The Causes Of The Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War marks a pivotal point in history as being the first war not decidedly won by one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations. It stands as one of the most polarized wars to date as an infamous example of how the will of the United States government and the will of people stood in direct opposition of each other. Although shrouded in a dense propagandist haze, I plan to show that despite the United States’ claims to defend the world against Communism, this war actually weakens and damages civil rights across the board, domestically and on foreign soil.
The Vietnam War began in 1954 after North Vietnam’s victory over the French colonial administration of Vietnam. North Vietnam’s goal was to unify the entire country by establishing a central Communist administration with support from the Soviet Union, China, and other Communist allies. By 1957, the Communist Vietnamese, known as the Viet Cong, utilized guerrilla war tactics against all those who were opposed them in the region. The United States government sought to guard against a Communist bloc in SE Asia and seized the opportunity to prevent the unification of the inevitable Communist rule of Vietnam by conducting strategic bombing methods in North Vietnam and surrounding areas suspected of housing the Viet Cong. President John F. Kennedy was a supporter of Dwight Eisenhower’s Domino Theory, which states that a communist victory in one country would cause a chain reaction of Communist rule in neighboring states.
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The Domino Theory allowed for almost full support from Washington and entered us into an eight year engagement of massive death and destruction of a small, third world country.
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... spoke about his missions around Southeast Asia. He mentioned how they were forced to burn down all the huts they possibly could as well as the Southeast Asians’ personal possessions, food, and even the livestock. He also talked about the crying women and children heard as they carried out these missions.
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…….Conc: 60’s was a tumultuous time, war is divisive, continuing discrimination of blacks today, compare the progression of civil rights in the US and abroad, touch on McNamara (maybe), Kennedy quote about paying any price for the success of liberty (how high a price?), “All men are created equal” not so much, touch on Martin Luther King, America blinded by propaganda, money gained, “thanks, but no thanks, US”, government manipulation, ulterior motives, the suffering of the Viets, try not to sound like a crazy conspiracy theorist.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the domino theory allowed for almost full support from washington and entered us into an eight year engagement of massive death and destruction of a small, third world country.
- Explains that the us destroyer maddox was believed to have undergone an "unprovoked" attack by north vietnamese torpedo boats during "routine patrol in international waters."
- Opines that the maddox's attack wouldn't have been "unprovoked" or during "routine patrol in international waters" due to the fact that he was actually operating a spy mission in vietnamese territory.
- Explains that the domino theory allowed for almost full support from washington and entered us into an eight year engagement of massive death and destruction of a small, third world country.
- Explains that the us destroyer maddox was believed to have undergone an "unprovoked" attack by north vietnamese torpedo boats during "routine patrol in international waters."
- Opines that the maddox's attack wouldn't have been "unprovoked" or during "routine patrol in international waters" due to the fact that he was actually operating a spy mission in vietnamese territory.
- Explains that the viet cong's tactic of choice was guerrilla warfare, in which they fought unconventionally ambushed and terrorised their enemies.
- Compares the progress of civil rights in the us and abroad, mcnamara, kennedy quote about paying any price for the success of liberty, martin luther king, government manipulation, ulterior motives, the suffering of the viets.
- Argues that the vietnam war is one of the most polarized wars to date as an infamous example of how the united states government and the will of people stood in direct opposition of each other.
- Explains that us aircrafts sprayed dioxin, a combination of different herbicides, and also known as agent orange, over numerous areas of vietnam, laos and cambodia during the war.
- Analyzes how president lyndon johnson's failure to rally the public around the commitment in vietnam led to the growth of the largest and most effective antiwar movement in american history.
- Explains that many blacks began to identify with the vietnamese since they were both victims of racist aggression and felt that freedom could be won overseas, but others didn't want any part in it.
- Analyzes how president kennedy's explanation of the vietnam war did not include the exploitation of southeast asia for its resources.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the vietnam war manifested itself as an ideological struggle between the democratic, capitalist united states and the communist bloc of the u.s.
- Explains that the north vietnamese communist represented a new wave of vietnamese nationalists and freedom fighters.
- Analyzes how the reversal of president franklin delano roosevelt's policy calling for the liberalization of colonial rule during the administration of harry s. truman and the subsequent u.s. support of french colonies after world war ii alienated vietnamese nationalists.
