The Vietnam War
Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. It has a population of over 80,000,000 people. The official language of Vietnam is Vietnamese. The capital city is Hanoi. The currency that is used is the new dong. This country is rich in resources. Although this country has many strong points, it also has a bloody history, the Vietnam War.
The Vietnamese were controlled by France from 1859 until the defeat of France in World War II. The French had lost their power and Vietnam gained independence. But, the French would not give up without a fight. They still wanted control over Vietnam. The only way they could do this was to fight for the land.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought between France and Vietnam. Dien Bien Phu was the name of the city that the battle was fought in; therefore, you get the name of the battle. The Vietnamese attacked the French with a force of 40,000 men. France was defeated and the Vietnamese finally had their land back. To settle the dispute, the Geneva Peace Accords were signed by France and Vietnam in the summer of 1954.
There were many causes to the war. One cause was the separation of Vietnam. The terms of the Geneva Peace Accords were that Vietnam was to be separated at the 17th parallel, into two states, North and South Vietnam. Each state would have no leader until an election was made in 1956 to reunify the nations. But, with no president, the states fell apart. There was no election in1956. This was one of the causes of the Vietnam War.
Another cause of the Vietnam War was a Civil War between the two states of Northern and Southern Vietnam. North Vietnam was a communist state. But, South Vietnam was not. The two states started to have conflicts with each other. The National Liberation Front, or NLF, initiated communist activities in South Vietnam in 1957. The U.S. could not just stand by and do nothing. They decided they had to take sides to prevent communism.
The U.S., which did not approve with the communist North, took sides with South Vietnam. South Vietnam had their own election in which Ngo Dinh Diem arose as president. So, North Vietnam decided to have an election, where Ho Chi Minh became the leader of the North. At once, the new president of the South claimed that North Vietnam was attacking the South to take it by force.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that vietnam has a bloody history, the vietnam war. the vietnamese were controlled by france until the defeat of france in world war ii.
- Explains that the battle of dien bien phu was fought between france and vietnam.
- Explains that vietnam was to be separated at the 17th parallel, into two states, north and south vietnam. without a president, the states fell apart.
- Explains the cause of the vietnam war was a civil war between the two states of northern and southern vietnam. the national liberation front initiated communist activities in south vietnam in 1957.
- Explains that the u.s., which did not approve with the communist north, took sides with south vietnam.
- Explains that president john f. kennedy feared that if he did not take action, there would be another communist country and it would hurt his reputation. south vietnam signed a treaty with the u.s. for military and economic help.
- Describes how ngo dinh diem's military forces grew violent towards the buddhists in vietnam, which led to the self-immolation of monks.
- Explains that president lyndon b. johnson raised the level of u.s. involvement in the vietnam war by ordering 5,000 military leaders and advisors to go to south vietnam.
- Explains that the u.s. senate approved the gulf of tonkin resolution, which gave president johnson the choice to escalate us involvement in the war for what happened to the uss maddox.
- Explains that operation rolling thunder was the code name for bombing raids in north vietnam led by the united states armed forces.
- Describes how the october surprise was the first war that the u.s. had lost.
- Explains that the number of casualties from this war is unbelievable. south vietnam lost more than 1,250,000 troops, while north vietnam won.
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- Explains that the vietnam war was the longest war in america's history of involvement. vietnam was divided by the geneva accord.
- Analyzes how the u.s. spent nearly one billion dollars in order to help france regain control of the tiny country.
- Explains how ngo dinh diem, a catholic, decided that the 1956 election should be canceled so that minh could not gain control of the whole country.
- Explains that before president kennedy was assassinated, he had planned to pull out of vietnam, but it was too late. lyndon b. johnson was in power, and america had officially entered the war through the tonkin gulf resolution.
- Explains that many americans were outraged by the news of america joining the war. johnson had gone back on his word, which helped him win the election of 1964.
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- Analyzes the themes of fear, isolation and truth in the novel, the things they carried, and the film born on the fourth of july.
- Analyzes how the things they carried and born on the fourth of july share similarities in plot. the novel begins with tim o'brien telling readers his recollection of stories from vietnam, including the deaths of his fellow war veterans.
