Gena Pullia Mrs. Hoefling Junior English 2O February 2014 Influence of Vietnam War in the American Culture “The antiwar movement of the 1960’s grew out of discontent with the government and the status quo‚ as well as an increasing feeling that war‚ especially the war in Vietnam‚ was unjust.”(“Anti-War”). The Vietnam War strongly impacted America‚ and shaped it into the country it is today. With this war‚ the counter culture emerged. These members displayed strong anti-war feelings for the
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The first of over two million American boots touched ground in Vietnam in May of 1965‚ but for what reason were they being deployed to a foreign country? Most soldiers did not even know the exact reason they were being deployed. Derek Seidman’s article tells the world that soldiers did not know why they were actually fighting. The article states: Few knew why they were fighting; once they arrived in-country‚ the Cold War rationale for the war felt like a vapid abstraction. The “body count” strategy
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Soviet Union‚ America’s involvement with the Vietnam War became a highly controversial topic. The draft system was being used again and it had a good portion of America’s population on edge. However‚ the fear of communism and its possible spread to other places kept Americans willing to fight during both the Cold War and the Vietnam War. America’s involvement in the Vietnam War spanned six presidencies. The average age of a solider that left to fight in Vietnam whether they were drafted or volunteers
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Vietnam War Effects The Vietnam War was a very costly war. It not only affected those in battles‚ but it also left behind long term effects on people everywhere in the world. It was an extremely costly war with over 58‚000 Americans dead and over 150‚000 wounded in battle. Many Americans were affected by the war for so many had died and many more were wounded. North Vietnam was victorious over South Vietnam and allied forces. The Fall of Saigon on April 30‚ 1975 marked the end of a very bloody war
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Vietnam Research Paper For much of its history‚ Vietnam has been ruled by other numerous nations. In 1858‚ as France invaded Vietnam in order to gain more imperial power‚ they soon felt it difficult to maintain order within Vietnamese territories. The U.S. soon got involved in part because of their involvement of the Cold War as they view Communism as the sole antithesis of Democracy. In May‚ 1950 President Harry S. Truman sent financial aid to the French for their war. As a result of the Unite
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The Vietnam War There was a connection between the students and the Vietnam War and it affected them as well. Before the Vietnam War began the American population held Congressmen‚ Universities‚ and all other official institutions in high regard. In the 1960s the views began to change‚ there were two simple view points between students. One side felt as though the U.S. didn’t need to get involved in the War at all‚ they felt as though it was a losing battle which continued to put burdens on both
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Australia in the Vietnam War Australia in the Vietnam War How did the Australian government respond to the threat of communism after WW11? Australia and its politicians immediately recognised what would happen in a result of the domino theory. Australians wanted to stay a democracy‚ they wanted someone who could lead them away from this and respond against communism and that’s why they choose Menzies because of the spread of communism. Australia acted fast and joined USA to fight the spread
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Vietnam War portfolio Causes The Vietnam War was a consequence of the cold war. Since neither the United States nor the Soviet Union could risk fighting each other directly they did it in other countries indirectly like in Vietnam. One of the main causes of the Vietnam War was the Gulf of Tonkin. In the Gulf of Tonkin the USS Maddox was attacked by torpedoes from the Vietnamese. They confirmed it was Vietnamese by the markings on the shells found. Then later on a second attack happened. When the
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The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield
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The domino theory was very important‚ and significant for the reason of involvement in the conflict In Vietnam for USA. The US had encountered many tragedies with communism‚ in the cold war fighting the Soviet Union‚ turning of China to Communism and the spread of communism to Eastern Europe during the World War‚ which was huge evidence that Communism could easily be spread. However what mainly sparked the hatred of communism was the red scare in the 1920s which showed the destruction that communism
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