- Explains that the vietnam war manifested itself as an ideological struggle between the democratic, capitalist united states and the communist bloc of the u.s.
- Explains that the north vietnamese communist represented a new wave of vietnamese nationalists and freedom fighters.
- Analyzes how the reversal of president franklin delano roosevelt's policy calling for the liberalization of colonial rule during the administration of harry s. truman and the subsequent u.s. support of french colonies after world war ii alienated vietnamese nationalists.
- Explains that the resolute commitment to resistance was duplicated in the "south" designated by the abstract demarcation line laid out by u.s. led geneva convention in 1954.
- Analyzes how the vietcong and their counterparts in the north garnered enough popular support to feasibly prolong the war indefinitely.
- Analyzes how presidents truman, eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, and nixon's international policies led to the quagmire in vietnam.
- Analyzes how president johnson's efforts to solve the crisis through a process called vietnamization led to the sending of 500,000 american troops to vietnam during the 1968 escalation.
- Analyzes how nixon was determined to end the war in vietnam as quickly as possible, but this task proved more difficult than he had perhaps anticipated. nixon's contradiction is emblematic of the attempts made by the u.s.
- Analyzes how the conflict between vietnamese nationalists and u.s. policy-makers led both nations into war.
1667 wordsRead More - History Of The Vietnam Waranalytical essayThe war in Vietnam began as a civil war which dated back long into Vietnamese history. Although it was a communist revolution, it was first and foremost a people’s war, in which the people of South Vietnam were revolting against the right-wing dictatorship of their government. The Vietnam War was the second of the two Indochina Wars, where the first was fought and lost by France. American intervention, because of the policy of containing communism, had already begun during the First Indochina War, under President Eisenhower. Although Eisenhower had refused to commit US troops to the war, he supplied military support to the French. And when they lost the war, he continued to supply aid to the anti-communist government in Saigon, the capital of the South Vietnam. The end of the First Indochina War resulted in the Geneva Conference of 1954 between France and the Viet Minh, who decided to split Vietnam in to the communist North and the pro-western South. This therefore recognised North Vietnam, known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), as an independent state. However, an insurgency in the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), led by the National Liberation Front (...
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- Explains that many analysts attribute the vietnam war to lyndon b. johnson, who was president of america from 1963 until 1969, because the american army became involved in combat in vietnam.
- Explains that the vietnam war was the second of the two indochina wars, where the first was fought and lost by france.
- Explains that american exceptionalism is the theory that america is a unique and superior nation, and has the obligation to promote and extend american ideals around the world.
- Explains that many analysts attribute the vietnam war to lyndon b. johnson, who was president of america from 1963 until 1969, because the american army became involved in combat in vietnam.
- Explains that the vietnam war was the second of the two indochina wars, where the first was fought and lost by france.
- Explains that american exceptionalism is the theory that america is a unique and superior nation, and has the obligation to promote and extend american ideals around the world.
- Explains that johnson launched a sustained bombing campaign against the drv after the tonkin gulf incident, which won him an overwhelming victory against barry goldwater in the elections.
- Explains that the us secretary of defense proposed an increase of us troops to 175 000 by mid-1965, but the communist leaders decided to win a quick victory.
- Explains that the tet offensive was a military disaster for the viet cong, but it was still 'political and psychological defeat' for america.
- Argues that the failure of the us in vietnam stems from johnson's cautious approach to military campaigns because of his logical fears of chinese or soviet involvement or an uncontrollable conflict.
- Analyzes how johnson and nixon failed to factor in vietnam's bitter history of opposition to chinese domination and the growing rift in sino-soviet relations.
- Explains that the vietnam war was a difficult experience for the us military as well as its foreign policy. johnson's decision to go to war was made from hard thought-out reasoning but he did not factor in the environment in vietnam or the opinion of the american public.
