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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Union couldn’t risk a war against each other. However‚ they had client states that could continue the fights for them. The Americans actually fought in Vietnam therefore in the cold war ‘game’ the USSR could not. However they supported their fellow communist state‚ China by supplying them with resources such as armed weapons. In return they would equip and arm the North Vietnamese who fought against America. Vietnam was part of the French empire before World War Two. During the war the Japanese took
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I believe that America lost the Vietnam War because they were unprepared. America did not need to get involved in the conflict‚ and it would’ve been possible to avoid most of the apparent consequences America endured. Preparation alongside careful consideration would have benefitted America in deciding if they were required to utilize measures that were proven to be irrationally harsh. Evaluation of the Vietcong’s knowledge of effective warfare would have been impactful in aiding American and Southern
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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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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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Vietnam War The war first began in 1959‚ five years after the division of the country by the Geneva Accords. Vietnam had been split into two. The communist government in the north was under Ho Chi Minh and democratic government in the south was under Ngo Dinh Diem. The Vietnam War stated because France tried to make another attempt to takeover Vietnam by having a foreign power to rule. In Vietnam the target of containment was Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnam front he had created in 1941. Ho and
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Why did the US lose the war in Vietnam? Answer with reference to the concept of insurgency/guerrilla warfare. The longest war in the history of the United States of America has taken place in Vietnam during the Cold War. “The US fear of a communist Europe led them to intervene in a war that was not seen in a vital importance or that would not be in the country`s interest to gain any advantage” (Bernstein 1987/8‚ p. 86). One of the main reasons why the US lost the war in Vietnam was the lack of
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From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam) Part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War Clockwise‚ from top left: US combat operations in Ia Drang‚ ARVN Rangers defending Saigon during the 1968 Tet Offensive‚ two Douglas A-4C Skyhawks enroute for airstrikes against North Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident‚ ARVN recapture Quảng Trị during the 1972 Easter Offensive‚ civilians fleeing the 1972 Battle of Quảng Trị‚ burial of 300 victims of the 1968 Huế Massacre
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The Vietnam War throughout history has been debated as whether or not it was a necessary war. Some say the war is considered necessary because President Truman was simply trying to help stop the increase of communism in Southeast Asia so that communism wouldn’t spread to other nations. While others say the war was unnecessary because it was the first war the United States lost. In the text‚ Major Problems of American History‚ it was stated that people even consider America’s involvement in the Vietnam
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The Vietnam War -A History project- Nadine Gan‚ Grade 9 Part One. The Overview History ~ French Indochina ~ Vietnamisation ~ Epilogue Vietnam was a part of the French colony‚ Indo-‐China. Then at September 1940‚ the Japanese decided to invade Vietnam to prevent China from sending supplies through French Indo-‐China. Having invaded by
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