During the Vietnam War‚ the U.S. had sent over millions of troops and billions of American tax dollars to fund a fight against an unknown enemy that they had never declared war against. Driven by Cold War fears and false assumptions‚ the U.S. dove into a war that it knew nothing about. However‚ in the end‚ the U.S.’ efforts were fruitless as millions of lives were lost and the public lost trust in their government. American involvement in the Vietnam War has long been a controversial and dark segment
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in the Vietnam War Era Task: Explain the impact of the Vietnam War in Australian Society. INTRODUCTION Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War impacted society in a variety of ways. Today we still deal with repercussions related directly to the Vietnam War. The War took place between 1959 and 1975‚ and Australia was directly involved between August 1962- June 1973. It was the longest war Australia was ever involved in and probably the most controversial. Our main purpose in the war was to
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development of a counter culture that brought about the Hippie subculture. The Anti-War movement which began after the Cold War in the 1950’s continued on until the late 1960’s. The movement became the focus of many university and college campuses as a protest to the Vietnam War and “The Draft.” During an antiwar demonstration on the Kent State University Campus in 1970‚ students gathered to protest the Vietnam War and the invasion of Cambodia. The Ohio state Governor at the time‚ James Rhodes
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The Vietnam War (1965-1975)was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. On August 2nd‚ 1964 the USS Maddox was on a secret intelligent mission on the North Vietnamese coast where in the Gulf on Tonkin they were attacked by torpedo boats. The USS Turner Joy was attacked in the same area two days later. Due to the second attack Congress declared the Gulf of Tonkin
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Vietnam The Vietnam war started when John F. Kennedy sent United States soldiers as advisors into Vietnam. Many would argue that this was the beginning of the conflict and marked America’s involvement in the conflict. Other academics believe this conflict started many years prior to 1963. These academics cite numerous doctrines that predisposed America to react to world events. These competing perspectives around the conflict makes marking the beginning of this conflict very fluid. The Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War was thought to have been fought for a good cause. In the beginning‚ soldiers‚ as well as American civilians‚ were confident in preventing a Communist takeover of South Vietnam. Consequently‚ the Vietnam War‚ in the end‚ proved that this “good cause” turned out to be the exact opposite: a destructive effect on the social‚ economic‚ and cultural life of America. Beginning in 1964 and growing in later years‚ anti-war protests began forming when President Johnson issued the draft‚ because
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Social‚ Economic and Political Effects of the War. The controversial Vietnam War had a huge impact on Australian society in the 1960’s/1970’s. It affected all aspects of society‚ such as the social‚ economic and political issues. Vietnam was known as a ’TV War’. A lot of violent and gruesome footage of the war was broadcasted right into people’s homes. People felt the need to report their own opinions and a very biased view of the war‚ they were not concerned with the thoughts of the Vietnamese
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Americans fighting from home. The Vietnam war was different in the way the United States became involved. Because there was not a conclusive reason why our nation should be fighting‚ the Vietnam War affected the views and lives of the American people in different ways. At some point‚ several groups of people were against it‚ while others that were personally involved had a different definition of war‚ understanding all that soldiers were losing during the war. The war lasted the term of four presidents;
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During the Vietnam War era‚ the United States and other democratic and free nations were fearful of communism spreading to more parts of the world. They fought two world wars to protect freedom‚ and to contain the communist movements. The foreign policy of the United States evolved to that of a pre-emptive type strike on the possibility of communism surfacing and threatening free countries. Harry S. Truman began to theorize that if a communist nation took over a non-communist state‚ then neighboring
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America was divided. The Tet Offensive ended the country’s feint hope that the war could be over soon‚ and racial tensions left many Americans either feeling ignored or fearful for their lives. Constant protest and riots concerning race and the Vietnam War brewed a feeling of insecurity in the country. The feelings of intense nationalism and American pride seemed to have dissolved in the wake racial conflict and Vietnam. The American virtues of freedom and equality seemed to fall wayward‚ and the
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