communist forces in Vietnam. America was unsuccessful in the Vietnam War due to the inappropriate war tactics used‚ the fact that America was fighting in unknown land and terrain‚ as well as America’s lack of motivation and will. To begin‚ one of the main causes to America’s defeat in the vietnam war were the military tactics used to fight the battle. Westmoreland‚ the U.S army general who lead the battle‚ had a vision of using a ‘search and destroy’ tactic to win the war. This tactic was highly
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The Vietnam War was the longest running war that the United States took part in. It began in 1955 and lasted till 1975‚ lasting almost twenty years. Vietnam‚ a small country in Southeast Asia‚ was divided into communist-leaded North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam. North Vietnam and communist-trained South Vietnamese rebels fought to take over the democracy South Vietnam. These rebels became known as the Viet Cong. The United States and the South Vietnamese army tried to stop them but failed
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At the peak of the Cold War‚ the US faced many social and international issues. Some of the decision that were made in the 1960s‚ still affect Americans today. People were mostly concerned with the idea of the draft and being sent to fight in a war that has lost its purpose. The main reason that America was still fighting in vietnam was the idea of the domino effect where if Vietnam were to fall to communism‚ the rest of Southeast Asia would follow. While president‚ Nixon took an immoral stance where
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try to look for books or articles about Chicanos in books about Vietnam they are‚ for the most part‚ almost absent. They fail to recognize how important Mexican Americans were in this war. They fail to mention that Mexican American soldiers are the most decorated ethnic group in the America. In the bestseller Everything We Had by Al Santoli‚ though it discusses soldiers in the Vietnam War‚ not one Chicano is interviewed . The Vietnam War failed to advance status as Americans and help their civil right
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Was the Vietnam War Winnable? The war in Vietnam waged by America was unwinnable through the type of warfare that was used by the US . If they had concentrated on certain key aspects they may have prevented the spread of communism to South Vietnam and achieved their ultimate goal. Americas inability to obtain the “Hearts and Minds “of the Vietnamese led to a continual supply of fighters. The US was unable to fight against an ever-increasing civilian army. In Vietnam the US relied tremendously on
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Effect Vietnam War The causes of the Vietnam War trace their roots back to the end of World War II. A French Colony‚ Indochina (Vietnam‚ Laos‚ & Cambodia) had been occupied by the Japanese during the war. In 1941‚ a Vietnamese nationalist movement‚ the Viet Minh‚ was formed by Ho Chi Minh to resist the occupiers. Before World War Two‚ Vietnam had been part of the French Empire. During the war‚ the country had been overrun by the Japanese. When the Japanese retreated‚ the people of Vietnam took the
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United States Involvement in the Vietnam War History 308: The Vietnam War May 1‚ 2013 Did the United States blindly plunged into an unnecessary conflict for wider Cold War considerations? Some characterize the conflict as a limited war fought to defend South Vietnam and its neighbors against communist aggression and bring a united peace for a self-governing Vietnam. But was it necessary and justifiable for the U.S. to intervene in Vietnam: to defend freedom and liberty
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Vietnam War During the time of 1959 to 1975‚ The United States had entered in a controversial conflict and war with Vietnam. There were hidden controversies that lay beneath the Vietnam War about whether it was worth fighting. Some views suggest that it should have not been considered a war. President Kennedy had plans to remove all troops in Vietnam up until his tragic death‚ whereas President Johnson‚ when becoming head of office‚ had plans to hold off any of North Vietnams attacks on the South
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keeping South Vietnam a noncommunist country. The fear of the domino effect caused United States to feel obligated to intervene to help prevent Indochina from becoming Communist. They war was fought without a clear tactic. They continued to increase military aid‚ and stayed in the war knowing there was no end in sight. There was not enough volunteers so we had to draft many men to fight in the war causing riots and protest. Another problem was using guerilla style tactics in the war‚ causing no distinct
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The Vietnam War began in 1966 and lasted until 1975‚ this tragic war was one of the most important events in United States history. The Vietnam War helped shape modern world history by changing the minds of millions of people on how they felt and viewed the war. The purpose of the war was to stop the spread of communism which led to many negative outcomes such as students protesting‚ the Tet offensive‚ a severely damaged U.S. economy‚ and millions of lives lost or wounded. After WWII in 1945‚ France
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