The Vietnam War was not necessary Donna Baker COM/172 Version 3 October 29‚ 2012 Donna Hooley The Vietnam War started in 1954 with the defeat of the French and ended in 1975 with the fall and withdrawal of Saigon. The United States’ (U.S.’s) involvement in the Vietnam War started in 1963 with support of weapons‚ military training‚ advisement‚ and supplies until 1965 when U.S. troops went into battle with the North Vietnamese (Szczepanski‚ n.d.). American troops did not pull out of the war until
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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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The Vietnam War‚ arguably the most controversial war in American history‚ severed our country between the pro-war “hawks” and anti-war “doves”. With the seventeenth parallel division of North and South Vietnam‚ the United States stepped in to support the south against the communistic north and Vietcong. The discussion seems to always revolve around whether or not we should have inserted ourselves into foreign affairs; however‚ not many appear to take interest in the impact it has had on the men of
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Vietnam War Richard Nixon‚ former United States president‚ once stated‚ “No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then‚ and it is misremembered now.” The Vietnam War was exhausting for soldiers because it involved unknown attacks brought on by the North Vietnamese. Tony Arellano‚ a Vietnam veteran‚ shared out his experiences overseas in Vietnam. He witnessed deaths‚ injuries‚ and surprise air strikes. In remembering the Vietnam War‚ it’s important
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The Vietnam War is one that is not remembered proudly by most. Many Americans today actually believe that in hindsight‚ U.S. troops should never have been brought in to keep South Vietnam contained from Communism—since it ended in complete failure. Over half a million Americans ended up losing their lives‚ many adolescent Vietnamese were killed‚ and the efforts of our troops appeared to be in vain. However‚ in the 1950s‚ there is no way that a lasting outcome such as this could have been foreseen—and
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A war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam began in 1954. The war was fought because the north wanted communism‚ and the south did not. The United States decided to get involved in the war. The United States became allies with South Vietnam‚ because they did not want communism to spread. I bet you’re wondering what is communism and why a nation will break apart and fight because of it. Well communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx‚ advocating class war and leading to a society in
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The Vietnam War started in 1955‚ which was few years after the beginning of World War 2. Even though War was between Northern and Southern Vietnam‚ the War was actually between Communism and Democracy. The Northern Vietnam was under the control of China‚ which was dominated by Communism. The Southern Vietnam was supported by the United States and also had many soldiers placed in there. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the president of the United States at that time. He had a lot of pressure from the citizens
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and Contrast the Vietnam Veterans and Korean War Memorials The Vietnam War officially ended in April of 1975 for the United States‚ but the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was not constructed and dedicated until March of 1982‚ seven years later. The viewer would notice the memorial is a black granite wall stretching around the Constitutional Gardens in Washington‚ D.C.‚ which display the names of the service men and women who served in the Vietnam War. On the other hand‚ the Korean War officially ended
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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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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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