The Vietnam War was the longest war in which the United States took part in. This heart breaking war began in 1957. Vietnam is a small country in Southeast Asia that was divided into the Communist-Democratic Republic of Vietnam‚ known as North Vietnam‚ and the non-Communist Republic of Vietnam‚ called South Vietnam. North Vietnamese and Communist-trained South Vietnamese rebel’s goals were to overthrow the government of South Vietnam and to eventually reunite the country as one. The United States
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During the progress of the Vietnam War‚ multiple men served as President of the United States of America. However‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ and Richard Nixon were the presidents that had the greatest impact. They created many policies that affected the outcome of the war. One of these presidents has even been blamed for causing the most hardships‚ which eventually resulted in the United States being involved in a war they could not win‚ but could not afford to lose. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s
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The Vietnam war was a long‚ deadly and costly war that was fought to stop the spread of communism by the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. The War lasted around 20 years. The United states Participated in the war 17.4 years making it the one of the longest U.S war participations. To Begin With‚ Why did the Vietnam war start and why Did the United States get involved? In the early 1880s France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos to create a colony
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The Vietnam War and the United States The Vietnam War (1965-1975) was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. The war was extremely costly‚ United States spending over $150 billion dollars. It started with good intentions that got lost in the lengthy battle for the North’s freedom and hopes that America would put a stop to the communistic presence from overtaking
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During the fight against Mexico the United States was unified on bringing they land apart of the United States‚ as a result of winning The new territory it also created a lot of tension among the United States congress. The main reason was over slavery‚ if it would be allowed over the territory that was just won by the United States which began the compromise of 1850. Both sides were against one another‚ several congressmen saw this as a opportunity the south to increase farmland and for slavery
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The Cold War is defined as the geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Because of the tension between the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc‚ the other countries started to get involved in the Cold War. Different beliefs clash with each other‚ which led to an increase in tensions around the world. Due to the countries having different political systems‚ it created conflicts in countries like Vietnam and Cuba‚ but those conflicts eventually brings independence. First of
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Why did the US lose the war in Vietnam? When the year 1973 came around‚ the most powerful economic and military force America‚ were being forced to come to terms with the fact that they had suffered defeat in their war in Vietnam. Despite the vast gulf in financial and military prowess which swung in favour of the Americans‚ 57‚000 of their troops1 had lost their lives or were missing in action2‚ in a defeat so unanimous that the American armed forces today‚ use Vietnam as their key example on how
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Beginning in 1955‚ during the tension-filled era of the Cold War‚ the Vietnam War sparked American interest due to the underlying conflict of communism and democracy clashing against one another. During this time‚ America’s interests were not only divided between Russian and Chinese forces of communism during this time‚ but South Vietnam was peaking curiosity as they were attempting to take over their nearby democratic brother‚ North Vietnam. For many years‚ the French had ruled over the two areas
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The Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a strung-out‚ vicious‚ and costly war that went on between the communist government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Northern army was supported by Soviet Union‚ China‚ and other communist countries. The Southern army was supported by the United States of America‚ Australia‚ Thailand‚ and other anti-communist countries. During this time‚ the Cold War was also going on between the United States and the Soviet Union and just added on the intensity of the
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In contrast to other wars‚ the United States escalading involvement in Vietnam divided the American people like none other causing an anti-war sentiment in the US‚ and caused old sown ties from the United States developed in WWII to be tested. Even though many of the effects of this war can still be seen today‚ Diem’s assassination‚ the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution‚ the policy of gradual escalation‚ and the bombing campaign lead the increasing power of the United States intervention‚ as UN power‚ to
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