Grade 12. How did ideology fuel the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was a battleground for opposing ideologies‚ a proxy war‚ and a holdover from the Second World War and the prewar conflicts. This escalated tensions between opposing the 2 opposing ideologiesof the world Capitalism held by America and the western world and communism held by the Soviets and Chinese The French had been a colonial ruling power in Indochina which comprised of what was to be Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia in the 1800s.France
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disastrous war in Vietnam. Overview At the Treaty of Geneva in 1954‚ Indo-China was divided into Laos‚ Cambodia‚ North Vietnam and South Vietnam‚ although it was agreed to hold elections in 1956 to unify the two parts of Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem‚ the ruler of South Vietnam‚ refused to hold elections. Ho Chi Minh was a communist‚ who was supported by China. In 1960‚ he set up the National Liberation Front (NLF) in South Vietnam‚ which started a guerrilla war to take over South Vietnam from Diem and
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From the 1950s to the mid-1970s‚ the Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam over political ideologies and imperialist beliefs. The North was communist and the South with the aid of America was anti-communist. While some may argue the US won because of pride‚ more infantry‚ more powerful weapons‚ I believe North Vietnam won because they came out in a better position. North Vietnam won the war because they reunited as one country‚ their tactics were better‚ and released
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In 1969 this policy was put into place‚ withdrawing US troops from South Vietnam as well as their financial aid. The Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973 by the US‚ North and South Vietnam. This accord brought to a complete stop the US aid with South Vietnam. Historian Karnow also mentions how “the politicians were simply reflecting the opinion of the overwhelming majority of Americans” due to all the antiwar protests
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Vietnam independence was achieved through conflict‚ since western powers responded to anticolonial movements by declaring war two times: 1946 and 1965. During World War II‚ France lost control of Vietnam because the country was defeated by Germany (722). Due to the France defeat‚ Vietnam had a weak internal government‚ which resulted in the invasion of Japanese’s forces into French Indochina (725). In 1946‚ France declared war against the Communist Party of Vietnam‚ led by Ho Chi Minh‚ who was
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In order to understand war one needs to understand the perspective of both sides of the war. The Vietnam War divided the people of the United States into two different groups. The doves were the people who didn’t want the war. They viewed the war as a waste of money on the part of the United States. The doves thought the Vietnam War was a civil war and the people of Vietnam should be solving their disputes without our help. They organized many protests about the war. The doves argued that the
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The Vietnam War was fought throughout 1962 and 1975 between the communist North Vietnam and its communist allies‚ and the government of South Vietnam‚ supported by the United States and nations of the SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation). During the war‚ it became evident that the attitude towards the Vietnam War began to change as it developed. In the beginning of the Vietnam War‚ most Australian citizens and politicians had the unfounded propaganda that Australia would become a victim
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‘’Too Little‚ Too Late’’ – Could the Vietnam War have been won if intervention had started earlier‚ or firepower been increased? ‘’We are not about to send American boys nine or ten thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.’’ Were the words of Lyndon B. Johnson in October 1964‚ [Lyndon B. Johnson Re-election Campaign speech 1964] in reference to the pressure the American government had been facing from questions raised about how far their support in
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During a mission to Vietnam‚ hunger spread in the Chinese navy like a virus. Vietnam was having a war with the US‚ and food supply just wasn’t enough. Fortunately‚ a soldier faced this challenge with a positive attitude and changed the situation significantly. This soldier is my grandfather. Unlike all those soldiers that complained‚ and moaned endlessly‚ my grandfather faced this inevitable challenge with a positive attitude. Not only did he fixate his eyes on positive things‚ he also changed the
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The constant exposure to life and death throughout the Vietnam War altered several American soldiers perspective on society. In the novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ author Tim O’Brien uses characters such as Rat Kiley‚ Tim O’Brien‚ and Norman Bowker to prove this point. While all the characters have very different personalities‚ skills‚ and future goals‚ each one of them are moved by the war similarly. However‚ Vietnam also has a specific effect on each soldier causing them to feel a certain way.
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