The History Of The Vietnam War
analytical Essay
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War is a huge event in any country’s history. The United States has been experiencing this since the first major war with the American Revolutionary. The United States has been known to help out our allies when they are fighting, and intervened when countries have been at war to try and end it. The Vietnam War started in December of 1954 and ended on April 30th of 1975. The Vietnam War was a long and costly battle over communism between North and South Vietnam. The Vietnam War was a failed attempt for the United States to bring peace to South and North Vietnam because it affected our country’s history, the way politics can influence a war, an economy downfall, and how affected protest and media can be used.
The United States never officially declared war against Vietnam, but they entered in the late 1955 when Eisenhower decided to send aid. In March of 1965, the very first U.S. combat team arrived in Vietnam. By 1969 there were about 540,000 troops in South Vietnam. That’s when Nixon decided to start withdrawing troops. The war was very unpopular with the U.S. citizens. Near the end of 1973, almost all of the United States military forces had left South Vietnam. According to History.com reported that more than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict (2009). According to a survey by the Veterans Administration, some 500,000 of the 3 million troops who served in Vietnam suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and rates of divorce, suicide, alcoholism, and drug addiction were markedly higher among veterans (History.com, 2009). The war between North and South Vietnam continued until April 30th, 1975 when the DRV forced the capture of Saigon, and is now renamed Ho Chi Minh City. In 1982, the Vi...
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...e behind the song is that all we need is love, and The Beatles were urging people to understand that peace was the best option. The Beatles like many other artists who wrote antiwar songs know that writing a song is a non-violent way of protesting, and still gets the message across that the war needs to end. Music is a universal language, and it is one of the most effective ways to spread messages.
The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial wars that the United States has been a part of. But the war taught the United States a lot of what to do and what not to do. War affects many different areas of a country like Vietnam affected our history, political standpoints, economic, media coverage, and the way we can protest. The Vietnam War should be used to teach us from our mistakes, and learn what not to do when dealing with foreign policies with other countries.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the united states has been experiencing war since the first major war with the american revolutionary. the vietnam war was a failed attempt to bring peace to south and north vietnam.
- Explains that the war between north and south vietnam continued until april 30, 1975 when the drv forced the capture of saigon, now renamed ho chi minh city.
- Analyzes how the vietnam war was a hot topic in the united states and around the world.
- Explains that the vietnam war caused a few issues for the u.s. economy, such as the dollar value weakened, interest rates rose, and inflation.
- Explains that the vietnam war was the first war where the media had competed freedom of the press. the news of tet offensive shocked the u.s. public.
- Explains that the antiwar protests were huge during the vietnam war. the largest protest in american history took place in washington, dc on november 15, 1969.
- Explains that the media was anti-war during the vietnam war, and that john lennon's song "all you need is love" was a non-violent protest song.
- Opines that the vietnam war taught the united states a lot of what to do and what not. it affected our history, political standpoints, economic, media coverage, and the way we can protest.
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- The Vietnam Waropinion essayThe Vietnam War was a war between the Capitalist United States and the Communist North Vietnamese army. This war started in 1964 and it ended in 1975, when the US withdrew its soldiers. The US joined the war to stop the spreading of Communism, because they didn't want Russia to gain more allies, as they had been in a cold war with them for years.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the vietnam war was a war between the capitalist united states and the communist north vietnamese army.
- Opines that an event is significant if it is still remembered today, meaning that it could raise issues in their mind. significance describes the impact of the event on other countries involved and the world as a whole.
- Opines that the vietnam war was significant in the short term and had an impact on a number of different people in many countries.
- Explains that 58,000 us soldiers died in the vietnam war and about 300,000 were injured. in the short term this meant that people had their families broken up and some of the returning soldiers with serious injuries could no longer serve.
- Analyzes how the anti-war protests in washington and the white house had a huge impact in the short term as the government and president didn't want to be unpopular.
- Opines that the war with vietnam cost the us about 130 billion dollars. this money was taken from tax payers who worked hard for their money but then taken away for a war that most people didn't want to be involved in.
- Opines that 4 million people died during the war, including civilians, which affected vietnam massively in the short term as a lot of farmers had been killed and vietnam was short on food and other resources.
- Analyzes how vietnam lost a lot of money because of the destruction of crops and farmland. the north vietnamese prime minister's speech proves that the war was significant in the short term.
