The United States got involved with the fight in Vietnam mostly as a result of three things: Eisenhower believed in what’s known as the domino theory‚ which is the belief that if one country in southeast Asia gave into communism more and more would start to follow suit‚ just like falling dominoes. Eisenhower said in his speech “This would lead to disintegration in Southeast Asia‚ with the "loss of Indochina‚ of Burma‚ of Thailand‚ of the Peninsula‚ and Indonesia following” (http://www.history.co
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The history of Vietnam is one of great struggle and conflict. For centuries the vietnamese people have had no choice but to change their society by force in order to gain their own freedom and independence. Pivitol events in Vietnamese history such as the Battle of Bach Dang in 939 and the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 are examples of how the conflict theory brought change to Vietnamese society and culture. For centuries Vietnam had been under Chinese rule. The Vietnamese people were an oppressed
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Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in
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Why Did the USA Become Increasingly Involved in Vietnam? The Vietnam War- one of the bloodiest‚ grimmest‚ and most trying times of the Cold War. A war that many believed was fought in vain and without purpose and that “…produced no famous victories‚ no national heroes and no patriotic songs…” A war that threw the USA into public disdain for intervening where intervention was not needed; for causing bloodshed when none was called for- and all in the name of a failed policy of Containment and the
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considerable evidence that the POW MIA issue contains validity. The Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam was signed on January 27‚ 1973. This document‚ finalized during the Paris Peace Accords‚ signaled the end of the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)‚ the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)‚ and the Provisional Revolutionary Government (representing various South Vietnamese insurgents) joined the US in signing
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The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country‚ take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left‚ while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam‚ the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government
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Vietnam Essay Some people have asked the question of whether or not the Vietnam could have been won. One answer is yes‚ it could have been won if it wasn’t for the defeatism and protestors swaying us from our course of action. One way in which the United States could have ended up winning this war is we could have invaded and taken over North Vietnam and ended it as a nation state and military power. This would have then ended its ability to aid South Vietnam. However‚ there is controversy towards
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The Vietnam War was a very long war fought by the United States. Actually‚ the time span was the longest of wars fought. The Vietnam War‚ itself‚ spanned for about 15 years with in the time frame from 1955-1975‚ however‚ there was conflict leading up to the war for many years before hand. This war was between North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam had allies or support from China‚ the Soviet Union‚ and a few other communist allies‚ whereas South Vietnam was supported or had the allies of the United
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At the start of the 20th century Vietnam was of very little concern to the USA but by 1968 the Vietnam War was at its peak with about 500 000 American troops there. This drastic change came about for many reasons. From the mid-19th century Vietnam had been a French colony (known as Indochina) but in 1940‚ during WWII this changed as Japan invaded the country. The USA helped Indochina fight the Japanese as they were the enemy. They secretly joined forces with communist Ho Chi Minh and this resulted
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder seems far more prevalent in Vietnam War veterans than in those of other wars: fifteen out of one hundred Vietnam Veterans have combat-related PTSD as compared to one out of twenty World War II veterans‚ a ten percent difference (“How Common is PTSD”). Although it is nearly impossible to pinpoint the root cause for the rise in PTSD in this generation of veterans‚ there are many factors that could have contributed to this rising issue. Many used to believe that these
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