JOHN F. KENNEDY IN VIETNAM There are many critical questions surrounding United States involvement in Vietnam. American entry to Vietnam was a series of many choices made by five successive presidents during these years of 1945-1975. The policies of John F. Kennedy during the years of 1961-1963 were ones of military action‚ diplomacy‚ and liberalism. Each of his decision was on its merits at the time the decision was made. The belief that Vietnam was a test of the Americas ability to defeat communists
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event in the Vietnam war. America was fighting North Vietnam‚ where communism was in use‚ in favor of South Vietnam to protect freedom as they vowed to do. America was a superpower with an excellent military and numerous supplies and weapons. In no way do they expect a loss. While America’s military tactics tended to be more on the offensive side‚ North Vietnam fought with strategy‚ only fighting when opportunity and surprise was on their side. During the Tet uprising‚ North Vietnam used strategy
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Vietnam Wars Impact on American Culture Donna Whittle DeVry University Introduction to Humanities I. Introduction and Thesis Statement In the 1960’s America went through many cultural changes. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a civil rights activist‚ delivered his famous‚ “I have a dream” speech. African Americans were fighting for peace‚ freedom and equality. The United States was involved in the Vietnam War‚ committed to anti-communism. African Americans were deployed to Vietnam
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African-American students from enrolling causing President Kennedy to send federal troops to the university just to ensure enrollment for those two students. Correspondingly‚ the film also accurately demonstrates the brutality the Vietnam war brought and start of the Anti-Vietnam war rally‚ a movement created for the various injustices and lost lives of young soldiers in the war. Although the film‚ Forrest Gump‚ gave only a general idea of the period and events‚ along with doing a respectable job at portraying
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Like a moth to a flame‚ the United States has always been attracted to international affairs. In this particular case communism in Vietnam was the flame that leered American bugs in‚ not knowing that they would be brutally burned by communism in the end. From 1953 to 1961‚ all the initial decisions involving Vietnam were made by President Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ who once served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe as well as the first Supreme Commander of NATO. Thus‚ Eisenhower was
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Griswold 1 Chelsea Griswold Mr. Scott Modern World History 22 September 2010 The Vietnam War: Bellum Letale “A great war leaves the country with three armies – an army of cripples‚ an army of mourners‚ and an army of thieves.” Originally spoken by a German proverb‚ this mention is largely pertinent to relatively any war. After the Vietnam War‚ effect was spreading through the United States and Southeast Asia. Many were lost and wounded‚ as well as those who were afflicted by their loss
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Vietnam Visas‚ Permits and Immigration [pic] Vietnam is more liberal at present‚ so foreign nationals who wish to visit the country can apply directly at the Vietnam Embassy or Consulates located in their countries of residence. The entire application process will take about 4 to 10 days. Visitors may also obtain the visa upon arrival at the airport with certain special requirements. Governing bodies ensure that foreign nationals have their passports and other travel documents in check. Purposes
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even being involved in the war considering America was never truly in danger. John Kerry was one of the most passionate supporters in this accusation. In his article to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations he says‚ “...there is nothing in South Vietnam which could happen that realistically threatens the United States of America” (2). This could be true but America wasn’t fighting for the safety of it’s citizens‚ but instead was fighting for the safety of Vietnamese people in jeopardy of a communist
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throughout the world. Vietnam was one of the many countries under the threat of Communism. At this time‚ Vietnam was a French Colony. As time went on tension started to come between the French and the Vietnamese people. As tension increased so did the fighting between the French and The Vietnamese. Finally in 1954‚ The French decided that they could no longer withstand the revolts of the Vietnamese. The Vietnamese were now free of French rule. However‚ many problems still remained in Vietnam. After the war
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1975. The Vietnam War‚ a long war between North and South Vietnam over communism‚ impacted all generations by changing the way Americans viewed war and by hurting the Vietnamese people; furthermore‚ the U.S. presidents during the Vietnam War had many different views‚ which affected U.S. polices and the country for many years after. The United States supported Diem and wanted him to win the election. The Vietnam War began as a result of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong wanting all of Vietnam to be communist
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