- Analyzes how the us used napalm and other weapons on vietnam, which destroyed cities, villages, forests, hospitals, and schools, causing millions of dollars of damage.
- Explains that the usa left vietnam in a mess when they left, which meant that they couldn't defend themselves from invaders like cambodia and china.
- Analyzes how the vietnam war had a lot of impact on the world. it caused the us to be unpopular and lose support for their government.
- Opines that the vietnam war was significant in the us because they still make films and songs about the war and talk about it, even though it's hardly anything compared to the 4 million dead soldiers of vietnam.
- Analyzes how the vietnam war had a negative impact on the usa in the long term as they realized that they were no longer an unbeatable military force.
- Explains that the vietnam war was significant in the long term in vietnam. the us used weapons like napalm and agent orange during the war which destroyed crop fields and jungles.
- Opines that the vietnam war had a little significance to the world in the long term.
- Opines that the vietnam war was not significant in the long term. the war was significant to the usa as a lot of their soldiers died or got injured.
2350 wordsRead More - The Vietnam War: Charles Haug And The Vietnam Waranalytical essayThe Vietnam War was an event that occurred between 1974 and 1975. The United States became involved in the Vietnam War because they wanted to help their ally, then South Vietnam, to help them prevent North Vietnam, which was Communist, take over. However, it was a loss for the United States, and North Vietnam took over South Vietnam to make it a Communist nation. Many citizens did not support the Vietnam War. Haug remembers that people were very negative when it came to discussing the Vietnam War. Several reasons that citizens were not in support of it is due to the fact that the United States should not have spent the money on the war, since the Korean War led up to it, and one other reason is
In this essay, the author
- Narrates how charles haug returned home from da nang, vietnam in 1967. he was a mechanic who worked on heavy equipment.
- Explains that the united states became involved in the vietnam war because they wanted to prevent north vietnam, which was communist, taking over south vietnam.
- Analyzes how charles haug had sympathy for south vietnam's citizens, who were respectable and friendly, and disguised themselves as average citizens. soldiers tried to not accidentally kill truthful south vietnamese citizens while trying to find imposters.
- Explains that charles haug was in high school when the vietnam war commenced. he knew that he could be drafted to serve the united states in the war.
- Explains how charles haug had to adjust to life in the united states after leaving the military in 1969. he felt fortunate that the vietnam war did not cause a major change in his life.
1414 wordsRead More - The War that Changed America Foreverexplanatory essayThe Vietnam War was a war that changed America forever. It was a long, costly war between Communist North Vietnam, with the aid of the Viet Cong, and Capitalist South Vietnam, aided by the United States. It was a controversial war at the time, but today, it remains embedded in America's history as a war to be remembered.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the vietnam war changed america forever. it was a long, costly war between communist north vietnam and capitalist south vietnam, aided by the united states.
- Explains the reasons for the vietnam war, which began long before the war began. the us committed to keeping the north vietnamese contained once the french withdrew from vietnam.
- Explains how the viet cong, a guerilla fighting group disguised as south vietnamese citizens, was difficult for the us to find, let alone fight, and developed napalm and agent orange.
- Explains that the war attracted negative attention from many americans, causing them to protest the idea of war. many songs protesting america's involvement in vietnam were written during this period.
- Explains that the end of the vietnam war was marked by the fall of saigon. the gulf of tonkin resolution caused americans to distrust their government.
931 wordsRead More - The Causes Of The Vietnam War?explanatory essayThere were many wars on Earth, but one of the deathliest was the Vietnam War. This war was a fight for honor, peace, and justice. It was a war that determined Vietnam’s future and economy. It was a type of war that left you speechless until the end. Families were broken. Like many other wars, people died. These conflicts in family homes were not resolved in one day. It took months or even years for their mental state to cope with their loved one’s death. This was an important war, not just for Vietnam, but for America too.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the vietnam war was an important war, not just for vietnam, but for america too.
- Explains that ho chi minh was a communist leader who wanted to protect vietnam from foreign occupiers. the japanese and french were invading vietnam.
- Explains that ho chi minh requested help from the united states for many years, but each time they received this offer, they refused. this was because of their cold war foreign policy.
- Explains that north vietnam fired on u.s ships on august 2nd, 1964, resulting in the gulf of tonkin incident, which gave president lyndon baines johnson authority to command troops into vietnam.
- Explains that the viet cong was the military arm force of north vietnam. they were created to damage south vietnam's economy.
