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    To what extent did US public opinion have an impact on the Vietnam War? Public opinion did have an impact on the Vietnam War to an extent. The Vietnam War was fought between 1959 and 1975‚ between the communist government of North Vietnam and the democratic government of South Vietnam and its allies‚ the most actively involved of these being the USA. At the end of the conflict‚ neither side were defeated‚ however‚ it is considered a military failure and is seen as a very controversial conflict.

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    months later‚ the government announced it would send another battalion overseas‚ however this time to help the United States‚ in order to protect the Republic of Vietnam (known as South Vietnam)‚ against the posed threat by insurgents reinforced by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Australian commitment to the Vietnam War lasted 13 years‚ beginning in 1962‚ and withdrawing in 1975. The experiences faced on the battle front had a greater impact on Australian returned soldiers‚ compared

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    Protest songs from the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement Simple Song of Freedom Bobby Darin Come and sing a simple song of freedom Sing it like you’ve never sung before Let it fill the air Tell the people everywhere We‚ the people here‚ don’t want a war. Hey‚ there‚ mister black man‚ can you hear me? I don’t want your diamonds or your game I just want to be someone known to you as me And I will bet my life you want the same.

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    Zachary Dillon Ms. Alves Period 4 Civics 2/20/2014 The Vietnam War and its Effect on American Society The Vietnam War was started by President Eisenhower. He was the first to involve the United States in the conflict between North and South Vietnam‚ by putting in CIA operatives and military advisors in South Vietnam (ushistory). The US’s involvement grew with every passing president. President Kennedy was the first to put soldiers in Vietnam. Johnson orders the first official combat of the United

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    Grade 12. How did ideology fuel the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was a battleground for opposing ideologies‚ a proxy war‚ and a holdover from the Second World War and the prewar conflicts. This escalated tensions between opposing the 2 opposing ideologiesof the world Capitalism held by America and the western world and communism held by the Soviets and Chinese The French had been a colonial ruling power in Indochina which comprised of what was to be Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia in the 1800s.France

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    disastrous war in Vietnam. Overview At the Treaty of Geneva in 1954‚ Indo-China was divided into Laos‚ Cambodia‚ North Vietnam and South Vietnam‚ although it was agreed to hold elections in 1956 to unify the two parts of Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem‚ the ruler of South Vietnam‚ refused to hold elections. Ho Chi Minh was a communist‚ who was supported by China. In 1960‚ he set up the National Liberation Front (NLF) in South Vietnam‚ which started a guerrilla war to take over South Vietnam from Diem and

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    From the 1950s to the mid-1970s‚ the Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam over political ideologies and imperialist beliefs. The North was communist and the South with the aid of America was anti-communist. While some may argue the US won because of pride‚ more infantry‚ more powerful weapons‚ I believe North Vietnam won because they came out in a better position. North Vietnam won the war because they reunited as one country‚ their tactics were better‚ and released

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    In 1969 this policy was put into place‚ withdrawing US troops from South Vietnam as well as their financial aid. The Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973 by the US‚ North and South Vietnam. This accord brought to a complete stop the US aid with South Vietnam. Historian Karnow also mentions how “the politicians were simply reflecting the opinion of the overwhelming majority of Americans” due to all the antiwar protests

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    Vietnam independence was achieved through conflict‚ since western powers responded to anticolonial movements by declaring war two times: 1946 and 1965. During World War II‚ France lost control of Vietnam because the country was defeated by Germany (722). Due to the France defeat‚ Vietnam had a weak internal government‚ which resulted in the invasion of Japanese’s forces into French Indochina (725). In 1946‚ France declared war against the Communist Party of Vietnam‚ led by Ho Chi Minh‚ who was

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    In order to understand war one needs to understand the perspective of both sides of the war. The Vietnam War divided the people of the United States into two different groups. The doves were the people who didn’t want the war. They viewed the war as a waste of money on the part of the United States. The doves thought the Vietnam War was a civil war and the people of Vietnam should be solving their disputes without our help. They organized many protests about the war. The doves argued that the

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