The United States as a country never experienced an international war conflict that will significantly destroy their land‚ cities or cost lots of lives of innocent civilians. If the US was participating in the war it was usually under the label of rescuers. It is right that they helped to save lots of nations during the war times but sometimes we should ask was it necessary to expand the problem into the war such as Vietnam War? They wanted to protect democracy and yes‚ it is important but they were
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Brianna Obermiller English 1000 “A Vietnam Veteran Opposes the War‚ 1971” In 1971‚ veteran John Kerry stands for himself and many other veterans in a speech opposing the Vietnam War. Relaying how the veterans feel after coming back from such a horrific war‚ the audience is sympathetic with those who return with such terrible memories that they must bare for the rest of their lives. For John Kerry‚ it may be hard for him to describe such atrocities to his audience‚ and it may be even harder
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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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this time to help the United States‚ in order to protect the Republic of Vietnam (known as South Vietnam)‚ against the posed threat by insurgents reinforced by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Australian commitment to the Vietnam War lasted 13 years‚ beginning in 1962‚ and withdrawing in 1975. The experiences faced on the battle front had a greater impact on Australian returned soldiers‚ compared to the anti-war sentiment on the
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In her article‚ “The Vietnam War in American Memory‚” Marilyn Young discusses that the Vietnam War “happened among Americans.” What Young is saying is that there was a war going on in Vietnam‚ but there was also animosity between the American soldiers and citizens. It was a horrifying and devastating time in American during the Vietnam War and Young even describes it as‚ “American civil War.” Young inquiries the government on why America got involved in this war in the first place. In the film
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War brings out the worst in human nature. Soldiers pinned against one another‚ and for what purpose? Justice‚ life and freedom? No‚ all these luxuries can not be afforded by the dead. Those soldiers who have survived this “clash of ideas” ‚ and have been captured by the enemy‚ have seen a fate worst than death. The American soldier captured and held in camps endured many horrible conditions which‚ were caused many deaths. The horrible treatment of the American P.O.W (Prisoners of War) reached it
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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 north
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History Homework - Vietnam Why did the USA fail in Vietnam? America failed in the Vietnam War for various reasons; the people of Vietnam liked the communists of North Vietnam. The Americans bombed and killed the Vietnamese. The people of Vietnam hated the Americans in the end. The Americans tried to bomb the Vietnamese into submission and failed. Also when they were in open warfare America was successful‚ but when it turned into a guerrilla war America failed‚ that’s why America used napalm‚
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The Vietnam War last from 1964-1975 for America and was it longest war. Throughout those eleven years many stories and letters were written and many more would come long after the wars end. While officially the conflict was considered to be a police action‚ many consider it be just rough and brutal as any other war fought in modern history. The majority of soldiers who did return home came back to an America far different than the one they left behind and were subject to the hatred of anti-war protestors
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options do I have‚ leave the country‚ or hide for the rest of your life. Or go to war not only means serving your country‚ but helping people along the way. What were my advantages or disadvantages? None of those options were good‚ at that point I was in shock‚ and I just could not believe that this was happening to me‚ till this day I do not remember ever opening that letter. The advantage I saw was‚ if I went to war the money I will be getting. With that money I could help my family‚ have a better
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