Vietnam War Research Paper: During the 30 years of XX century Vietnam was at war. It all started in the 1940′s‚ when the Communists fought against French colonial rule‚ and was completed in 1975 with the fall of Saigon. The period‚ which the Vietnamese know as the “American War” and the Americans call the “Vietnam War”‚ lasted from 1965 to 1973‚ during the time of the U.S. intervention. The communist leader Ho Chi Minh led his forces based in the north and defeated the French in 1954
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1.0 Introduction ‘War does not determine who is right – only who is left.’ Bertrand Russell War never ends quietly; while the battlefield tells the most immediate brutal stories‚ it is the aftermath that shows the greatest tragedy. The Vietnam War is not an exception; it resulted in countless damages‚ the worst being the psychological trauma suffered by its participants. This therefore becomes a recurring subject explored by many Vietnam War authors‚ who wrote of an experience they lived first hand
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technology to help not only the present‚ but the future as well could help America grow‚ and eventually dominate over other countries. While technology was very limited during the early to mid 20th century compared to now‚ the World War II era up through the Vietnam War brought a whole new aspect of technology. During these times‚ electricity has been popular for a while now‚ which allowed for a great deal of new inventions to be produced. Transportation improved significantly as we saw a new era within
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This air is suggested comprehensively as the Civil War‚ while the Cold War played out successful between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ it was in the mean time playing out in the standard habitations of the masses within their edges. Misery‚ regardless‚ was not an effect that took after promptly after the end of the War. Frankly‚ the United States had taken joy in a developed time of budgetary change amidst the war and taking after the war the U.S. economy proceeded with unlimited quality
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The Vietnam War began in 1955 and lasted until 1975‚ this war was between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. South Korea‚ and United States were on the same side as South Vietnam and were fighting against North Vietnam which was communist. Throughout the War new technologies and machines were used‚ not only that but specifically in the Vietnam War chemicals were used as well. One major chemical compound used in the Vietnam War was Agent Orange. “Agent Orange was a defoliant sprayed by the U.S. during
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opinion during the Vietnam War. This was one of the first major wars being covered by the media; television had become something very familiar to the public sin the beginning of World War II. At the end of the war‚ it began to be manufactured in large-scale. In the 1950s‚ only 9% of Americans owned a television but in 1966‚ this number rose dramatically to 93%. Therefore‚ we can that television had become the most important source of news for American people during the Vietnam War. Along with the
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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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The United States has already been in war with Vietnam for four years when Nixon took office in 1969. Already more than thirty- six thousand Americans have lost their lives only up to 1968 and the United States had a total of 475‚200 forces in Vietnam. Nixon was determined to bring America out of this problem; unlike past President Lyndon Johnson. Very early in Nixon’s presidency‚ he made the decision to order the air force to bomb Cambodian territory in order to destroy enemy sanctuaries‚ but he
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(Joshua Giddings‚ H.O.R 1846) The United States war with Mexico began in the year of 1846. It started due to the US hitting it’s breaking point and President James Polk demanding for Congress to go into war. The war ended with the US taking the win and a treaty forming. The United States did end up gaining land while the Mexico lost some land. Although the United States against Mexico resulted in the gaining of America’s most valuable land‚ the war itself was just repulsive and inexcusable due to
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The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a proxy war fought in Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia between the North Vietnamese—supported by the Soviet Union‚ China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the US‚ the Philippines and other anti-communist allies. The war was causing deep division in the US (Nixon‚ 1969) and so during the elections of 1968‚ the main issue in question was America’s involvement in Vietnam. Richard Nixon promised to ‘end the war and win the peace‚’
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