The United States strategy in Vietnam from 1965 to 1968 went through various changes and revisions as leadership tried to find a feasible plan of action. US Army General William Westmoreland and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara were two of the major forces in US leadership that would shape the war effort. They devised a military strategy of attrition through tactics of search and destroy‚ covert operations‚ and other factors in hopes of wearing out the enemy. While their strategy found some success
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How effective were the us tactics of search and destroy and defoliation in the Vietnam war? During the Vietnam War‚ the tactic of Search and destroy was overall - an ineffective tactic to use. Though the tactic of search and destroy did manage to achieve some minor successes‚ the overall outcome achieved the complete opposite of the US government’s goal which was merely to prevent the spread of communism. The reason search and destroy was used was because of many things. The major cause for the
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much more a political activist whose strong will was directed at the goal of the independence and unification of Vietnam.” (Kirkpatrick‚ 2006) Lecture and readings have taught us that Ho Chi Minh was charismatic and hard to hate‚ even though he was responsible for the death of thousands of his own men. He portrayed himself as simple and passionate. He wanted independence but sold out Vietnam when he didn’t get his way. He then became known as the “fascist with the human face”. He wanted to have a unified
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great influence in Vietnam in different aspects including; culture‚ religion‚ ethics‚ economy‚ politics and government and nationalistic aspirations of the Vietnamese. The French ruled Vietnam from approximately mid-late 1800 ’s until 1954 when Vietnam defeated the French. According by Edward Terry on the geocities website‚ the greatest influence in Vietnam was that of religion. Others may think differently‚ but this essay will explain how all different aspects had an impact on Vietnam and whether or
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1. Introduction The select Industry: This project is based on FDI in Vietnam Motor cycle industry. FDI has been new phenomenon in the Vietnam’s society. FDI has constructively and positively contributed to the development of Vietnam in many ways. The popularity of the motorcycle industry has come from the great demand for motorcycles in the Vietnamese market and the government’s policy of promoting and attracting foreign investment. Particularly‚ the limitations on the importation of completed
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Nghia Nguyen Hannah Elder ENGL 096/101 Final Draft Food Culture in Vietnam and America When we discuss about the differences between Vietnamese and America culture‚ we can think of many things such as History‚ Style of Music‚ Arts‚ Religion‚ Language‚ etc. And‚ I will tell you some differences and similarities in eating culture of the two countries. Even though they both have things in common such as family’s dinner‚ tea and coffee for morning‚ three meals a day or small snacks between
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CBA The Vietnam war was a very horrible. This war took place in Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos. Viet Cong‚ against South Vietnam and its principal ally‚ the United States. This war was for because communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia. The Vietnam war went from November 1‚ 1955 to April 30‚ 1975. This conflict couldn’t have been avoided. More like South Vietnam could not have avoided it. The US could have avoided the Vietnam War. We could have avoided it by not helping South
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An example of the lack of opportunity in the U.S. can be seen during the time period of the Vietnam War which was from November 1‚ 1955‚ to April 30‚ 1975. The Vietnam war was a protracted conflict between the communist government of North Vietnam and the anti-communist government of South Vietnam‚ the communist government created a militia known as the Viet Cong against the government of South Vietnam and the United States who later joined to become an ally. This event that took place caused many
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The Vietnam War was a long armed conflict that the communist regime of North Vietnam and its South Vietnam allies. By 1996 peak of the United States led to divisions among. . Ho Chi minh launched a campaign in South Vietnam. The Vietnam War was the war where children had to attend after high school who didn’t have enough money to attend college. The Vietnam War also have roots Vietnam’s century’s imperial powers‚ and colonial which took over ancient Vietnam‚ then France took over of Vietnam in
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understanding of the enemy at hand. For all the compelling reasons‚ that awareness will allow the development of effective strategy encompassing all elements of national power. This argument was exemplified during the Vietnam War (1965 to 1973). In part‚ United States and the South Vietnam regime’s failure can be attributed to the lack of understanding of the nature of the war and its enemy. Following the Battle of la Drang Valley in November 1965‚ the enemy switched to guerrilla warfare and the US failed
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