1977 wordsRead More - Vietnam And The Vietnam Waranalytical essayThe United States involved themselves in Vietnam for four main reasons: they wanted to contain communism, prevent the domino effect, support a very weak South Vietnam, and get retaliation for being attacked. After seeing China fall to communism in 1949, Lyndon Johnson did not want to watch the same thing happen in Vietnam. He decided that the United States must fight to contain communism in Vietnam and prevent the domino theory. The domino theory simply stated that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would soon follow suit, falling like a set of dominos. Essentially, Americans believed that if South Vietnam fell, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand would follow. Also, South Vietnam could not stand against the Vietcong alone because they were too weak and ill-equipped to fight. The United States believed that with good government, a large scale and ...
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- Explains that the longest war in the history of the united states took place in vietnam during the cold war.
- Analyzes how the united states fought to contain communism, prevent the domino effect, support a weak south vietnam, and get retaliation for being attacked.
- Explains that the united states did not lose the war as much as they failed to win it. they lost their support back home because the public didn't like what they were seeing in the media.
- Explains that the longest war in the history of the united states took place in vietnam during the cold war.
- Analyzes how the united states fought to contain communism, prevent the domino effect, support a weak south vietnam, and get retaliation for being attacked.
- Explains that the united states did not lose the war as much as they failed to win it. they lost their support back home because the public didn't like what they were seeing in the media.
- Explains that the vietcong fought what is known as a guerilla war, in which they ambushed american vehicles in small groups of three to ten troops.
- Explains that the united states was not prepared to fight in the type of war they had gotten themselves involved in. the vietcong used the ho chi minh trail to transport supplies to their armies.
- Explains that the vietcong were fighting for their freedom and independence, which gave them the will and determination to fight, something the united states lacked.
- Explains that the vietcong were protecting their way of life and their choice of government from an aggressor that was trying to keep them from gaining independence.
1099 wordsRead More - Dovesopinion essayThe French were forced out of Vietnam and Vietnam was divided between communists and anti-communists. The communist regime controlled North Vietnam. Those that supported the French and were against communism controlled South Vietnam. Then trained Communist supporters from the North, the Vietcong, started coming to the South. America decided that they wanted to stop the spread of communism by stopping communism in Vietnam. The United States believed in the Domino Theory. The Domino Theory is the theory that communism will continue to spread around the world unless it is stopped. America sent soldiers over to Vietnam to help the South fight against the North. Then American ships were supposedly attacked of the coast of Vietnam. This is when the United States officially entered the war.
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- Opines that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. the vietnam war was a war that america did not need.
- Explains that the french were forced out of vietnam and vietnam was divided between communist and anti-communist regimes. the united states believed in the domino theory.
- Explains that the vietnam war was a war with unnecessary casualties and injuries. the united states entered the war and increased the stakes.
- Opines that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. the vietnam war was a war that america did not need.
- Explains that the french were forced out of vietnam and vietnam was divided between communist and anti-communist regimes. the united states believed in the domino theory.
- Explains that the vietnam war was a war with unnecessary casualties and injuries. the united states entered the war and increased the stakes.
- Explains that agent orange was a conglomerate mix of different herbicides used to remove enemy cover and destroy crop fields for enemy soldiers in vietnam, laos, and cambodia.
- Describes how a team of american soldiers were sent to the village of my lai on march 16th, 1968. they were told that everyone there was part of the vietcong or supporters.
- Argues that america needs to be careful where they are involved because there is always a large impact. america's involvement in the war caused other communist countries to become involved.
- Opines that america's ideas of saving are always based on war. they believe that they must fight to save others.
- Cites the works citedagent orange from http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/agent-orange.
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- Explains that the vietnam war dominated the twenty-year period, and that many reasons contributed to america's entry into the conflict.
- Explains that in order to rally support for a war, sometimes something has to happen to get the american people behind the government.
- Explains that the incident was a form of propaganda, but it served its purpose as the public's reason for supporting the war.
- Explains that the vietnam war dominated the twenty-year period, and that many reasons contributed to america's entry into the conflict.
- Explains that in order to rally support for a war, sometimes something has to happen to get the american people behind the government.
- Explains that the incident was a form of propaganda, but it served its purpose as the public's reason for supporting the war.
- Explains the reason for american entry into the vietnam war was the commitment that had formerly been made by the french and the american's to a cause in vietnam.
- Analyzes how eisenhower's domino theory helped support the fight against communism in the cold war.
