in the Vietnam War took place over a span of decades and is rife with controversy. The war began after the preexisting relationship with the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh was put aside for fear of communism spreading in South-East Asia‚ and continued in a seemingly futile effort to keep the communists from gaining power. The war continued mostly due to a tangled web of political schemes‚ but finally ended due to mass public outcry and lack of success for either side. Before the war in Vietnam‚ America
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy “The Truman Years” 5-9-2013 The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy “The Truman Years” Summarize a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during the President’s time in office. Vice President Harry S. Truman took office on April 12‚ 1945‚ after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman was unknown to most when he was selected as vice president for Roosevelt’s forth term. As our nation’s 33rd President‚ Truman was faced with
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States began to send troops to Vietnam‚ during the following 25-year period‚ the ensuing war would create some of the strongest tensions in US history. Almost 3 million US men and women were sent thousands of miles to fight for what was a questionable cause. In total‚ it is estimated that over 2‚5 million people on both sides were killed. This site does not try to document the entire history of the Vietnam War but is intended as a picture essay‚ illustrating some of the incredible conditions under
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Vietnam: The Eisenhower and Kennedy Years Post World War II The years following World War II were a time of economic boon and prosperity for most Americans. At the same time‚ the Iron Curtain was firmly in place‚ the cold war was heating up‚ and the fear that communism would take over the world like a zombie apocalypse was almost palpable. In international politics during the post-war years the United States sought to establish itself as the leader of the free world. We no longer took the
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to aid countries in risk of communist influence/concepts and guided America’s foreign policy throughout most of the Cold War. The policy sought to confine such ideas solely within the existing boundaries of the Soviet Union. Many communist-threatening events during the Cold War were at a halt due to Truman’s tactic of containment as for example‚ the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War originally started when a group of Northern Vietnam nationalists attempted to overthrow the French leaders and unify the
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July 25‚ 2013 There were many incidents during the Vietnam War that one could call a “turning point”. These include the 1963 Buddhist riots‚ the coup against Diem in 1963‚ President Kennedy’s 1963 assassination‚ the Gulf of Tonkin resolution on 1964‚ and the presidential elections in 1964. With that in mind‚ the attack on the USS MADDOX in 1964was also a key turning point for American involvement in the war. In August 1964‚ North Vietnam intentionally attacked the USS MADDOX. The
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Conflict in focus The war in Vietnam had been called the defining experience for the United States in the second half of the 20th century which was the longest and bloodiest world conflict in history. Vietnam war was the defining aspect of his life. He himself perceived that and was driven through the rest of his days to characterize‚ explain‚ rationalize and defend that role memoirs reflect the fixation in a long career totaling 36 years as an officer in a string of postings to increasingly important
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of nature‚ now a painting of red. There were a thousand mirrors‚ each with a different person reflecting the same expression of horror‚ embedded in a brown blanket of buildings. This was not a battlefield‚ it was merely a repercussion of the Vietnam War. The drafting of soldiers was only a waste of our country’s youth‚ and it has led to the death of many. The patch of green‚ the bulls eye of the campus was now surrounded with a swarm of green and brown; the cunning antagonist of Kent State. ~Two
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just how bad and long this war would drag on. Many questions are still unanswered today. Why did America participate in this war? Why were our soldiers treated with such disrespect and unwanted love? The many lives that were lost‚ including our troops‚ cannot be brought back. This history cannot be change. But if we could go back in time. Would United States choose the same decision? Many things have gone wrong in this war. And this so call "war"‚ is the fight of Vietnam war. One of the many things
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The Vietnam War was a civil war‚ a war between the ideologies of capitalism and communism and a war that involved the great powers and their smaller allies‚ including Australia. The Australians were involved in the Vietnam War from 1962 until 1972. The main reasons that the Australians were involved were the fear of communism‚ the forward defence policy and Australia’s commitment of troops to the United States and the two alliance agreements. The main reason that made Australia involved in the Vietnam
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