The Vietnam war was a long‚ deadly and costly war that was fought to stop the spread of communism by the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. The War lasted around 20 years. The United states Participated in the war 17.4 years making it the one of the longest U.S war participations. To Begin With‚ Why did the Vietnam war start and why Did the United States get involved? In the early 1880s France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos to create a colony
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There were a number of reason that why did many Americans oppose US involvement in the Vietnam War‚ however public knew US had to stop the spreading of communism. First of all‚ one reason many Americans oppose US involvement in the Vietnam war is that Vietnam War was the first war reported live coverage by many medias. So when Americans are having a breakfast‚ the war is keep going at the opposite of earth and they could see the shocking movie. For example‚ on March 16‚ 1968 The My Lai Massacre
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the world. When the war with Vietnam occurs‚ America made a maximum military effort‚ with every sort of atomic bombs. When the United States fought in Vietnam‚ it was organized modern technology against organized human beings. The Vietnam war was the most unpopular war America ever had. As the result‚ of its negative affect on the United States. After the revolution in Indochina‚ the France decided to go back to Indochina to see if they can keep as they were before. The war lasted Seven years and
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What did ‘rebellion’ have to do with the 1960’s? Look for things besides rebellion against the Vietnam War. The student movement was the next major social change movement to develop in the 1960s. Many of its early organizers had first become politically active in the early 1960s working alongside blacks in civil rights protests. The student movement worked primarily to fight racism and poverty‚ increase student rights‚ and to end the Vietnam War. At the core of the student movement was a belief
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Social Climate During the Vietnam War American involvement in Vietnam initially enjoyed strong support in the United States but as the conflict continued without signs of an eminent conclusion‚ public opinion changed. Disapproval of President Johnson’s limited approach to fighting increased. For the first time television brought the war to the "living rooms of America". And the constant coverage of the war and of injured and killed young American soldiers and civilian Vietnamese spurred protests
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Why did the U.S. fail to win the Vietnam War? As we all know‚ the Vietnam War was a colossal failure which American don’t want to mention any longer. In that period the United States had benefited from the World War II and had a rapid development in economy which made the U.S. become one of the most powerful country all over the world. So‚ why did the U.S. fail to win the Vietnam War with the strong strength? First‚ let us see a set of data from wiki. “Between 1965 and 1975‚ the United States
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In 1965‚ Joe Skoczen had decided‚ when he was twenty years old‚ to volunteer to fight for our country during the Vietnam War era. He had wanted to join the army‚ but his friend‚ Jack McSweeney‚ wanted to join the Marine Corps Reserves. It was decided over a game of pinball which branch the men would enter‚ and Joe lost‚ meaning they would both join the Marines. On the first day‚ volunteers and those drafted‚ including Joe and Jack‚ were put onto an old‚ decrepit plane set out for Parris Island
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Why US Lost The War Against Vietnam? During the 1900’s‚ Vietnam was one of the various countries across the world which fought for independence in order to decolonize from the European super powers. This steady process of decolonization was mooted by nationalism and encouraged by the actions of a resistance group of native leaders; all fighting for independence like Ho Chi Minh. This fight for independence caused a split of the nation into two different parts; North and South Vietnam. The communist
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“Vietnam Ten Years After” is about how Vietnam War affects both Vietnam and America. The book includes a variety of national magazines about the state of Vietnam today and the articles that debate the question of American involvement in Indochina and the future direction of U.S. foreign policy. After Vietnam War the notion of an invincible United States was called into question‚ and policy makers no longer assume that American troops can intervene effectively against Communist expansionism anywhere
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_POLITICAL‚ LEGAL AND SOCIAL SITUATION IN VIETNAM TODAY_ After the Vietnam war Vietnam became communist in 1975. Even though a lot has changed since then‚ Vietnam continues to be a communist country today. The politic framework in Vietnam is a single party socialist republic. The communist party is in power today‚ it consist of a 14-member politburo (short for _Political Bureau_‚ executive organization for a number of political parties‚ most notably those of communists)� the members of the politburo
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