This paper centers on the reasons why the US fail to win the Vietnam war. There are many reasons. Firstly‚ the US couldn’t expand the scale of the war. As for the US，it might lose if not expand the scale‚ but it must lose if it expanded. The biggest enemy of the US is the Soviet union‚ and the most important place it should protect is the Europe. If the US expand the scale of the war in Vietnam‚ pitting a large number of troops to the place where is far from the Europe‚ complaining with Chinese
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World War II”. On December 7‚ 1941‚ Pearl Harbor‚ on the island of Oahu‚ was attacked. Japanese soldiers fired at battleships and aircrafts‚ killing over 2‚000 Americans. Franklin Roosevelt issued a meeting with Congress to discuss declaring war on Japan. On December 7‚ 1941‚ Roosevelt said‚ “A date which live in infamy”. By declaring war‚ the United States would no longer be an isolationist nation‚ changing the economy greatly. Franklin Roosevelt’s speech prompted the United States to enter World
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“I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest‚ not just military service” (“John F. Kerry Quotes."). The Vietnam War‚ although not a war since congress has not declared war since 1941‚ occurred from 1955 - 1975. What does that quote mean though? It says something very interesting about this conflict. That is that the Vietnam conflict was one of the most influential conflicts of recent history. The following will show the aspects
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declared it was merely for defensive purposes. Next‚ Hitler commanded his troops to re-enter the Rhineland‚ violating the treaty. Again‚ Britain and France did not take action because they understood Germany’s perspective‚ as they believed they were doing nothing wrong by entering their own ‘backyard’. From this point on‚ Hitler believed he was invincible‚ as he could do whatever he wanted to. At the time‚ it did not seem like Britain or France or any other countries were planning on stopping him.
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Beginning in 1955‚ during the tension-filled era of the Cold War‚ the Vietnam War sparked American interest due to the underlying conflict of communism and democracy clashing against one another. During this time‚ America’s interests were not only divided between Russian and Chinese forces of communism during this time‚ but South Vietnam was peaking curiosity as they were attempting to take over their nearby democratic brother‚ North Vietnam. For many years‚ the French had ruled over the two areas‚
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military victory in Vietnam was no longer possible. He wanted to end the war as quickly and as soon as possible. He wrote that‚ “without continuous and massive aid from either or both of the Communist giants‚ the leaders of North Vietnam would not have been able to carry on the war for more than a few months.” He planned to conduct a two prong agenda to end the war; first by changing the relationships between the DRV‚ USSR‚ and China and second‚ by a massive expansion of the war to force the DRV into
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The French Empire was a strong entity that lasted for well over a century. This empire began to disintegrate after World War II. Although the people of the colonies were hopeful that the war would lead to the end of imperialism‚ but the Fourth Republic‚ which came to power during the end of World War II‚ voted to continue the Empire. There were several reasons for this vote to continue the empire. The French wanted to dull the humiliation of the German occupation‚ use the colonial resources to help
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During the War in Korea‚ the main intention was to gain South Koreas territory and to stop the spread of Communism. The war never really ended even while the Peace negotiations were currently happening. (Wikipedia) The war didn’t end till South Korea gained back its territory. South Korea built it’s heavily armed border between their side of the country and the North Koreans. The U.S. troops didn’t withdrawal from their occupation in South Korea since the main intention’s to stop
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In 1941‚ Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor causing the U.S. to enter World War II. This event had a strong impact on everyday life in America. To provide for troops: families rationed supplies‚ communities collected scrap metal‚ and women worked in place of men. As for Japanese Americans‚ they were stripped of their citizenship and forced into internment camps. The major way Americans helped their troops was by rationing and recycling. The rationing program set limits on the amount of goods
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Therefore‚ America trained the South Vietnamese army to fight the Viet Cong and in 1963‚ 16‚000 advisors were training troops in South Vietnam. Many of these troops were not professionals. These men were young‚ inexperienced‚ and were from America’s minority groups. This was one of their first mistakes - using troops who were not experienced or highly skilled. All they had was basic training behind them. US troops used helicopter gunships as well as aircrafts‚ allowing them to have total control
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