of the wars fought by the United States‚ the Vietnam War was by far the most controversial. After the defeat of French forces‚ Vietnam was divided into two sections: North Vietnam‚ and South Vietnam. North Vietnam became a Communist government under Ho Chi Minh‚ and South Vietnam eventually became a Republic under Ngo Dinh Diem. Under Diem ’s oppressive rule‚ the Viet Cong (those against Diem) grew in power‚ and the U.S. reacted to the Communist threat by sending in troops and economic aid‚ and advised
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differ are the reason for war‚ number of deaths‚ and the cost. The Vietnam War was a war over communism that started in 1950‚ when Ho Chi Minh‚ the national leader of Vietnam‚ introduced a communist government into North Vietnam. In 1954 it was decided to split the country at the 17th parallel‚ and was ruled under opposing governments‚ Bao Dai leading the south and Ho Chi Mihn the north. North Vietnam went to war with South Vietnam with the north being supported by Russia and China‚ as they were also
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a battle in the 1st Indochina War between the Viet Minh and the French colonial forces. For 55 days‚ 10000 men of the French forces battled against nearly 50000 Viet Minh guerrillas. The battle resulted in a shameful loss for the French and was one of the worst military disasters for the French of all time. This battle spelled the end of the 1st Indochina War. One cause of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the French Plan. General Henri Navarre‚ commander-in-chief
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At the advent of the conclusion of the Second World War came an advancement in arms‚ mortality rates in the millions‚ and a collective will of a long lasting peace. In virtue of this‚ it was a time of treaties and unions; with wounded nations ensuring support in case of future conflicts. Subsequently the seed of a new European union was planted in the Treaty of Brussels‚ a pledge of mutual defense of Britain‚ France and Benelux lest the Nazis ever return. As the dust settled it was clear that Germany
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Names for the war Further information: Terminology of the Vietnam War Various names have been applied to the conflict. Vietnam War is the most commonly used name in English. It has also been called the Second Indochina War and the Vietnam Conflict. As there have been several conflicts in Indochina‚ this particular conflict is known by the names of its primary protagonists to distinguish it from others.[56] In Vietnamese‚ the war is generally known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (Resistance War Against America)
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USA were extremely cautious to fight in a direct war with each other (source 11). This meant that the USSR was only able to support North Vietnam through supplying China with arms who in turn would arm the North Vietnamese (source 11). Nevertheless‚ the Vietnam war was still composed of the “classic Cold War” scenario (source 11)‚ as there was support from the Capitalist west as well as support from the communist East in conflict against each other. In addition‚ the opposing ideologies of the Cold
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effect around the world. The United States began sending financial aid and military advisors to South Vietnam to help stop a communist takeover. North Vietnam was run by communist leader Ho Chi Minh‚ and the South had a non-communist government. An election to unify Vietnam would be held in 1955‚ fearing that Ho Chi Minh would win the elections South Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold an election that would unify the country. With the support of the United States South Vietnam and North
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to many negative outcomes such as students protesting‚ the Tet offensive‚ a severely damaged U.S. economy‚ and millions of lives lost or wounded. After WWII in 1945‚ France wanted to regain control over Southeast Asia’s colonies. They were fighting Ho Chi Minh and his communist rebels. This started the French War in Indochina which led to the American escalation in Vietnam. President Eisenhower suggested that the fall
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The Vietnam War War affects millions of people in different ways everyday. The United States government involvement in the Vietnam War only led to millions more deaths of american and vietamese people. The United States started sending military around 1957 to assist the south vietemese army known as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. By the time the United States government withdrew there men they left vietnamin an even worse condition then when they arrived. The United States government should
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as B52 bombers to bombard the Ho Chi Minh trail in an attempt to obliterate all industrial and major transportation targets as fast as possible‚ with the hope that this would sink the morale of the Viet Cong and make the people afraid of the Americans; in turn disheartening them. However‚ although it managed to disrupt the flow of supplies‚ extensive aerial bombing did not prevent the North Vietnamese from moving hundreds of tons of war supplies per day down the Ho Chi Minh Trail - which ran from
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