The USA Should NOT Have Entered the Vietnam War
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Though out history, American has had its hand in conflict with other countries. Some of those conflicts have turned out into wars. Looking back at America’s “track record” with war, America has a worthy past of having its citizen’s support. Obviously the two World Wars we not controversial. The United States in the Korean War was criticized, fairly, for its strategy, but the need to defend South Korea was never questioned. In only the Vietnam War was the United States’ very participation criticized. This is such a gigantic change with prior wars that it bears study as to why it happened, and better yet, should have it happened. This paper will discuss the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, by asking the simple question, Should have the Untied States’ gotten involved into the first place. This paper will prove that in fact, America should have not gotten involved with the Vietnam War.
The 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.
- 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.
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- Explains the reasons for u.s. involvement in vietnam, the nation's longest, cost fifty-eight thousand american lives.
- Explains that the vietnam war proved devastating for the united states both in economic, military and social status, but the relative weakness of australian diplomacy during this period.
- Explains that the presidential political involvement in vietnam had little to do with vietnam at all. the micromanagement of the military by the white house for political gain is the main reason for both the length and cost, both monetary and human.
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- Explains that the vietnam war proved devastating for the united states both in economic, military and social status, but the relative weakness of australian diplomacy during this period.
- Explains that the presidential political involvement in vietnam had little to do with vietnam at all. the micromanagement of the military by the white house for political gain is the main reason for both the length and cost, both monetary and human.
- Concludes that the military is best suited for conducting wars. politicians are not involved in the decision making procedure in regards to war or military strategy.
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In this essay, the author
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that the vietnam war was a terrible mistake for america, and it raised hatred for vietnam.
- Opines that the vietnam war was a terrible mistake for america, and it raised hatred for vietnam.
306 wordsRead More - The U.S. Contained Communism In Vietnamanalytical essayThe true answer to why the United States got involved in Vietnam lies in part in the Truman Doctrine. This statement is true for two reasons. First, the Truman Doctrine set forth a policy that was applied the international spread of Communism. Second, the Truman Doctrine was brought up when the conflict in Vietnam was increasing. The first United States involvement in Vietnam began in the late 1940's, long before it escalated to include the United States Military. Because of the basic terms or the Truman Doctrine, the United States was drawn in the Vietnam conflict. The Truman Doctrine dealt with fears of Communism, the domino theory, and a feeling there was a need for containment. All of Vietnam was in danger of falling into the hands of Communism.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that in 1949, mao zedong led the peoples revolution, which established a communist state in china.
- Explains that the truman doctrine set forth a policy that was applied the international spread of communism and was brought up when the conflict in vietnam was increasing.
- Describes how john f. kennedy took the presidential oath of office in 1961. he felt the united states needed to contain the spread of communism.
- Explains that in 1949, mao zedong led the peoples revolution, which established a communist state in china.
- Explains that the truman doctrine set forth a policy that was applied the international spread of communism and was brought up when the conflict in vietnam was increasing.
- Describes how john f. kennedy took the presidential oath of office in 1961. he felt the united states needed to contain the spread of communism.
- Describes how one of the advisors, james t. davis, was riding in a truck with some ten south vietnamese soldiers when he ran over the viet cong land mine buried in the road.
- Explains that the american advisors were not able to give the south vietnamese a fighting spirit that was equivalent to the viet cong.
- Explains that the united states' plan to contain communism in vietnam failed. the south vietnamese officially surrendered to the north vietnamese on april 30, 1975.
- Cites charlton, michael, many reasons why the american involvement in vietnam.
- Analyzes how the truman doctrine called for an anti-communist foreign policy.
1513 wordsRead More - Reasons For The Vietnam Waranalytical essay.The Vietnam War was fought because the Viet Cong want to reunite and reunify Vietnam. Since the American people and government were in a very vicious and intense nuclear arms race with the communist Soviet Union, the American people to make its mark on the world and make sure that any push of communism would be repealed with first political action, and if that didn't work out, military action.The Northern Vietnam government want to unify Vietnam into a communist nation. But Americans had no appreciation for the duty and aggressive happenings that went down in Vietnam. From the claustrophobic forest roads and trails, to the gruesome traps,there was no safe zone in Vietnam. Luckily for the soldiers though, they only had to serve a year, that
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the vietnam war was fought because the viet cong wanted to reunite and reunify vietnam.
- Analyzes how mr. engi, a 59-year-old county sheriff enlisted in the army in his high school year and served with the 13th battalion. he returned home to be greeted with protests at the gate and people chanting, "baby killer."
- Explains that the vietnam war was fought because the viet cong wanted to reunite and reunify vietnam.
- Analyzes how mr. engi, a 59-year-old county sheriff enlisted in the army in his high school year and served with the 13th battalion. he returned home to be greeted with protests at the gate and people chanting, "baby killer."
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