Vietnam Vietnam’s personality has been outline by long-running differences‚ both internally and externally with foreign foes. The first nation of Vietnam being recorded is the Van Lang Nation‚ founded by the ancient Viet race in the North. The most famous king is Hung King. In 3 B.C‚ another nation was found by Au Duong Vuong and named Au Lac Nation. The historical remain of Co Loa Citadel is the evidence. In Central Vietnam‚ another kingdom of Champa emerged from Sa Hyun culture around 2 B.C
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Vietcong launched a surprise attack against American and South Vietnamese forces on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day. This surprise attack is known as the Tet Offensive and many people viewed this as a turning point in the Vietnam War. Militarily‚ the Tet Offensive showed the significance of Vietcong/Vietminh’s military power and nowhere in South Vietnam was safe. On 31st of January 1968‚ the simultaneous attack the towns and cities in South Vietnam began and this went on for 3 days. Over 35 towns
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America went to war with Vietnam In the article “The Causes of the Vietnam War” Andrew Rotter talks about all kinds of reasons why America went to war with Vietnam along with things that promoted America to get involved with Vietnam. One reason America went to war was because President Harry Truman authorized a military aid to the French. Also the U.S. was afraid of communism taking over countries along with the reasons why America did not like the government of North Vietnam. One of the first
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“Vietnam War” Location: Vietnam Date: April‚1954 - April‚ 1975 Background: The Vietnam War‚ also consider by many the Second Indochina War‚ was a war that lasted approximately twenty-one years. Although the Vietnam War had several events that led to the chaos‚ one of the main causes of the war involved the spread of communism. It was believed by many that communism could spread and the citizens of Vietnam at the time were having conflict with the French colonial‚ this lead up to the war. This
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As World War 2 ended and the Cold War began‚ communism began to expand from Russia into South-East Asia. China and North Korea became communist and communism continued to spread south as Vietnam became independent from the French after the battle of Dien Bien Phu resulting in the country being split at the 17th parallel into communist North and non-communist South. The United States entered the war to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia‚ as they feared that Communist forces would gain
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The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial wars that the United States ever fought in. The war was regarded by many as unnecessary and most of the public wanted no part in the war. The Vietnam War was one of the most deadly wars in United States history. The amount of people that died is insurmountable‚ and we will never forget those who gave there lives during combat. Many films were made to show the American public how gruesome and bloody the Vietnam War was. I believe one of the best films
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Reasons for US failure in Vietnam War The US initiated a war which was based on; speculation‚ misinformation and pride. The US felt obliged to do something based on what they assumed and speculated‚ and this would have a big impact on the entire nation. The US would need to use every resource which was available to them to be able to defeat Vietnam in their evident uphill battle. Speculation could be seen as one of the reasons the US started the war and also why they lost it. There was great speculation
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Presidential Administrations during the Vietnam era. Vietnam was not just a war on communism in a small Southeast Asian country. In his book The “Uncensored” War‚ Daniel C. Hallin describes Vietnam as a “public
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The War That Couldn’t Be Won! By withdrawing its forces from Vietnam in 1973 did the United States admit defeat? This is an argument that historians and observers have been having for years. Before answering that question however‚ we must first understand if we ever really had a chance to win the war. The circumstances leading up to the war were pretty much out of the United States control with an obligation to our French allies. With threats of communism taking over Vietnam‚ many felt
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the anti-war movement‚ one being that it was the reason the Vietnam war ended. On the contrary‚ the movement was more social and cultural than it was political. As a single organization it had little impact‚ but as a whole movement‚ it was able to influence on a broader level the politics in America. Even the Johnson and Nixon administration insisted they would ignore the anti-war efforts yet still‚ they adapted their policies to those who dissented.(456) Those in opposition to the anti-war wave tried
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