The Vietnam War was a defining moment in American history‚ due to the fact that the American people where concerned about the war and the actions of President Johnson. The lack of trust kept on growing between the American people and the government‚ which left a lot of unanswered questions. After the country’s involvement in two world wars and the cold war‚ America felt the responsibility of imposing its way of life on the world to stop the growth of the communists. War has an impact on all the parties
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the Vietnam War the responses are from one extreme to the other. The Vietnam War has said to have been one of the most controversial wars in American history. It was after this war when Americans quit putting their trust in the arms of the government. The ultimate reason for the United States getting involved in the war was to stop the spread of communism. Many people supported the war in the beginning‚ but as time went on many minds were changed because; the United States’ government was not
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Was the Vietnam “War” justified? In 1965‚ 3‚500 United States Marines put boots on the ground in South Vietnam. The Marines being the first United States battle ready troops on the field in a skirmish that had been brewing for years. The comnie government of North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union and the Chinese was confined in a battle with South Vietnam reinforced with the US in a Cold War proxy fight. The U S had been offering help as well as consultants to the South ever since the beginning
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The Vietnam War and the United States The Vietnam War (1965-1975) was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. The war was extremely costly‚ United States spending over $150 billion dollars. It started with good intentions that got lost in the lengthy battle for the North’s freedom and hopes that America would put a stop to the communistic presence from overtaking
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Pham6 th HourDBQMexico and the United States were two nations whose opinionsdiffered from each other. In 1846‚ a war broke out between the two overdisputed territories. The Mexican-American war was one of the mostcontroversial events that occurred in the 19 th century. Both nationsclaimed that the other was at fault for causing the war. The Mexicans mayhave had their reasons for thinking so; however‚ the Americans wereequally justified‚ if not more‚ in going to war with Mexico.One of the main conflicts
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Was Mexico justified to go to war with the United States? This essay argues the US was justified because Mexico invaded US territory‚ Mexician territories needed a new government‚ and Mexican territories didn´t respect the US reconciliation. Mexico invaded the United States terrirory. The quote that supports this is‚”Mexico has passed the boundry of the United States… has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.”(Polk). This made the United States justified to
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As a result from all the protesting‚ lifestyles‚ families and friends were disturbed. The war split NZ into two sides - people who felt strongly that the war was a terrible mistake on behalf of NZ‚ and people who it didn’t effect very strongly. This caused some families to fall apart‚ because of their beliefs. For the people who weren’t effected as significantly‚ they just carried on with their normal day to day lives. The events didn’t effect them or bother them as much as it did to others. Some
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The Vietnam War began on the 1st of November‚ 1955‚ and ended on the 31st of April‚ 1975. It was a war fought predominantly in Vietnam‚ but small battles did occur in areas of Laos and Cambodia. During these twenty years of unfortunate enmity‚ hostility and combat‚ the South fraction of Vietnam‚ fought against the North. The South of Vietnam was predominantly Capitalist‚ their allies strictly anti-communist‚ a political ideology which exorbitantly contradicted that of the North sector‚ which was completely
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outbreak of the Vietnam War was due to the retaliation of South Vietnam‚ Australia and America against North Vietnam and the Communist regime. However‚ Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War was not necessary as the justifications behind sending Australian troops to Vietnam were not suitable enough. The reasons behind the unnecessary deployment of the Australian troops were the alliances between the members and protected nations‚ the Domino effect and the assumption of the Vietnam War being the next
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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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