- Explains that south vietnam tried to counter attack the viet cong by raising counter guerrilla soldiers. stealth was one of their key factors in their abilities.
- Explains that viet cong soldiers surrendered to the south and wanted to stop the spread of communism. the national police force used heavily armed men to locate and destroy enemy villages.
- Explains that the roadrunners had two types of land mines: self-controlled and pressure-detonating. they were ambushed near the end of 1967 and in late august of 1968 on highway 19.
- Explains that the south had the m-48 tank, loaded with a mounted machine gun, and the 105mm howitzer, which was used in world war ii.
- Explains that north vietnam had anti-aircraft weapons, such as the sa-7 grasil missile, and the ak-47 rifle, which was shorter than the m-16, making it extremely durable.
- Explains that the vietnam war was the first war america had lost and the viet cong group was disbanded in 1976. the herbicides that were used in the war continued to damage the environment of the country.
- Opines that the vietnam war was a gruesome armed conflict that did not want to spread communism throughout the country.
1221 wordsRead More - Dovesopinion essayThe Vietnam War was a war with many unnecessary casualties and injuries. The United States entered the Vietnam War and increased the stakes. Now South Vietna...
In this essay, the author
- 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.
826 wordsRead More - The USA Should NOT Have Entered the Vietnam Waropinion essayThe Vietnam War took place in between 1947- 1975. It consisted of North Vietnam trying to make South Vietnam a communism government. The United States later joined this conflict because of the stress North Vietnam was putting to South Vietnam to become a government that America did not want. The main reason why America joined was because of a theory called the Domino Effect. America and Russia were going through what has been dubbed the Cold War. The Domino Effect is the theory that communism will spread form one country to another. United states does not want this because our government is a democracy and communism opposes everything we stand for. America fearing communism was growing, stepped into Vietnam with America’s interest in mind, instead of Vietnam’s. There are several reason why American should have not gotten involved with this war. The most important reason was that America government officials made to much of a big deal about communism. This might sound cynical, but America to a certain degree did over react. Let it be said that it is much easier to say this after the fact. By looking back at McCarthyism, we can see the silliness of this fear. There is a serious side though. Thousands of people dies for a government that has no impact of their daily life. What regime Vietnam was going to change over to had no effect on the every day cycle of the United States. So truly, one can say, this can not one thing to do with America, its government and people.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the united states' involvement in the vietnam war is a gigantic change from prior wars.
- Explains that america joined the vietnam war because of the domino effect, which is the theory that communism will spread from one country to another.
- Opines that vietnam never should have involved the united states because of the death toll.
- Explains that the u.s. government recognized their mistakes in the first place and made laws that "fixed" or prevented chaos from happening again.
- Opines that there have been fair arguments against the theories presented here. they might disagree with the way of just ignored the conflicts going on aboard.
- Opines that the question of why we did not fight in vietnam was a necessity.
945 wordsRead More - The Cost of a Losing Waranalytical essayThe Vietnam War was a long and severe war that ended in defeat. Not only for America but for all the people lives were ruined. The soldiers who lost their lives to President Johnson who lost all hope. America suffered internally economically for a war that never made progress in favor of an anticommunist revolution. Each President struggled to put an end to the communistic movement in Southern Asia to dissolve the spread from country to country. After three presidents tried to solve this problem Nixon finally had the plan that would put in to movement that the United States did not need to the the World Police but rather a supporter to other countries. This is a serious idea that today many people in America have forgotten, especially the lesson of the war in Vietnam.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the cold war loomed, creating a red scare that dominated the united states culture. communism expanded across much of southeast asia, causing an upset faithless nation.
- Explains that the vietnam war began while president truman was in office. he fought against communism and agreed to assist the french in their endeavor to terminate the communistic rule in vietnam.
- Explains that president kennedy's successor, lyndon johnson, had the guidance of mcgeorge bundy, robert mcnamara, and dean rusk. he saw the vietnam war as a waste of money and lives.
- Explains that president eisenhower feared a communist would be elected as the leader of south vietnam. ngo dinh diem was an anti-communist catholic that the united states supported to avoid war and casualties.
- Analyzes how president johnson's bombing did not impact the vietcong like he had hoped. nixon set his objective of changing the way america was involved in the third world.
