peace was “victorious peace”. However‚ all of the peace proposals offered to the North Vietnam were rejected as of January 25th‚ 1972. The North Vietnamese began their largest attack of the Vietnam War on March 30‚ 1972. It was an attack that was designed to inflict a
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Following the end of World War II‚ the United States became involved in a battle of ideologies against the communist Soviet Union in what became known as the Cold War. During this time American leaders believed in the “Domino Effect” where nations would fall under communist rule one by one‚ leading to the implementation of containment policy. This led to several ‘proxy wars’ between the United States and Soviet Union‚ with the best known conflict being the Vietnam War in 1955-1973‚ which resulted
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States at the time of the major events in the Vietnam War was President Lyndon B. Johnson a senator from Texas‚ a professional politician. In November of 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson the vice president was sworn in to president on the air force one plane while carrying the casket of Kennedy. Johnson could then do what he wanted as president‚ he wanted to focus on civil rights‚ but he also inherited Kennedy’s commitments‚ obviously Vietnam. In Johnson’s first meeting in November 1963
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The Australian Government’s Response to the Threat of Communism During the Vietnam War Period After WWII‚ Australia still faced a severe threat‚ the threat of communism. Communism was seen as a perfect government‚ a utopia‚ by communists‚ but in reality it’s riddled with corruption and power struggles and a lack social security and identity. The Australian government responded to this threat in many ways‚ they gave economic aid‚ made alliances‚ took military action and even tried to ban the Communist
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and Contrast the Vietnam Veterans and Korean War Memorials The Vietnam War officially ended in April of 1975 for the United States‚ but the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was not constructed and dedicated until March of 1982‚ seven years later. The viewer would notice the memorial is a black granite wall stretching around the Constitutional Gardens in Washington‚ D.C.‚ which display the names of the service men and women who served in the Vietnam War. On the other hand‚ the Korean War officially ended
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The Vietnam War on Society (Aus&VC) The Vietnam War had a lasting effect on Vietnam Vets‚ Who although fought their hardest for their country returned to a country that saw them as murderers and less than heroes. There were no parades for them and they were met with contempt rather than gratitude. Many of the Vietnam veterans suffered from both psychological and medical problems from open battles‚ sniper attacks‚ chemical warfare and just the general stress of war life. Although the Vietnam war
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Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a military struggle starting in 1959 and ending in 1975. It began as an attempt by the Vietcong (Communist Guerrillas) to overthrow the Southern Vietnam Government. This research paper will discuss the Vietnam War‚ US involvement in this war‚ and significant battles. Following the surrender of Japan to the Allies in August 1945‚ Vietminh guerrillas seized the capital city of Hanoi and forced the abdication of Emperor Bao Dai. On September 2 they
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of it ended up being. The Vietnam War‚ which was the longest war since the Cold War‚ was a war between Southern Vietnam and Northern Vietnam in which the United States became involved in on South Vietnam’s side. It was originally fought because Vietnam wanted to declare its independence from France stating‚ “Vietnam has the right to be free and independent country and in fact is so already‚” but the conflict quickly converted to a civil war between North and South Vietnam (Doc. 1- Declaration of Independence-
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event in the Vietnam war. America was fighting North Vietnam‚ where communism was in use‚ in favor of South Vietnam to protect freedom as they vowed to do. America was a superpower with an excellent military and numerous supplies and weapons. In no way do they expect a loss. While America’s military tactics tended to be more on the offensive side‚ North Vietnam fought with strategy‚ only fighting when opportunity and surprise was on their side. During the Tet uprising‚ North Vietnam used strategy
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How effective were the tactics used by the US during the Vietnam War? The US used many tactics during the war with Vietnam and the tactics used were usually for one of two purposes: to destroy the Vietcong or win over the peasantry‚ which was what the population of Vietnam generally consisted of. However‚ some tactics proved to be more effective than others‚ and they were inter-related as one often wouldn’t work without the other. The US Army‚ alongside the South Vietnamese Army (the ARVN) found
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