Vietnam War The war first began in 1959‚ five years after the division of the country by the Geneva Accords. Vietnam had been split into two. The communist government in the north was under Ho Chi Minh and democratic government in the south was under Ngo Dinh Diem. The Vietnam War stated because France tried to make another attempt to takeover Vietnam by having a foreign power to rule. In Vietnam the target of containment was Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnam front he had created in 1941. Ho and
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The Vietnam War throughout history has been debated as whether or not it was a necessary war. Some say the war is considered necessary because President Truman was simply trying to help stop the increase of communism in Southeast Asia so that communism wouldn’t spread to other nations. While others say the war was unnecessary because it was the first war the United States lost. In the text‚ Major Problems of American History‚ it was stated that people even consider America’s involvement in the Vietnam
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Focus question 2: How were soldiers treated upon their return in the 1960s-1970s? When the New Zealand soldiers returned to their country from the Vietnam War in the 1960s-1970s‚ they were treated as they were expecting to be treated. They believed that they would come home to be honoured‚ cheered‚ and saluted by their people. However‚ they received the complete opposite. The men were told to immediately change out of their uniforms‚ combat ribbons‚ and medals‚ and to act casually as if they hadn’t
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The Vietnam War War affects millions of people in different ways everyday. The United States government involvement in the Vietnam War only led to millions more deaths of american and vietamese people. The United States started sending military around 1957 to assist the south vietemese army known as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. By the time the United States government withdrew there men they left vietnamin an even worse condition then when they arrived. The United States government should
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With World War II not being over long‚ and already being back at war with the Soviet Union‚ America’s involvement with the Vietnam War became a highly controversial topic. The draft system was being used again and it had a good portion of America’s population on edge. However‚ the fear of communism and its possible spread to other places kept Americans willing to fight during both the Cold War and the Vietnam War. America’s involvement in the Vietnam War spanned six presidencies. The average age
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The Vietnam War is truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the Unites States of by any country. It was never officially declared a war (Knowll‚ 3). It had no official beginning nor an official end. It was fought over 10‚000 miles away in a virtually unknown country. The enemy and the allies looked exactly the alike‚ and may by day be a friend but by night become an enemy (Aaseng 113). It matched the tried and true tactics of World War Two against a hide‚ run‚ and shoot technique known as
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The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield. One of the chief effects of the war was the division it
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I believe that America lost the Vietnam War because they were unprepared. America did not need to get involved in the conflict‚ and it would’ve been possible to avoid most of the apparent consequences America endured. Preparation alongside careful consideration would have benefitted America in deciding if they were required to utilize measures that were proven to be irrationally harsh. Evaluation of the Vietcong’s knowledge of effective warfare would have been impactful in aiding American and Southern
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or not America should have fought in the Vietnam war has been unclear for many decades. There are many different opinions that say‚ we should of fought for Vietnam to be free‚ we should of remained neutral‚ but the United States government threw their support behind the French so they could maintain their colonial empire. America did this out of their fear of communism spreading to South Vietnam and to stop the spreading worldwide. Although the Vietnam War and the decisions that happened occurred
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Timothy Oduwole Grade 12. How did ideology fuel the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was a battleground for opposing ideologies‚ a proxy war‚ and a holdover from the Second World War and the prewar conflicts. This escalated tensions between opposing the 2 opposing ideologiesof the world Capitalism held by America and the western world and communism held by the Soviets and Chinese The French had been a colonial ruling power in Indochina which comprised of what was to be Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia in
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