Reasons for US failure in Vietnam War The US initiated a war which was based on; speculation‚ misinformation and pride. The US felt obliged to do something based on what they assumed and speculated‚ and this would have a big impact on the entire nation. The US would need to use every resource which was available to them to be able to defeat Vietnam in their evident uphill battle. Speculation could be seen as one of the reasons the US started the war and also why they lost it. There was great speculation
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history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then‚ and misremembered now.” This quote by Richard Nixon reveals the intensity and difficulty of the Vietnam War which spanned for almost two decades and still is greatly discussed even today. Throughout the generations‚ many historians and common people have questioned the decisions and ideals of our nation’s involvement in the war and the causes leading up to United States action. The Vietnam War is a largely debated topic‚ especially
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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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Why was difficult to attack a castle? During the Medieval period‚ castle became important. These huge castles were mostly invented for defending the foreigner attacks. The castles were also the sin of the noble and royal power. Eventually‚ there were various kinds of castle‚ but most of the castles were used for protecting and defending during siege warfare. While the builders built these castles‚ they added much prevention structures to the castles‚ those preventions made the castles difficult
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The First Vietnam War was fought by France and Ho Chi Minh and many lessons had to be learned to win this war. The Vietminh were not your traditional trained army‚ but made mostly of peasants who needed to be trained. Both the Vietminh and the French army had strengths and weakness which would impact the outcome of the war. The one thing Ho Chi Minh had over the French was he focused on the French weaknesses and used them to his advantage. Another important advantage was the knowledge the Vietminh
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Why was Russia difficult to govern? There are many reasons why Russia was difficult to govern‚ such as the size and diversity of the country and many differences in opinions contributed to the resentment of the government which in turn made the country very difficult to govern. One reason Russia was difficult to govern was because of the size and diversity of it. As the country was so large‚ and covered almost 23 million square kilometres in 1900‚ this made it very difficult to govern as it made
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United States Commit to Vietnam War o Johnson obsessed with fulfilling the aspect of containment within Vietnam‚ sending in more troops as the years went on. o This was very contradictory as he advocated that he opposed the idea of not sending ground men to fight the Vietcong. In 1965‚ Johnson worked closely with Robert McNamara and Dean Rusk‚ in which over 10‚000 soldiers were sent overseas. o This marked the start of Johnson’s downfall as people did not like how he was going against what he
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The War in Vietnam is on event had many events which has impacted our history ever since the Vietnamese got independence from the French. The purpose of this essay is to explain how the Vietnam War led to many effects. The main reason why the Vietnam War occurred is because the Vietnamese wanted independence from the French. At first Vietnam was controlled by the afranch. Then‚ Ho Chi Minh fought the French and won. Then the Vietnam split into two countries: North Vietnam and South Vietnam
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March 2011 Vietnam War Research Paper Why is the Vietnam War so significant in American history? How did it really affect America? The Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces trying to unify Vietnam under a communist government‚ and the United States attempting to prevent the spread of communism. There are many lessons learned throughout this war that America‚ hopefully‚ will never undergo again. There are a series of events that led up to this full-scale war. First‚ the
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In World War II the English government turned a blind eye to Hitler and his followers as they slowly took back the land the once owned. The English government did this as to try prevent a Second World War. They believed that if they continued to agree to the Germans commands the would be able to prevent another world war. The English became blind to what Hitler and the Nazis were doing and continued letting the Germans receive what they demanded. Albert Einstein once said ’The world is a dangerous
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