traditional cultures while trying to sustain under the influence of foreign powers‚ Vietnam tries cope through its’ difficult times. Make the focal points clear. Throughout history‚ Vietnam has changed from a very nationalistic country‚ to one that has been broken down. Vietnam was separated into three nations since the French had taken over‚ each ruling these sections in slightly different ways. The U.S. used Vietnam as an entry to reach out to communism to avert it from spreading onto other nations
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United States Involvement in the Vietnam War History 308: The Vietnam War May 1‚ 2013 Did the United States blindly plunged into an unnecessary conflict for wider Cold War considerations? Some characterize the conflict as a limited war fought to defend South Vietnam and its neighbors against communist aggression and bring a united peace for a self-governing Vietnam. But was it necessary and justifiable for the U.S. to intervene in Vietnam: to defend freedom and liberty
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during the Vietnam War to eliminate the forest. A defoliant is a chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants. The Vietnamese soldiers were using the forest as cover to attack the enemies. The military also sprayed a chemical mixture on the crops that were used to feed the Vietnamese army and population. The original problem that the U.S. military was trying to solve with the “Rainbow Chemicals” was to eliminate the mangroves and to expose the Vietnamese soldiers. Agent Orange was the main
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Vietnam Fact Sheet After World War II‚ the United States was still playing tug of war with Communism. The enemy was China and the USSR‚ it soon gained the name “cold war”‚ as they were trying to keep Communism at bay‚ and try to spread the way of Democracy. As Communism was spreading‚ it had its eyes on a new victory; Vietnam. The US feared that if Vietnam was to fall to Communism‚ it would lead all of Southwest Asia to fall to Communism as well. The US described it as “falling dominoes”‚ which
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Although very popular the Vietnam war was huge conflict during the years of 1964 through 1975‚ this single incident changed many Americans opinions about the nation’s role both in foreign affairs and domestic ones. The Vietnam war failed in its primary purpose which was to assists in the defense against north Vietnamese communism‚ just like the cold war previously this proved to be another example of escalation. The US involvement in Vietnam damaged the us reputation due to very misguided and complex
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– China war in the 1960’s tore apart the fabric of Australian society and resulted in divisions in all sections of the community. There were many reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War‚ including the allegiance commitments of South-East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). The introduction of conscription illustrates the main purpose of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The conscription issues and the war itself caused social division in reaction to the Vietnam War. In 1964
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The Vietnam War was a controversial war that caused much anger and resentment in the United States. The war began in 1959 as a result of the United States attempting to stop communism from spreading throughout Vietnam and to the rest of the world (Vietnam War). Communism had taken effect in parts of Vietnam‚ and the United States feared that allowing Vietnam to become a communist nation would create a Domino Effect‚ resulting in every nation becoming communist. So in order to stop communism‚ President
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The Vietnamese war originally stemmed from a deep longing for independence. Unfortunately‚ their independence was on the basis of communism‚ which America would not tolerate. This war stretched over the hands of several presidential administrations‚ all of which failed to grasp anything outside of their own tunnel vision. Consequently‚ America failed to prevail in this war and unnecessarily slaughtered countless numbers of people. Going straight into the heart of why America originally pursued
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In 1967 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ostracized by many of his followers in the black community for the offense of abandoning the Civil Rights Movement. Even some of his most loyal followers believed that by him speaking out against the war in Vietnam he was ignoring his work fighting against racial discrimination in the south. The question then becomes to what extent this accusation was true‚ and whether or not King should have ignored the Vietnam war in favor of continuing his work in the
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| History | | The SHS History Co. Shahriar Syed | [The Vietnam War] | Describe why the factors which allowed the North Vietnamese Communist to win a war against a far wealthier‚ technologically superior power of the US. | Contents Page No. Background 2 Introduction 2 Logistical Issues 3 Causality Tolerance 4 Economic Consequences 5 Strategy & Tactics 5 Communist Strategy 5 Guerrilla Tactics 6 American Strategy 6 Tactical Response 7 Vietnamese Terrain
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