- Explains that the gulf of tonkin incident was used to rally support for the war.
- Explains that the replacement of the french in south vietnam was to prevent the election of a communist leader, and to train an army to fight communism.
- Cites chambers, ed whiteclay, 'the causes of the vietnam war.' modern american poetry.
878 wordsRead More - LBJ and the Vietnam Waranalytical essayThus far the Vietnam War has shown to be a highly complex situation. Many of times, I have found myself agreeing with Lyndon B. John’s decisions to escalate the war. First and foremost, the United States had made a promise of freedom and tranquility to the people (whom were not part of Viet-Cong) of Vietnam. As an American, it is my opinion that the United States had to uphold its word, essentially its credibility. Secondly, withdrawing troops from Vietnam when the situation was really out of control would make the United States appear weak. In midst of the Cold War, the one thing that was not going to prove true was that the United States was weak. Although these reasons were and are valid, the anti-war movement in conjunction with the Tet offensive required President Johnson to make a decision that changed the perception of the war; he chose to call a halt on the bombardment in Vietnam. The purpose of this essay is to further analyze how the continuing anti-war movement and the Tet Offensive were the reasons that “America’s fate was effectively sealed by mid-1968.”
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- Agrees with lyndon b. john's decisions to escalate the vietnam war. the anti-war movement in conjunction with the tet offensive changed the perception of the war.
- Analyzes how the antiwarriors, described in melvin small's book, were relentless, fighting for a just cause. they were able to organize and rally others to join in their quest to end the violence that was occurring in vietnam.
- Explains that the pentagon siege was one of the underlying reasons lbj had decided to end the bombing in vietnam.
- Agrees with lyndon b. john's decisions to escalate the vietnam war. the anti-war movement in conjunction with the tet offensive changed the perception of the war.
- Analyzes how the antiwarriors, described in melvin small's book, were relentless, fighting for a just cause. they were able to organize and rally others to join in their quest to end the violence that was occurring in vietnam.
- Explains that the pentagon siege was one of the underlying reasons lbj had decided to end the bombing in vietnam.
- Analyzes how the tet offensive was highly detrimental to the united states.
- Opines that lbj's decision to end the war in vietnam marked the end of a gruesome war, which was not fulfilling its principle objectives.
930 wordsRead More - Persuasive Essay On Vietnam Warexplanatory essayThis whole fiasco was started with the start of communism spreading from North Vietnam to South Vietnam which started to scare the United States. When we started hearing about all of this, President Eisenhower came up with the Domino Theory, which stated that if South Vietnam and China fell to communism, the rest of Asia would soon follow
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- Opines that the twenty-year-long vietnam war was a mistake for america. it was fighting for twenty years straight with many deaths and nothing gained in the process.
- Explains that the fiasco started with communism spreading from north vietnam to south vietnam, which scared the united states. eisenhower came up with the domino theory, stating that if china fell to communists, the rest of asia would join the soviet union.
- Explains that the usa was the biggest war supplier, providing 100's of millions of dollars of gear, tanks, weapons, and the deadly vietnam war.
- Opines that the twenty-year-long vietnam war was a mistake for america. it was fighting for twenty years straight with many deaths and nothing gained in the process.
- Explains that the fiasco started with communism spreading from north vietnam to south vietnam, which scared the united states. eisenhower came up with the domino theory, stating that if china fell to communists, the rest of asia would join the soviet union.
- Explains that the usa was the biggest war supplier, providing 100's of millions of dollars of gear, tanks, weapons, and the deadly vietnam war.
- Explains that the us was involved in the vietnam war from 1963 to 1964, and used new weapons to fight back. operation crimp was the largest attack of the war.
- Explains that college boys who were being drafted to army without any real say against it had the largest effect. nobody wants to be forced to do something they don't please.
- Explains that the anti-war movement started with people who were against all society and favored the use of drugs, which led to a crazy aftermath.
- Explains that by 1953, more than 80% of the war was being paid for by the usa, which included weapons, ammo, tanks, aircraft, helicopters, fuel, and some new gasses.
- Opines that the war was the first to be put live on television. the state in the usa is a fun fact.
- Opines that the vietnam war was a mistake, based on all the fighting, supplies, money, and loss of life brought by the war.
