The Vietnam War and the United States
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 Indonesia.
Nixon made several speeches to the public in attempts to gain acceptance in ending the war. According to his speech “Richard Nixon: Vietnam War Speech”, it spoke to the Silent Majority Speech that he had given on November 3, 1969. President Nixon then spoke to how long we had been in the Vietnam War and that it would not be in our best interest to completely withdrawal from the war but that we needed to pursue a peaceful resolution to the war. In his speech he had stated, “Now that we are in the war, what is the best way to end it? For the future of peace, precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude “("Richard Nixon: Vietnam War Speech", 2011).
President Nixon’s speech would explain his plans on ending the war. It consisted of peace and his ability to solve the communism fear of the people. It was going to be difficult to get both sides to come to a peaceful agreement, but he was confident he was up for the challenge.
There were many hot button issues that had a large amount of importance to the 1972 election. The fear of the stability in the economy and the Vietnam War were among the two main factors. It was known that the top four super important issues were the Vietnam War, the economy, foreign policy and the military defense. This election became known more for its political scandals that became well known in American history. The Watergate break-in, and cover-up, by President Richard Nixon were what ultimately
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 Indonesia.
Nixon made several speeches to the public in attempts to gain acceptance in ending the war. According to his speech “Richard Nixon: Vietnam War Speech”, it spoke to the Silent Majority Speech that he had given on November 3, 1969. President Nixon then spoke to how long we had been in the Vietnam War and that it would not be in our best interest to completely withdrawal from the war but that we needed to pursue a peaceful resolution to the war. In his speech he had stated, “Now that we are in the war, what is the best way to end it? For the future of peace, precipitate withdrawal would thus be a disaster of immense magnitude “("Richard Nixon: Vietnam War Speech", 2011).
President Nixon’s speech would explain his plans on ending the war. It consisted of peace and his ability to solve the communism fear of the people. It was going to be difficult to get both sides to come to a peaceful agreement, but he was confident he was up for the challenge.
There were many hot button issues that had a large amount of importance to the 1972 election. The fear of the stability in the economy and the Vietnam War were among the two main factors. It was known that the top four super important issues were the Vietnam War, the economy, foreign policy and the military defense. This election became known more for its political scandals that became well known in American history. The Watergate break-in, and cover-up, by President Richard Nixon were what ultimately