The Vietnam War: Communist Containment and the Cold War
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Vietnam 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 Vietnam 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. The soldiers who fought the Vietnam War were the least celebrated warriors of American history; when they returned from the battlefield after their horrific ordeal in the Vietnamese jungle, they were badgered with nicknames such as "baby killer", by the citizens protesting the war. Anti-war music illustrated the way the people felt at that time, songs like, "I feel like I'm fixing to die" by Joe McDonald, were well known and used as a sort of rallying tool to unite the masses who were against the war in Vietnam. Its a well known fact that the war in Vietnam was the most unpopular war in our history to date, the timing of the war couldn't have come at a worse time; for the era of Vietnam also turned out to be the era of the sexual revolution, the era of love and peace. The U.S. citizens weren't the only people in protest of the war, Vietnam turned out to be disliked on a global basis; the people of France organized strikes to protest the war which even threatened to topple their government....
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...When the Vietnam powder keg exploded the stage was set for the Soviet Union and the United States to demonstrate which country was more powerful by using the Vietnamese vicariously; the two countries proceeded to take their rivalries to the next level. The war in Vietnam likewise illustrated the ideological revolution of the times that American citizens were undergoing, in a time where "love and peace" was the backbone slogan of the new American lifestyle. The word "war" became absolutely detestable, this was proven during the many protests against the war. I chose to write a paper on the Vietnam War because I believe the war in Vietnam, was the best representative event of the times. It was a war that threatened to dismantle our government, a war that mirrored other events in Latin America and Europe involving the Soviet Union and the U.S. and a symbol of how far the U.S. was willing to go to win the Cold War.
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 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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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Cites the u.s. history textbook "55d. the antiwar movement." the sixties in america.
1777 wordsRead More - The Conscientious Objectives Of The Vietnam Warexplanatory essayVietnam was really just a pawn in the much larger game of the Cold War. The main political objective behind the Unites States’ involvement in the Vietnam War was to set forth it’s policy of containment prevent the “Domino E...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the phrase "vietnam war" has different meanings depending on where one might say it. the american vietnam war, like the others, had a few main objectives but also several smaller objectives.
- Explains that the united states' involvement in the vietnam war was to prevent the "domino effect" of communism after the viet minh, who were backed by the soviet union, started to take over vietnam.
- Explains that the united states had many smaller goals within the vietnam war. one of which stemmed from the need to make the war a more popular one.
- Explains that the phrase "vietnam war" has different meanings depending on where one might say it. the american vietnam war, like the others, had a few main objectives but also several smaller objectives.
- Explains that the united states' involvement in the vietnam war was to prevent the "domino effect" of communism after the viet minh, who were backed by the soviet union, started to take over vietnam.
- Explains that the united states had many smaller goals within the vietnam war. one of which stemmed from the need to make the war a more popular one.
- Explains that the united states launched many programs to try and get ahead in the war. the phoenix program was riddled with mismanagement, corruption, and bad information.
- Explains that nixon chose henry kissinger as his national security advisor when he took office in 1969. he saw vietnam as a mistake and pushed for disengagement. nixon announced the new political policy of vietnamization.
605 wordsRead More - How America Lost The War In Vianalytical essayThe Vietnam War was the most controversial war in American history. Costing more than 47,000 U.S. lives and $140,000,000, the war had momentous impact on the country, politically, economically, and socially. More significantly, the United States failed to achieve its stated war aims, for the first time in history. The goal was to preserve an independent, noncommunist government in South Vietnam, but by the war’s end in 1975, all of Vietnam was under the communist rule of Ho Chi Minh’s Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The U.S. emerged from the war disgraced: a global superpower had been bested by the nearly third-world nation of North Vietnam. But how? Antiwar sentiment among the civilian population contributed to the American defeat, but the most fundamental fault lay in the flawed reasoning behind U.S. involvement.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the vietnam war was the most controversial war in american history, costing more than 47,000 lives and $140,000,000. the united states failed to achieve its stated war aims, for the first time in history.
- Analyzes how the american public questioned the objectives of the war, arguing that it was a civil war between the north and south vietnamese, not an effort by soviet and chinese communists to expand.
- Analyzes how the public's opposition to the war forced congressmen to reexamine the justice of war, and politicians like senator william fulbright were sharply critical of america’s policy.
- Explains that the vietnam war was the most controversial war in american history, costing more than 47,000 lives and $140,000,000. the united states failed to achieve its stated war aims, for the first time in history.
- Analyzes how the american public questioned the objectives of the war, arguing that it was a civil war between the north and south vietnamese, not an effort by soviet and chinese communists to expand.
- Analyzes how the public's opposition to the war forced congressmen to reexamine the justice of war, and politicians like senator william fulbright were sharply critical of america’s policy.
- Opines that the greatest problem with the war in vietnam was its flawed purpose. the u.s. response to vietnam’s communist threat was to apply a military solution to an internal political problem.
- Explains that the rhetoric of u.s. leaders following world war ii about the superiority of american values, the dangers of appeasement, and the hazards of communism recognized no limit to the united states’ ability to meet the test of global leadership.
- Explains that the failure of the united states in the vietnam war was a result of two major factors: strong antiwar sentiment, and inaccurate rationalism.
601 wordsRead More - Containment In Vietnamexplanatory essayThe United States became involved in Vietnam largely as a result of the ongoing Cold War with the Soviet Union. After World War II, the United States and Soviet Union emerged as the only two superpowers left standing. The European economy had been weakened leaving a void that both countries tried to fill by expanding their influence across the world (P.731). If the two countries held similar beliefs and principles events may have played out differently but that was not the case. The United States was run under a democracy while the Soviet Union was communist leading the two nations to not come eye to eye on on most issues and even be suspicious of the intentions of each other.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the united states and soviet union emerged as the only two superpowers left standing after world war ii. if the two countries held similar beliefs and principles, events may have played out differently.
- Explains that american officials developed the containment strategy against russia to decrease their influence on the world stage.
- Explains that the united states only supported governments that were anti-communist. ho chi minh pleaded to america for aid to fight for their nationhood from france but the pleas fell on deaf ears.
- Explains that the united states and soviet union emerged as the only two superpowers left standing after world war ii. if the two countries held similar beliefs and principles, events may have played out differently.
- Explains that american officials developed the containment strategy against russia to decrease their influence on the world stage.
- Explains that the united states only supported governments that were anti-communist. ho chi minh pleaded to america for aid to fight for their nationhood from france but the pleas fell on deaf ears.
- Explains how the united states undercut the 1954 geneva accord by setting up a pro-american government in the southern portion of vietnam.
- Explains that president kennedy expanded military aid to south vietnam in 1961 and expanded the role of us special forces to become the teachers of the south vietnamese army.
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