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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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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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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The Vietnam war began on November 1‚ 1955‚ and ended on April 30‚ 1975‚ lasting a lengthy twenty years. The conflict began with the government of North Vietnam‚ supported by Viet Cong‚ and South Vietnam‚ as both sides wanted to reunify the country‚ however‚ they both had different viewpoints as to how they wanted to rule the country. The northern government demanded to install communism‚ a word originating from latin‚ meaning common‚ or universal. In a political aspect‚ the government wanted everything
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Name : Bùi Quỳnh Như Class : 12DTA01 ID : 1211200015 Preparation for The Tet Holiday in Viet Nam Tet ( New Year’s Day) is the most important holiday of Vietnamese to celebrate . The Vietnamese think that all things have to be new‚ fully and lucky for comming year. Therefore Vietnamese prepare carefully to welcome new year. They decorating the home‚ cooking traditional Tết food‚ buying flower and everything they need in this holiday. About 2 week before Tet‚ Vietnamese will decorate and
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says the United States are fighting in Vietnam because the United States do not want Vietnam to be a communist. Vietnam needs extensive assistance from capitalist states because Vietnam is not capable of defending themselves from the communist. He also says that Vietnam falling to the communism means that the entire Southeast Asia potentially falls to the communism‚ and it eventually threatens the United States and their allies. Therefore‚ the war in Vietnam is for Americans to protect their free
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The Vietnam War had finished and on the 30th of April 1975‚ the Vietcong took control of Saigon and renamed it Ho Chi Minh City. President Thieu surrendered and fled the nation. Vietnam turned into a unified nation and races were held in 1976 . The Domino Theory proceeded into Laos and Cambodia yet not Thailand‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia and the Philippines. Aside from this fleeting impact‚ numerous short and long haul consequences for Vietnam once the Americans had cleared out. There is a comparative
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The United States involvement in Vietnam started out as simply a way to support the new leader of South Vietnam‚ Ngo Dunh Diem in the late 1950’s. As time passed‚ the US was drawn deeper into the unstable politics of this unstable new nation. In 1960‚ the Vietminh started an armed struggle for national unification. Under orders from Hanoi‚ the Vietminh soldiers created the National LIberation front (NLF) and had both materials and manpower support from North Vietnam to begin military operation in
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The new documentary on the Vietnam War by Ken Burns has already aired the first two episodes on PBS. So far‚ in my humble opinion‚ I think it is a rather good documentary‚ and I have personally learned some things about the geopolitical situation that was taking place during the time of Vietnam right after World War 2 ended. I hope Mr. Burns will not try to be politically correct and give the truth about the Vietnam War from all perspectives. The Vietnam War defined a generation‚ still‚ does‚ and
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