Although the Vietnam War was clearly a detrimental event in the history of America‚ some still try to argue that it benefited America and or strengthened our nation. They may say it benefited our country because in reality‚ it was a place where we had the opportunity to test new weapons and learn about many new medicines. When trying to refute my personal claim that Vietnam was a bad war for America to join‚ these are the only two main reasons others say the war was a good event for America’s history
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The United States strategy in Vietnam from 1965 to 1968 went through various changes and revisions as leadership tried to find a feasible plan of action. US Army General William Westmoreland and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara were two of the major forces in US leadership that would shape the war effort. They devised a military strategy of attrition through tactics of search and destroy‚ covert operations‚ and other factors in hopes of wearing out the enemy. While their strategy found some success
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The 60’s were full of drugs‚ sex‚ and war. All of this was possible thanks to Democracy and Freedom; America would be damned if they let Communism threaten that. The draft was reinstated and young‚ able men were given a slap on the back and sent off to fight for their country. As‚ “Democratic”‚ war in Vietnam flared‚ many lives were being lost and many more ruined - physically‚ economically and mentally. Although the war in Vietnam had the complete support of the American government‚ the American
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I drew this picture to represent my decision and view on how merciless the Vietnam War was and the dropping public support for the war in the later years. I purposely portrayed the casket with colored American flag in the center of many colorless graves and dry tree to symbolize the public view of how pointless the war was to begin with. Many did not know of Vietnam until the war was escalated‚ when soldiers are brought back no one would pay respect and left as if they did something morally wrong
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As it can be seen‚ there was much conflict between the North & South in Vietnam. The question is what conflicts initiated the Cold War. The relationship between the both states already had difficulties from the beginning of time. In the South‚ they usually contained a smaller population than the North but were consequently growing as a group. As everyone knows that a great relationship has to be built by a trust‚ that was the one thing between the states they did not possess. Due to this‚ both
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Thesis: It was right of the United States to draft soldiers into the Vietnam War because we needed to look bigger‚ and the way we drafted was completely fair to the men drafted for war‚ the United States needed to look more powerful. I. The Vietnam War draft included millions of Americans‚ you weren’t chosen by skill‚ you were chosen if you could shoot a gun. A. There was about 2.2 million people in the United States that were drafted into the Vietnam War. B. There was not a choice‚ if you dodged the draft you were considered to be
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The book I read was titled Here There are Tigers‚ The Secret Air War in Laos‚ 1968-69. It was written by Reginald Hawthorn and is his personal experience as a Major in the Air Force. I wanted to know an Air Force pilot’s perspective since I read about so much bombing going on during the Vietnam War. He was an FAC (Forward Air Controller) and flew an O-2 single prop airplane during Vietnam from 1968-1969. Major Reginald Hathorn was an instructor at Laughlin Air Force Base when he got the call on Friday
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According to Clausewitz‚ “war is nothing but a duel on a larger scale… immediate aim is to throw his opponent in order to make him incapable of further resistance” (Clausewitz‚ P75). As a result‚ one of the most important ways to win a war is to know the kind of conflict you’re fighting. It must also include a good understanding of the enemy at hand. For all the compelling reasons‚ that awareness will allow the development of effective strategy encompassing all elements of national power. This argument
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for implementation shows a clear picture can be drawn regarding how propaganda shaped each war‚ as well as how the propaganda reflected the goals of the leaders of the country during the wars. For example‚ during World War II‚ the American propaganda was use more effectively throughout the war to address the needs of the country than the propaganda in the Vietnam War. Even though the propaganda use in these wars they share some similarities‚ their differences are significant that one can argue that
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SDS who joined the Weathermen like‚ Karen Ashley‚ Bernardine Dohrn‚ Bill Ayers‚ John Jacobs‚ Jeff Jones‚ Gerry Long‚ Terry Robbins‚ Steve Tappis and many others. They felt that this was desperate decision because of the slow efforts to stop the Vietnam war and bring the U.S soldiers home. Also‚ the Weathermen felts that they needed to fight the internal force (the police department) with violence because‚ since 1965 the soul and body of these movements were student
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