Vietnam War Effects The Vietnam War was a very costly war. It not only affected those in battles‚ but it also left behind long term effects on people everywhere in the world. It was an extremely costly war with over 58‚000 Americans dead and over 150‚000 wounded in battle. Many Americans were affected by the war for so many had died and many more were wounded. North Vietnam was victorious over South Vietnam and allied forces. The Fall of Saigon on April 30‚ 1975 marked the end of a very bloody war
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lose – a war? Answer through detailed discussion of coverage in one war since 1945. Introduction: The Vietnam War could be characterized as one of the most controversial incident in America’s history. United States acted paradoxically; they claimed that they protected democracy‚ they raised an oppressive dictatorial regime in the area of South Vietnam and later the US army was destroying villages in order to protect them (Wiest‚ 2002). In terms of media‚ the Vietnam War was the first war‚ which
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Vietnam War portfolio Causes The Vietnam War was a consequence of the cold war. Since neither the United States nor the Soviet Union could risk fighting each other directly they did it in other countries indirectly like in Vietnam. One of the main causes of the Vietnam War was the Gulf of Tonkin. In the Gulf of Tonkin the USS Maddox was attacked by torpedoes from the Vietnamese. They confirmed it was Vietnamese by the markings on the shells found. Then later on a second attack happened. When the
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THE VIETNAM WAR Did you know about 1.5 million people died during the Vietnam War‚ which was more than the population of New Mexico in the 1960s? Vietnam‚ which is relative in size to New Mexico‚ is a country in Asia that borders the Gulf of Tonkin. The Vietnam War was a result of people in Vietnam wanting independence from France. The US supported the French so that all of Vietnam would not become a communist country and so this would not lead to other countries following in their footsteps
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The Vietnam War and Its Legacy The Vietnam War is one of the most shocking eras in American history. Not only did the utmost world power in the world get bested by an almost third-world country‚ but we lost badly. This war could have been won‚ or even prohibited in the first place. The United States should have won this war‚ with a blend of better weapons usage‚ better maneuvers‚ and better support from their home country. Many people do not know the reason for the U.S involvement in getting into
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American involvement in the Vietnam War justifiable? Beginning on the first day of November in 1955‚ the second Indochina War was fought between North Vietnam‚ who was communist‚ and the government of South Vietnam‚ that was anti-communist. For the most part the war was fought in the countries of Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos‚ and lasted approximately 20 years. There is a large debate amongst many people about whether the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam war is justifiable or not‚ but it
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Attitudes to the Vietnam War (Mirams et al) Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam conflict: 1965 – 1970 Between 1965 and 1970 Australians’ attitudes to their country’s involvement in the Vietnam War changed The opposition grew as events of the war unfolded over the following five years Those opposing both conscription and Australia’s involvement in Vietnam expanded from small groups of university students and peace activists to a broad section of the community. The Vietnam Moratorium of 1970
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it begins the United States military involvement in Vietnam. 1953 January 20‚ 1953- Former five-star Army general‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ becomes the 34th U.S President. This event is important because he becomes America’s new President and because he does a lot with the Vietnam War. 1954 April 7‚ 1954- President Eisenhower introduced the Domino Theory in response to a news conference. This event is important because it was a reason for war in the 1950’s. It speculated that if one state in a region
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Although the Vietnam War costs the lives of many American Soldiers it helped develop today’s military forces. During the Vietnam War the U.S Army deployed multiple Air Defense battalions to the peninsula of Vietnam due to demands of fire support. The Vietnam War required the use of different Air Defense mobile and stationary equipment to fight and defend against enemy forces. This Essay will discuss how the Vietnam conflict helped to shape and evolve today’s Air Defense Artillery and how
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The Korean War would be a radical step in fighting wars‚ as well as the feelings people had toward the war. All wars in American History fought before the Korean War were based on either national survival or the gain of territory. A strong conflict was created between the Soviet Union and the United States. From this conflict‚ tension was so strong that wars were fougt in the midst of this Cold War. The Korean War was the first America ever waged that was not fought for national survival‚ for
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