The Vietnam War was the longest and most costly war in the history of the United States‚ lasting from November 1st‚ 1955 to April 30th‚ 1975‚ which pitted North Vietnam their southern ally‚ Viet Chong‚ against South Vietnam and its main ally‚ the United States. America made promises and commitments to the people and government of South Vietnam that they would keep Communists from overtaking them. Eisenhower sent military advisors — soldiers that aid foreign nations with military training‚ organization
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Vietnam Independence ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● a) What happened? The war started from 1959 to April 30‚ 1975 1858 to 1884 France invades Vietnam and makes Vietnam a colony. September 1940 Japan invades Vietnam. May 1941 Ho Chi Minh‚ also known as the leader of vietnam establishes the Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam). September 2‚ 1945 – Vietnam become Democratic Republic of Vietnam. May 7‚ 1954 The French suffer a decisive defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
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Gloria Pollock was 16 years old when the Vietnam War began. When the war first started‚ Mrs. Pollock did not think much of it. She just thought of it as another war that the United States would take care of. It was not a big deal to her‚ until further into the war‚ when she realized it could affect the US in a pretty big way. Although she‚ or anyone in her family‚ did not fight in the war‚ she knew a few people that had entered the war. Most of them were her friend’s fathers or brothers. When asked
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The United States’ war with Vietnam was undoubtedly “a different kind of war”. Guerilla tactics and a largely jungle environment throughout the theatre of Vietnam made this a supremely unique conflict in the annals of American military history. Faced with this type of unique enemy and terrain‚ the American Armed Forces undoubtedly had to evolve and adapt their tactics accordingly. One element that is particularly extraordinary and exclusive to the Vietnam War is the development of highly organized
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The Vietnam War was a defining moment in American history‚ due to the fact that the American people where concerned about the war and the actions of President Johnson. The lack of trust kept on growing between the American people and the government‚ which left a lot of unanswered questions. After the country’s involvement in two world wars and the cold war‚ America felt the responsibility of imposing its way of life on the world to stop the growth of the communists. War has an impact on all the parties
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Precise figures are not available for Hispanic participation in Vietnam. Prior to the full-scale escalation of the Vietnam War‚ Special Forces Advisor‚ Sergeant First Class Isaac Camacho’s fire base was overrun by Viet Cong in November 1963. After an intense firefight‚ Camacho was taken prisoner. He is most likely the first Hispanic POW of the Vietnam era. Remarkably‚ Camacho escaped his captors after 20 months and made his way to freedom. He was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars in September
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Aaron Meyer Vietnam War Ms. Price 12 December 2016 Boys of War The Vietnam War was a dark and depressing time in United States history. As the American’s involvement in the Vietnam War increased‚ the fewer people wanted the war to continue. Americans began to dislike the effects the war was having on America. One of the unfavorable attributes of the war‚ as explained in the story “The Things They Carried” and the films Letters Home‚ Platoon and “Back
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of the Vietnam War in America Before the war‚ the American Dream was seen almost everywhere in America. Men and women were marrying‚ buying homes‚ moving into suburbs and starting families. The American Dream was something that people strived for in life‚ and used it as a reason to succeed in life. Women were usually housewives that worked minor jobs‚ and men were automatically viewed as the head of the household and sole source of income. All was well in these types of homes‚ until the war started
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Why Did the USA Become Increasingly Involved in Vietnam? The Vietnam War- one of the bloodiest‚ grimmest‚ and most trying times of the Cold War. A war that many believed was fought in vain and without purpose and that “…produced no famous victories‚ no national heroes and no patriotic songs…” A war that threw the USA into public disdain for intervening where intervention was not needed; for causing bloodshed when none was called for- and all in the name of a failed policy of Containment and the
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states‚ “I covered the Vietnam War. I remember the lies that were told‚ the lives that were lost - and the shock when‚ twenty years after the war ended‚ former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara admitted he knew it was a mistake all along.” On November 1‚1955‚ President Eisenhower deplays the Military Assistance Advisory Group to train the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (Cuny 1955). This marks the beginning of the United States involvement in the war recognized by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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