The Social and Emotional Effect of the Vietnam War on Returning Vets The Vietnam War is arguably one of the biggest mistakes that the United States Government ever undertook. The War lasted from November 1955 to April 1975 Over the course of nineteen and a half years America took the lives of over one million vietnamese civilians. The public’s opinion on the war changed dramatically over the course of the war. Two years before the end of the war the last poll on public opinion was held‚ finding
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“The Vietnam War and How It Changed America” At the end of World War II Military and Political tensions between the USSR (Russia) and the US greatly increased. Communism in the USSR presented itself as a big threat to the US’s national security. Fearing that the Communism would spread to Vietnam and other countries‚ the US opposed the independence movement there. The US first began by financially supporting France in the first Indochina War. The French defeat in Dein Bien Phu led to a peace
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of it ended up being. The Vietnam War‚ which was the longest war since the Cold War‚ was a war between Southern Vietnam and Northern Vietnam in which the United States became involved in on South Vietnam’s side. It was originally fought because Vietnam wanted to declare its independence from France stating‚ “Vietnam has the right to be free and independent country and in fact is so already‚” but the conflict quickly converted to a civil war between North and South Vietnam (Doc. 1- Declaration of Independence-
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The Sociological Reactions to the Return of Vietnam Veterans Upon their return from the Vietnam War‚ many veterans were shocked upon the reaction (or lack thereof) displayed by the citizens of the States who had remained on the home front. When finally landing back on American soil‚ many veterans expected to be greeted with celebration and maybe even a parade‚ acknowledging their service and dedication to the Vietnam cause. However‚ veterans were instead greeted by protestors who did not agree
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the ‘Seamen’s Union of Australia’ on the issue of cargo handling during the Vietnam War. The leaflet is an official primary produced in 1966‚ incorporating a mixture of images and written text by William Flint‚ Basil Box and Raymond King. The perspectives of the three authors on the issue of cargo handling and the Vietnam War seem fairly clear in this source. All three writers were against cargo handling for South Vietnam and refused to take part in the process as they believed that it was simply
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Juan Lemuz Kent Andrade English 101 9/14/2014 Essay #1 “Why are we in Vietnam” and “This is not our War” were on the minds of many Americans during the post-World War 2 era. After World War 2 the war had left Europe and other surrounding countries devastated‚ and to many countries adopting Communism ideals were their only option. Tensions were running high between the two “big nations” The Soviet Union and the United States‚ each of which wanted to spread their influence as much as possible
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analyzed to ensure their loyalties to America. After enduring The Cold War‚ America was not about to see communism prevail anywhere in the world‚ as it could have been a direct threat to them. This‚ is what originally caused them to turn against Vietnam. Vietnam wanted only to declare its independence as a nation. It adopted ideologies of communism rather than democracy‚ causing America to blacklist them. America could not have this new nation grow into what they feared; another soviet superpower
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Topic 5 – Australia in the Vietnam War AUSTRALIA’S RESPONSE TO THE THREAT OF COMMUNISM IN ASIA AFTER WWII Korean War: * 1945‚ Japan was forced out of Korea – country became divided along thaw 38th parallel. * Northern – Russian. Southern – Americans * UN arranged for Korean elections in 1947 * ^ allowed to take place in the south – establishment of the Republic of South Korea * Following them the Russians decided to create the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea
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Jr. delivered a speech called “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence”‚ at a meeting of concerned clergy at Riverside Church in New York City‚ New York. The address was part of a conference held by CAL-CAV (Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam)‚ an organization working to bring the war in Vietnam to an end. The speech mainly focuses on the war in Vietnam. The purpose of the speech is to make the clergy aware that the war is not only affecting Vietnam‚ but USA as well. He intended to stop the
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The bloody Vietnam War of the 1950’s was fought by the brave American troops with the help of the Canadian citizens. Though‚ sources claim that Canada had a limited amount of contribution in the war‚ facts state otherwise. The Vietnam War took place during the Cold War era where a military conflict had occurred in Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia from November 1 1955 to April 30 1975. Canada became officially involved in the Vietnam conflict in 1954‚ as part of the International Commission for Supervision
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