1085 wordsRead More - Overview of Vietnam Warexplanatory essayAbernathy, Ralph. "The Vietnam War." The Sixties in America. Hackensack, New Jersey: Salem Press, March 1999. 753-755.
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- Describes the vietnam war as a lengthy and costly armed conflict involving the communist north vietnamese regime known as the viet cong, south vietnam and the united states.
- Explains how ho chi minh formed the viet to fight against the french colonial administration and seized hanoi after the japanese withdrew.
- Explains how ngo dihn diem, a strongly anti-communist, ousted the french backed emperor bao and became president of the newly formed republic of vietnam.
- Describes the vietnam war as a lengthy and costly armed conflict involving the communist north vietnamese regime known as the viet cong, south vietnam and the united states.
- Explains how ho chi minh formed the viet to fight against the french colonial administration and seized hanoi after the japanese withdrew.
- Explains how ngo dihn diem, a strongly anti-communist, ousted the french backed emperor bao and became president of the newly formed republic of vietnam.
- Narrates how the vietnam war escalated under the presidency of johnson, with the permission of congress, allowing for recurring bombings under operation rolling thunder.
- Explains that the strategy for war was simple: a war of attrition, the military's primary goal was to kill as many enemy troops as possible, to wear them down.
- Explains that there were 500,000 american soldiers stationed in vietnam in 1967 with 15,000 killed and more than 100,000 wounded. the war received tons of media coverage and many american's were vocally opposed to the war.
- Explains that winning a long-drawn-out war requires more than powerful military. without support to back up and defend the war, it became harder to continue with the occupation.
- Explains that the antiwar movement opposed the vietnam war for both moral and ethical grounds along with economic reasons. they saw the american leaders only attacking to protect foreign interests and supporting the corrupt regime in south vietnam.
- Explains that the antiwar movement was a huge factor in the ending of the war and when peaceful protests became ineffective with demands and questions being ignored, demonstrations turned violent.
- Analyzes how king's opposition to the vietnam war cost him a substantial amount of support among white allies, including president johnson, union leaders, publishers and journalists.
- Explains that nixon introduced a new method for fighting the war in vietnam, which involved withdrawing american troops to limit further casualties, increasing aerial and artillery bombing, and giving south vietnam control over ground operations.
- Narrates how nixon ended the draft and called for a volunteer army for the next year. after multiple failed offensives, the u.s and north vietnam compromised and created peace agreement.
- Explains that the war between north vietnam and south vietnam did not end when the u.s made peace agreements, and continued until april 30, 1975 when north vietnamese forces captured saigon, the south vietnamese capital.
- Explains that the vietnam war destroyed the american belief that they were invincible. many veterans returning from war also experienced negative reactions from both war opponents and supporters.
- Cites the u.s. history textbook "55d. the antiwar movement." the sixties in america.
1777 wordsRead More - The Impact: Vietnam and the 1968 Democratic Primaryanalytical essayBy 1968 the Vietnam War was a time by which Americans saw deep divide, disappointment, and tragedy. Their government had let them down, the figures they could trust had been killed, and their loved ones were scared by the effects of war. Rightfully so, the American people were upset and angry. The dynamic I have explored that made Vietnam such a critical piece in America’s history that influenced and entire party and a nation will only magnify in time not just in 1968 and not just for one primary election, but for all who shared a stake in this window.
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- Analyzes how john lennon's distain of the vietnam war led to a race for the democratic nomination in 1968.
- Explains that robert kennedy was a graduate of harvard and the university of virginia law school. his first dose of us foreign policy in vietnam came when he was part time reporter for the boston post.
- Explains that the 1960's was fascinating from a historical standpoint because of the shifts that occurred in society.
- Analyzes how john lennon's distain of the vietnam war led to a race for the democratic nomination in 1968.
- Explains that robert kennedy was a graduate of harvard and the university of virginia law school. his first dose of us foreign policy in vietnam came when he was part time reporter for the boston post.
- Explains that the 1960's was fascinating from a historical standpoint because of the shifts that occurred in society.
- Analyzes how lyndon johnson took the cake in new hampshire, while eugene mccarthy won 6 states. hubert humphrey entered the race too late to go for votes in the primary states, focusing on delegates instead.
