s America is too racist to allow Asians into their governmental apparatus in such numbers.