America in Vietnam: The War at Home There were several administrations and policies leading up to the war in Vietnam. Under President Truman the United States developed a policy of containment during the Cold War in an attempt to contain communism in the Soviet Union. During President Eisenhower’s administration the foreign policy of containment was expanded to a military strategy of deterrence. The United States believed in what they called the Domino Theory‚ wherein if Vietnam was to fall entirely
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The Vietnam War versus the Iraq War With a husband in the Army and currently on his third deployment to Iraq‚ I am often asked how I think this war is different from past wars. In order to answer this question properly‚ I found that I needed to do a little bit of research and acquaint myself with some war history. As I learned about previous wars that Americans have been involved in‚ I learned that only two wars have had a great deal of controversy. The Vietnam War and the Iraq War‚ while
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According to Clausewitz‚ “war is nothing but a duel on a larger scale… immediate aim is to throw his opponent in order to make him incapable of further resistance” (Clausewitz‚ P75). As a result‚ one of the most important ways to win a war is to know the kind of conflict you’re fighting. It must also include a good understanding of the enemy at hand. For all the compelling reasons‚ that awareness will allow the development of effective strategy encompassing all elements of national power. This argument
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CBA The Vietnam war was a very horrible. This war took place in Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos. Viet Cong‚ against South Vietnam and its principal ally‚ the United States. This war was for because communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia. The Vietnam war went from November 1‚ 1955 to April 30‚ 1975. This conflict couldn’t have been avoided. More like South Vietnam could not have avoided it. The US could have avoided the Vietnam War. We could have avoided it by not helping South
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shaped each war‚ as well as how the propaganda reflected the goals of the leaders of the country during the wars. For example‚ during World War II‚ the American propaganda was use more effectively throughout the war to address the needs of the country than the propaganda in the Vietnam War. Even though the propaganda use in these wars they share some similarities‚ their differences are significant that one can argue that the propaganda acted as one of the key decisive factors during the
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Unit 1 D6: Ideology‚ Conflict and Retreat; the USA in Asia‚ 1950-73 A: The Korean War‚ 1950-53; causes‚ course and consequences Background to the Korean War Korea had been under Japanese occupation since 1910. With the defeat of Japan in 1945 the USA and USSR agreed to divide the country into two zones along the 38th Parallel. The United Nations demanded free elections for the whole country and was supported by the USA which did not see this as a permanent division and believed that since
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The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a proxy war fought in Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia between the North Vietnamese—supported by the Soviet Union‚ China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the US‚ the Philippines and other anti-communist allies. The war was causing deep division in the US (Nixon‚ 1969) and so during the elections of 1968‚ the main issue in question was America’s involvement in Vietnam. Richard Nixon promised to ‘end the war and win the peace‚’
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The Korean and Vietnam war are very similar in that both were the US’s attempt to fight communism by waging war in a distant third world country. Both wars were unpopular in the US and both led to a lack of victory. In fact‚ remarkable similarities exist between the Korean War and the Vietnam War; from the US support of a dictatorial and corrupt anti-communist regime to its conception of communism as a monolithic entity‚ under which all communist nations were necessarily allies‚ rather than individuals
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Introduction The Vietnam experience was a war that lasted for almost twenty years. The American military and leadership appear to have learned some lessons from our involvement in the Vietnam War. This paper will discuss the lessons learned from the following arenas: diplomatic negotiations‚ presidential leadership‚ and cultural/social contexts. Diplomatic Negotiations Princeton University (2006) defines diplomatic negotiations as between nations. The lesson learned by the Americans was the need
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encountered by Vietnam as a result of the Vietnamese war. Branded as the second Indo- china war‚ due to its location rather than any political affiliation; the war against Vietnam 1961-1975 brought about the phenomenon now known ecocide‚ where the natural environment is willfully destroyed. According to Westing‚ “Altogether‚ the damage to the environment was so intense and widespread that it gave rise to the term ecocide.” Southern Vietnam’s environment as a result of the second Indo-china war‚ herein
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