- Analyzes how the warm sunshine greeted the candidates as they embarked for the delegates that the large state of california held was crucial for kennedy and mccarthy.
- Opines that kennedy's assassination was a pivotal change in the wrong direction for the democratic party.
- Analyzes how hubert humphrey won the nomination despite not being a part of any primary race.
- Explains that the 1968 democratic national convention took place in the sweltering heat of chicago, illinois during the latter half of the month of august.
- Analyzes how the democratic party in 1968 went from being on top of the world, to the threshold of hell in the span of only 5 or 6 years.
- Opines that the vietnam war was a time by which americans saw deep divide, disappointment, and tragedy.
- Compares eugene mccarthy and hubert humphrey, who both ran for the minnesota house of representatives and the us senate.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how tim o'brien's book, the things they carried, portrays stories of the vietnam war. the u.s. enters the war to prevent a communist takeover of south vietnam.
- Analyzes how o'brien's the things they carried describes real objects american soldiers carried during the war, such as an m-60, a.45-caliber pistol, an assault rifle, ammunition, maps, code books, and the prc-25 radio.
- Analyzes how o'brien's novel shows the soldiers' innermost thoughts and concerns.
- Analyzes how tim o'brien's book, the things they carried, portrays stories of the vietnam war. the u.s. enters the war to prevent a communist takeover of south vietnam.
- Analyzes how o'brien's the things they carried describes real objects american soldiers carried during the war, such as an m-60, a.45-caliber pistol, an assault rifle, ammunition, maps, code books, and the prc-25 radio.
- Analyzes how o'brien's novel shows the soldiers' innermost thoughts and concerns.
- Analyzes how o'brien's the things they carried applies new historicism elements, vietnam history recovery, and political power focus. the vietnam war negatively affects the soldiers.
830 wordsRead More - Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution Essayexplanatory essayIn the decades of World War II, development of communist countries in Southeast Asia is to the United States. In times of war, Vietnam was divided into two parts, one ruled communism and one ruled by democracy. If South Vietnam, which ruled democratically, lost the war, due to domino theory, neighboring countries of Vietnam would follow this step and communism will be stronger. Faced with the problem of the development of communist countries in Southeast Asia, the United States tried to prevent its spread by fighting the Vietnam war, but preventing war becoming greater would have been a plausible alternative solution.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the development of communist countries in southeast asia is to the united states. if south vietnam, which ruled democratically, lost the war, communism would be stronger.
- Explains that during the 1950s and 60s, there was extreme tension between communist and democratic countries, representatives of each side are soviet and the united states.
- Explains that in times of war, french colonialism vietnam, under the pressure of two different political background, vietnam was divided into two parts, the north one ruled communism and the south one
- Explains that the development of communist countries in southeast asia is to the united states. if south vietnam, which ruled democratically, lost the war, communism would be stronger.
- Explains that during the 1950s and 60s, there was extreme tension between communist and democratic countries, representatives of each side are soviet and the united states.
- Explains that in times of war, french colonialism vietnam, under the pressure of two different political background, vietnam was divided into two parts, the north one ruled communism and the south one
- Explains that the united states began to take an active interest in viet nam following the communist takeover in china in 1949.
- Describes how south vietnam began publishing all the secret attacks of us-backed commando missions and collect information along the coast of north vietnam.
- Describes how the maddox sortied from taiwan en route to her desoto patrol station. the destroyer was on station in the gulf of tonkin when a 34a raid was launched against hon me island.
- Describes how maddox used communication techniques to block north vietnamese vessel reports. the scene of the coast is described in skunks, bogies, silent hounds.
- Describes how the destroyer detected three north vietnamese patrol boats approaching from the west. captain herrick ordered gun crews to open fire if the fast-approaching trio closed to within 10,000 yards of her position.
- Describes how the u.s. destroyer maddox had a battle with north vietnamese people in the gulf of tonkin on august 2, 1964.
- Analyzes how mcnamara phoned sharp at 1608 washington time to talk it over and asked, "was there a possibility that there had been no attack?"
- Explains that the gulf of tonkin resolution, which was empowered by president lyndon b. johnson, confirmed the assistance of the us military to south vietnam.
