The War that Changed America Forever
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The 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.
The reasons for the Vietnam War took place long before the war even began. For years, the Vietnamese had been under French colonial rule. But, when Communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh came back to Vietnam, he established a group called the Viet Minh, the goal of which was to remove all French occupation from Vietnam. So, the fighting started, and Ho Chi Minh tried to get the US to support them. But, being true to their policies of containment, the US started supporting France. The United States' thoughts about Communism's potential growth can be summed up in one basic idea: the Domino Theory. This theory stated that if one country in a region fell to Communism, the surrounding countries would soon follow. Because of this, the US committed to keeping the North Vietnamese contained once the French withdrew from Vietnam. But, the thing that really pushed the US into sending troops into Vietnam was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. On August 2nd and 4th, 1964, the North Vietnamese fired upon two US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. Following this, Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution on August 7, 1964, which gave the president authority to send military troops into Vietnam without declaring war. So, President Johnson sent troops into Vietnam, which had already erupted into civil war, to aid the South Vietnamese.
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...ommunism, Laos and Cambodia did the same. When North Vietnam took Saigon, it was renamed Ho Chi Minh City. And, most importantly, the loss of the Vietnam War shattered the feeling of American invincibility.
The Vietnam War has had its effects on America, both good and bad. We can ridicule it, we can deny it, we can say it was for the best, we can say we shouldn't have even gotten involved, but the one thing we can't do is ignore it. Because it's become an unforgettable part of history, and we all need to remember Vietnam.
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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 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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- Explains that the vietnam war represents one of the many atrocities committed by the american government throughout history, including the killing of thousands of american indians and stripping them of all their possessions.
- Concludes that most americans today would agree that the vietnam war was a mistake because we lost the war.
- Explains that dwight d. eisenhower was the commander in chief of joined militaries in western europe during world war 2 and was influenced by the republican party to run for president.
- Opines that the use of covert missions by the cia has had a robust appeal to the government then and now.
2005 wordsRead More - The Vietnam War: Communist Containment and the Cold Warcomparative essay...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 represenative 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".
970 wordsRead More - Detrimental Effects of the Vietnam Warexplanatory essayThe United State's involvement in the Vietnam War is the most concealed and despised in the 20 century. Not only was it unnecessary, but it caused many problems that would have otherwise been nonexistent if we had stayed out of it. We see what it has done today; America is still paying back the debt it caused, people still distrust their government because of how they tried to hide it, and we see veterans that are homeless around every corner. Even I have seen first hand what the war did to people. A great man was ruined by a war; A war that nearly destroyed a country.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the vietnam war was one of america's darkest moments, one that nearly tore the nation apart.
- Explains that communism is a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by the single and self-perpetuating political party.
- Explains that the korean war was a small battle in comparison to world war ii, but it led to the united states' involvement in vietnam.
- Opines that the vietnam war was one of america's darkest moments, one that nearly tore the nation apart.
- Explains that communism is a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by the single and self-perpetuating political party.
- Explains that the korean war was a small battle in comparison to world war ii, but it led to the united states' involvement in vietnam.
- Describes how ho chi minh created the national liberation committee of vietnam and declared vietnam an independent state in 1945.
- Explains how the domino theory was used by u.s administrators during the cold war to clarify and justify the need for american intervention around the world
- Analyzes how the united states allyed with france in order to free vietnam from a communist government. lyndon b. johnson played down the us' role in vietnam for two reasons.
- Explains that the vietnam war was a costly battle that heavily damaged american economy for decades.
- Describes how the anti-war movement, known as the sds, brought up and fought against racial inequality and the violence taking place overseas.
- Explains how the peaceful phase of the antiwar movement had reached maturity as the entire nation was aware that the foundations of administration foreign policy were being widely questioned.
- Explains that americans disrespected veterans returning from the vietnam war. ptsd is a mental health condition that's triggered by terrifying events.
- Narrates how they discovered a website called warchapter.com that explained how the vietminh began digging underground tunnels to liberate south vietnamese people.
- Describes how the tunnels became a target for the americans, and the "tunnel rats" were trained to attack without warning and quickly disappear.
- Narrates how leprechaun turned against his government as a victim of debt, homelessness, ptsd, and substance abuse.
- Opines that america's involvement in the vietnam war was the most concealed and despised in 20 century. it caused many problems that would have otherwise been nonexistent if we had stayed out of it.
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