- Analyzes how characters from the book and movie display similar traits in the story lines. in the things they carried, tim o'brien, lavender, kiowa, norman bowker, linda, and ron kovic, dona and wilson play similar roles.
- Explains that the things they carried and born on the fourth of july are great pieces of work that analyze and portray what it was like to be a part of the war and how it affected everyone in and out of it.
- Analyzes how o'brien's novel, the things they carried, and oliver stone’s film, born on the fourth of july analyze and discuss the vietnam war.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that they chose to write about the vietnam war because it is exciting, and it has a lot of political and military questions that haven't been cleared out. they would like to find out why the us wanted to join the war.
- Explains that after years of fighting, the north vietnam army had taken more and more land from the south. the us sent their own troops to vietnam, and in august 1964, a us navy destroyer were attacked by vietnamese p-4 torpedo boats.
- Explains that after the torpedo attacks, the us increases their funding to the south-vietnam army with $125million, but the army didn't still have the power to fight a war against the stronger north vietnam army.
- Explains that the vietnam war was not easy for the us soldiers, fighting in the jungle of vietnam was difficult for them. the jungle wasn't the only problem.
- Explains that vietnam's soldiers weren't equipped well, with heavy steel helmets, one bottle of water, and light bush hats. australian allied soldiers carried less ammunition than american troops.
- Explains that the australian soldiers were much better tactic and strategy, known for their skill to thrown of the enemy and unlikely americans soldiers, they would never dream of taking a break for cigarette. they were also aware of not using too much ammunition.
- Explains that the u.s. kept south-vietnam free for communism until 1965, when france was forced out of vietnam.
- Explains that the us population reacted more and more against the war, especially the democrats who held a huge anti-vietnam war campaign.
- Explains that the vietnam war has left a scar on the american soul. it was the longest conflict in america history, and more than 53,000 men were killed in action.
- Explains that veterans had a lot of problems after the war, both physically and mentally. they had seen more death than any man should see in his live, torture of their friends or themselves, killing of civilians and mutilated soldiers.
- Opines that the war should never have happened, as many people died and nothing came out of it.
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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.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the vietnam war was based on a man (ho chi minh) want to have complete control over country of vietnam.
- Explains that ho chi minh became the president of north vietnam in 1954, after his troops defeated the french rulers.
- Explains that the vietnam war started due to the viet cong guerrillas that were under communist control. they fought against the south vietnamese government because they resented their lack of freedom.
- Explains that the communist interest helped set up a political group called national liberation front (nlf). the nlf established local councils groups to govern the areas controlled by viet cong in south vietnam.
- Describes the 1963 buddhist crisis, where buddhists felt the roman catholic diem was treating them unjustly because of their religious beliefs. the monk of the buddhist burned themselves to death to protest their unhappiness.
- Explains that north and south vietnam suffered heavy damage due to the war. paris, france, and vietnam sat down for negotiators about war, but little progress was made.
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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.
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- Analyzes how eisenhower's approach to politics differed from the "scrappy fighter" truman. the former commander-in-chief of the allied forces was a talented diplomat and charismatic running mate richard nixon swept into the white house in 1952.
- Explains that the bus boycott stemmed from rosa parks being arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man. the montgomery bus system changed its racist policy.
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781 wordsRead More - The Events that Led up to the Vietnam Warexplanatory essayVietnam at War Vietnam is one of the most beautiful countries of the world. It had fought for independence for over two thousand years to protect its culture from the invading countries like China, Japan, France and America. The Vietnam War which is also referred to as the Second Indochina War lasted from 1959 to 1975 (Bradley, 2009). Before French colonization Vietnam was under the influence of Chinese domination. It was known to contain different ethnicities and languages, and great diversity in social, religious and cultural values.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that vietnam fought for independence for over two thousand years to protect its culture from the invading countries like china, japan, france and america.
- Explains that france colonialism civilized the backward people of vietnam and modernized it in various aspects. france wanted cheaper raw materials from vietnam to produce in their own country.
- Explains that ho chi minh led the vietnamese revolution to achieve independence to vietnam. the united states assisted vietnam to win over japan.
- Explains how the united states sent troops to south vietnam to establish power and destroy the viet minh. the treaty divided vietnam into north and south.