- Explains that the new documents and tapes reveal what historians couldn't prove: there was not a second attack on u.s. navy ships in the tonkin gulf in early august 1964.
- Explains that going war in vietnam solved political situation and building a necessary condition for economic growth. the united states can use this opportunity to develop democratic under the domino theory.
- Opines that the end result does not support the us troops, but this solution achieved some certain success, such as the u.s propaganda democratic theory in the world.
- Opines that preventing war becoming greater is appropriate and reasonable for the political situation at that time because north vietnam could not attack south vietnam under us aegis.
- Explains that if the alternative solution succeeded, vietnamese immigrants in the us would be minimized, which reduces pressure for immigrants and saves a large amount of us budget.
- Explains that the u.s. prohibited communism in southeast asian countries from fighting the vietnam war, but preventing war becoming greater would have been a plausible alternative solution.
1761 wordsRead More - Relationship Between Vietnam War And Domino Theoryanalytical essayThe Vietnam War focused on the spreading communism and others trying to stop North Vietnam. The domino theory was the theory that believed if South Vietnam were to become a communist party then it would only spread. John F. Kennedy was against communism and wanted to contain it, so the U.S. joined the war, following former president Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policy to support the Diem government in South Vietnam.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the vietnam war focused on the spreading communism and others trying to stop north vietnam. the domino theory believed if south vietnam were to become a communist party then it would only spread.
- Explains that the tet offensive was the largest military campaign in the vietnam war, launched by north vietnam to go against the south and their allies.
- Explains that the gulf of tonkin resolution gave johnson permission to use any means necessary so he started sending more men into vietnam. nixon's policy was to train south vietnamese troops to replace u.s. troops in the war.
- Explains that the vietnam war focused on the spreading communism and others trying to stop north vietnam. the domino theory believed if south vietnam were to become a communist party then it would only spread.
- Explains that the tet offensive was the largest military campaign in the vietnam war, launched by north vietnam to go against the south and their allies.
- Explains that the gulf of tonkin resolution gave johnson permission to use any means necessary so he started sending more men into vietnam. nixon's policy was to train south vietnamese troops to replace u.s. troops in the war.
- Analyzes how the fall of saigon led to new communist rules and the decline in population after the evacuation of u.s troops, civilians, and south refugees.
- Explains that media described the vietnam war as the "first television war" due to being transmitted everywhere (ex. tokyo to u.s).
- Explains that the anti-war movement started on college campuses but grew after 1965, after the us began bombing vietnam. truman deployed the maag to assist the french in vietnam on september 1950.
524 wordsRead More - Australia in the Vietnam Warnarrative essayCommunism is defined as an economic and political system based on having no private property and the sharing of the means of production for the common good. “The Domino Theory” is the idea that if one nation fell under communist control, its neighbours would fall simultaneously. This idea concerned Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies as the communist movement had spread down from the U.S.S.R and into the Pacific meaning Communism was fast approaching Australian shores. From 1960 The North Vietnamese Communists under the Honoi Government of Ho Chi Minh went to war with South Vietnam in order to reunify Vietnam under communist rule. (1)“In 1961 and 1962 Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of the government in South Vietnam, repeatedly requested security assistance from the US and its allies.” The US responded sending over military advisors to join the war effort in 1961 and as (1)“Australian support for South Vietnam in the early 1960s was in keeping with the policie...
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how the viet cong 275 regiment attacked the australians with constant rifle and machine gun fire. the base at nui dat was firing its artillery from its long range weapons.
- Quotes a direct quote from the battle of long tan booklet handed out in class.
- Quotes a direct quote from the battle of long tan booklet handed out in class.
- Narrates how the viet cong 275 regiment attacked the australians with constant rifle and machine gun fire. the base at nui dat was firing its artillery from its long range weapons.
- Quotes a direct quote from the battle of long tan booklet handed out in class.
- Quotes a direct quote from the battle of long tan booklet handed out in class.
- Explains that australia became a part of the vietnam war effort in 1962 when it sent over the australian army training team vietnam (aattv).
- Recounts how australian soldiers were left out in the rubber plantation until the next morning as their calls for help drew enemy fire in their direction.
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