Thus far the Vietnam War has shown to be a highly complex situation. Many of times‚ I have found myself agreeing with Lyndon B. John’s decisions to escalate the war. First and foremost‚ the United States had made a promise of freedom and tranquility to the people (whom were not part of Viet-Cong) of Vietnam. As an American‚ it is my opinion that the United States had to uphold its word‚ essentially its credibility. Secondly‚ withdrawing troops from Vietnam when the situation was really out of
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During class‚ the Vietnam War was discussed. The biggest impression I had of the war was the number of casualties on both sides. Based on our study‚ the two lessons that could be learned were that strategies were more important than the size of the army and that a government should never lie to its people. North Vietnamese and the Vietcong were winning mostly throughout the Vietnam War because of their efficient operational plans. In fact‚ the North Vietnamese army had fewer and less powerful
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Dissent from the American Public: “Give Peace a Chance” A large number of Americans opposed the Vietnam War. This was evidenced by things like a second march on Washington‚ D.C. in 1969‚ which drew 500‚000 participants. However‚ the everyday American did not support the publicized leaders of the protest movement. The clean-cut university students that originally led the protest groups had been replaced by “hippies”: outgoing‚ outspoken‚ loud protesters who had a very specific culture that included
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War 2. Numbers (Wounded and Killed) i. .7 percent of Vietnam veterans died of injury or factor from the war‚ number still rising with agent orange and other long term effect 1.8% had to go to hospital due to their injuries. ii. About 1‚830‚000 were in the war‚ not all US. Large number were physically wounded. 3. Buzz of the war i. War hadn’t always been dreadful‚ volunteers signed up B. What made Vietnam Different? 1. Was it more stressful? i. Much more
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relatives across the world. We get all caught up in our pleasures of vacationing‚ that we fail to see things from the perspectives of others. For relatives wanting to travel to different countries‚ saving enough money is no easy task. In the wake of the Vietnam war‚ economic hardship runs rampant in communities with run-down neighborhoods and disheveled street beggars. My Vietnamese cousin‚ Thai Minh‚ doesn’t let these difficulties deter him from traveling. Minh travels not only to search for job offers
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Conflict in focus The war in Vietnam had been called the defining experience for the United States in the second half of the 20th century which was the longest and bloodiest world conflict in history. Vietnam war was the defining aspect of his life. He himself perceived that and was driven through the rest of his days to characterize‚ explain‚ rationalize and defend that role memoirs reflect the fixation in a long career totaling 36 years as an officer in a string of postings to increasingly important
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Reasons for US failure in Vietnam War The US initiated a war which was based on; speculation‚ misinformation and pride. The US felt obliged to do something based on what they assumed and speculated‚ and this would have a big impact on the entire nation. The US would need to use every resource which was available to them to be able to defeat Vietnam in their evident uphill battle. Speculation could be seen as one of the reasons the US started the war and also why they lost it. There was great speculation
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When people are asked what they think of 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;
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billion.2 This marked the beginning of the United States involvement in Southeast Asia and the expansion of the military-industrial complex in America. This paper will explore the role the American military-industrial complex played as part of the Vietnam War. Advancements in technology have always occurred during times of war as nations develop new and more efficient ways of destroying each other. However‚ its possible that this formula works the other way around; companies develop new and more
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The United States has already been in war with Vietnam for four years when Nixon took office in 1969. Already more than thirty- six thousand Americans have lost their lives only up to 1968 and the United States had a total of 475‚200 forces in Vietnam. Nixon was determined to bring America out of this problem; unlike past President Lyndon Johnson. Very early in Nixon’s presidency‚ he made the decision to order the air force to bomb Cambodian territory in order to destroy enemy sanctuaries‚ but he
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