- Describes how president diem favored the catholic minority and forced buddhist monks to convert their religion to catholicism.
- Explains that the president of the united states, john f. kennedy, sent around 15000 american soldiers to vietnam to tackle the situation.
- Explains that the war took the lives of about a million military personnel and about two millions of civilians. the united states military initiated bombing strategy and damaged almost all the crops and fields in vietnam.
- Describes the tet offensive, a coordinated series of attacks on over 100 cities and towns in the south vietnam.
- Explains that the war between north and south vietnam did not end until april 30, 1975 when the city saigon was renamed to ho chi minh city.
1272 wordsRead More - Why did the French loose the war in Vietnam?analytical essayIn April of 1956 the last remaining French troops would leave Vietnam. After over 200 years of influence and rule, the French at last realized that the occupation and control of Vietnam was an unreachable goal. In consideration of the many blunders (both militarily and political) , and the outright ignorance of the French high command, any efforts to stabilize Vietnamese nationalism and to maintain french rule over Vietnam were thwarted. Thus the French were defeated by an inferior force, and the question of how such an anomaly could occur lies within the 200 years of rule, and the many mistakes made through out way.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that after 200 years of influence and rule, the french realized that the occupation and control of vietnam was an unreachable goal.
- Explains how france could be defeated by a simple army of vietnamese peasants. french jesuits first arrived in vietnam in 1634 in hopes of bringing over "souls" to the catholic church.
- Argues that the true beginning of the end of french rule over vietnam begins with the second world war.
- Analyzes how the japanese terms of surrender split vietnam in two along the 16th parallel. the french wanted to flush out ho and the viet minh, sparking the first indochinese war.
- Explains that giap's plan of guerilla warfare against the french was complex and risky.
- Narrates how the french landed at dien ben phu and set up a marked battle against the viet minh.
- Explains that the french were ill prepared to fight a guerilla war against the viet minh.
1960 wordsRead More - Totalitarianism In The Vietnam Waranalytical essayVietnam was also split in half at the 17th parallel with North as communist led by Ho Chi Minh, South as democracy by Bao Dai, who was overthrown by Ngo Dinh Diem. The cause of fighting was power. Ho and Diem both wanted to control all of Vietnam. So to be fair they held an election, but Diem was afraid of losing to Ho. So Diem didn’t participate and attacked Ho’s supporters in S. Vietnam. They’re called the Viet Cong or the National Liberation Front (NLF). The Viet Cong are south vietnamese, who are suppose to be anti-communist, but actually support Ho Chi Minh, who is communist. They secretly helped the north by giving them supplies through the Ho Chi Minh Trail. They’re the expert of “betraying your own country”. U.S. went in to train the ARVN (Army of South Vietnam)to fight against Ho’s army, but what they didn’t know is that 75% of the army were Viet Cong. So they’re actually training the enemy. Meanwhile Diem was executed by US military coup. They felt that Diem was a bit pathetic. Nguyen Cao Ky became new leader of S. Vietnam, but he was unstable and corrupt. Americans did feel like they should stay out of this war, but Congress felt that if we do, communism will spread. So how did they make people want to go to war? The Tonkin Gulf Resolution: When a Vietnam attacked an American ship, which for some weird reason was on the Vietnam’s
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- Explains that the chinese civil war started in 1927 before wwii started and was halted when japan attacked manchuria. the two sides in the civil war had to work together.
- Explains that the korean war started in 1950, all because north korea wanted to unite with south korea, and japan had to surrender all their colonies.
- Analyzes how general macarthur planned the inchon invasion, which they got back seoul and pushed all the way to the border of china. zhou enlai ordered 300,000 soldiers to cross into north korea.
- Explains that the vietnam war was the longest war during the cold war at 20 years, with north as communist led by ho chi minh, south as democracy by bao dai, who was overthrown by diem.
- Analyzes how the viet congs used booby traps and dug underground for surprise attack to get rid of all the big leafs that are protecting them from being see.
- Warns against going to n. korea or vietnam, especially the north side, and saying "go murica!" you might die.
- Explains that war happens because of political ideas clashing, economic problems, or the country just wants to show off its power like the kardashians showing off their money.
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