1443 wordsRead More - Vietnam War Paperanalytical essayThe Vietnam War escalated from a Vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict, in which the United States was deeply involved. The Vietnam War was fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerilla forces aided by the North Vietnamese. Despite increased American military involvement and signed peace agreements in 1973, the Vietnam War did not end until North Vietnam's successful invasion of South Vietnam in 1975. The Vietnam War may have been the longest war in American history, but after South Vietnam collapsed, America was left to question their highly controversial involvement in a lost cause.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the vietnam war escalated from a vietnamese civil war into an international conflict, in which the united states was deeply involved.
- Explains that the vietnam war originated as a civil war between the north and south, but soon enough, the united states would find interest in the war.
- Analyzes how president dwight d. eisenhower explained the importance of indochina to the free world in an interview with robert richards.
- Explains that the united states patrolled international waters with lawfully present naval vessels, assisting vietnam "to protect their freedom." however, the northern vietnamese did not welcome american naval ships, as they deliberated and repeatedly attacked them.
- Explains that the gulf of tonkin resolution empowered the president, as command in chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the u.s.
- Explains that the united states government realized that under present conditions, the odds of winning the fight in vietnam are unlikely. president johnson vowed that he would not be the first president to lose a country to communism.
- Explains that american involvement in vietnam was a highly controversial topic in the united states, both during and after the war.
- Explains that americans supported the vietcong's fight to overthrow the french rule. they argued that the rich had always served french and used ity of french to oppress the poor.
- Analyzes how butterworth believed in the "domino theory" and did not want to see nations falling to communism in southeast asia, yet understood that the french were overpowering the vietnamese.
- Explains that many vietnam war veterans still question the war after twenty-eight years. they feel their fellow marines' deaths were a lesson to the united states, making us "wiser about ourselves, about the world, and our role in it."
- Analyzes how the vietnam war left the first blemish on america's war history, as it was their first defeat in battle. the war left america with the harsh realization that they are not invincible.
- Analyzes how president eisenhower explained the domino theory, 1954, and president lyndon johnson's advisers debated expanding the war, 1965.
1267 wordsRead More - How Did The Domino Theory Affect The Vietnam Warexplanatory essayThe Vietnam war was taken place mostly in Vietnam, eastern part of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The Vietnam war was a long conflict that the communist hated and the southern allies, viet cong, and the its ally the United States. The war was worth millions of lives which most of them were Vietnamese civilians. We can because of need president Harry Truman sent around $160 million for aid to the Trench warfare. He also sent the Military Assistance Advisory Group or MAAG to help assist them there. Many of these conflicts were affecting the Domino theory espicslly the war in general. The Domino theory is if a country became communist if would soon start spreading it like a Domino when fallen. Because of this threat of communism in the air the United
In this essay, the author
- Explains the vietnam war was a long conflict that the communist hated and the southern allies, viet cong, and its ally the united states.
- Explains how the golf of tonkin resolution allowed president johnson to attack back to north vietnam for what they did.
649 wordsRead More - The Vietnam War: Communist Containment and the Cold Warcomparative essayVietnam was in a state of turmoil during the mid 20th century; after gaining independence from imperialist France, the country was torn between nationalist political parties in the South and Communist ones in the North. Even though the United States had made efforts to support france during the revolution, it was inclined to back the nationalist South Vietnamize after the coup rather than the communist North. In doing so the United States made an unwise political commitment to Vietnam, which would lead to the longest and most unpopular war in the Nations history. Vietnam represents an important chapter in American history, due to its symbolic meaning of the times in an era where the slogan "make love not war" was prominent, its direct relevancy to internal political conflicts during the cold war; and the amount of commitment the United States was obliged to undertake during that time concerning the spread of communism.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that vietnam was in turmoil during the mid 20th century after gaining independence from imperialist france. the united states backed the nationalist south vietnamize after the coup rather than the communist north.
- Explains that the soldiers who fought the vietnam war were the least celebrated warriors of american history. anti-war music illustrated the way the people felt at that time.
- Explains that the vietnam war was the most televised war in u.s history, showing the atrocities of the kill zone. civil rights leaders such as martin luther king jr. expressed their feelings through speeches to the public.
- Explains that the cold war was a competition between capitalism and communism between the soviet union and the united states.
- Explains that the united states' commitment to halt the spread of communism in the world was exemplified by the republican platform in 1952 called the "new look foreign policy".
- Concludes the vietnam war represented the chaos that the cold war bestowed on the world; similar "communist containment" efforts were administered in latin american countries to try and halt the "red tide".
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