The Vietnam war started when John F. Kennedy sent United States soldiers as advisors into Vietnam. Many would argue that this was the beginning of the conflict and marked America’s involvement in the conflict. Other academics believe this conflict started many years prior to 1963. These academics cite numerous doctrines that predisposed America to react to world events. These competing perspectives around the conflict makes marking the beginning of this conflict very fluid. The Vietnam War demonstrates the complexity of marking the beginning of many conflict throughout history. This paper will examine the War using historical dates signifying the …show more content…
The Monroe doctrine also ended the imperialism According to Kwame Nkrumah (1966), “In South Vietnam the former imperial power was France, but neo-colonial control of the State has now gone to the United States” (p.1). Nevertheless, this was all stated by The Monroe doctrine. The Monroe doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy was about controlling of the Americans in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of “aggression”, requiring U.S. intervention. This conflict between the rich and the poor has not been transferred on to the international scene, but for proof of what is acknowledged to be true it is no longer necessary to consult the classical. According to Kwame Nkrumah (1966), “A large school of thought holds that expanded share- the wealth schemes are idealistic and impractical. During the war, the main factor that affected the adjustments made by American soldiers and their attitudes was that every very individual serving in Vietnam knew before leaving the U.S. when he was scheduled to return. An individual's rotation lasted twelve to thirteen months. This for the individual American soldier, the main attribute affecting combat motivation in the war was the …show more content…
The effect on society was cruel most soldiers almost died or injured but they didn’t get credit for what they did they were taunted and disrespected. They were called them names of war crimes. Some people spit on and even beat on for stuff they did in Vietnam. Some solders don’t even want to remember what happened. People we upset on what they heard from on papers and on tv they told bad parts about the sliders and didn’t tell some of the good new. I can relate to that, I have a uncle to this day he still don’t even doesn’t want to talk about the war, he could have lost friends or someone close to him in the war but we will never