U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War
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U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War
Although it was called the Vietnam War, the U.S. was primarily involved and participated in most of the warfare to defend democracy. South Vietnam's government and army were not well organized. The U.S. fought most of the war, then when it turned the war over to the South Vietnamese, they couldn't fight the North.
Ngo Dinh Diem, prime minister of South Vietnam, was opposed in South Vietnam. Buddhists grew inpatient since Diem's government had long offered benefits to Catholics, and in May 1963 protests were held in the city of Hue since Diem refused to allow Buddhists to fly Buddha's flag on the anniversary of his birthday (Detzer 69-71). Diem's soldiers opened fire and killed nine people, then some Buddhists began to publicly burn themselves to death as a protest (Detzer 71). Another problem for Diem was his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu. Nhu was in charge of South Vietnam's police and imprisoned or killed virtually anyone who opposed Diem (Detzer 69). Nhu, under the strain, started to take opium, became addicted, and became increasingly dangerous (Detzer 69). Some of Diem's generals began to plot against Diem and Nhu and asked American representatives in Saigon to help them (Detzer 71). Kennedy would continue to support Diem if he would rid himself of Nhu, but Diem refused to even listen to the suggestion so Kennedy turned his back on Diem (Detzer 71). On November 1, 1963, Diem and Nhu were overthrown and murdered by half a dozen frightened generals (Detzer 71). Political events in Saigon became unstable:
When Diem was murdered, his successors, the junta of generals, began to replace his people with their own followers. In Saigon and out in the provinces the result was political turmoil; in the army it was almost as bad. Meanwhile, the members of the junta wrestled with one another. One of them would be ousted and another would take his place. Each time this happened, the man at the top put some of his followers in critical positions. The result, inevitably, was chaos. (Detzer 76)
The U.S. did not fight for Vietnam right away. Instead it sent military advisors and goods to Vietnam. By November 1963 there were 16,000 military advisors in Vietnam and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was mostly helicopters and armored personnel carriers (Detzer 68-69).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the u.s. participated in most of the war to defend democracy. south vietnam's government and army were not well organized.
- Explains that ngo dinh diem, prime minister of south vietnam, was opposed by buddhists in hue, and his brother, nguyen nhu, imprisoned or killed virtually anyone who opposed him.
- Explains that the u.s. didn't fight for vietnam right away, sending military advisors and goods to vietnam. the army of the republic of vietnam (arvn) was mostly helicopters, and armored personnel carriers.
- Explains that the u.s. participated in most of the war to defend democracy. south vietnam's government and army were not well organized.
- Explains that ngo dinh diem, prime minister of south vietnam, was opposed by buddhists in hue, and his brother, nguyen nhu, imprisoned or killed virtually anyone who opposed him.
- Explains that the u.s. didn't fight for vietnam right away, sending military advisors and goods to vietnam. the army of the republic of vietnam (arvn) was mostly helicopters, and armored personnel carriers.
- Describes how the u.s. was running two operations in the tonkin gulf: oplan 34a, desoto, and the maddox.
- Describes how the 1st infantry division prepared the arvn for the eventual departure of u.s. combat troops. the 199th brigade instituted training programs for regional and popular force units.
- Analyzes how the junta wrestled with one another in saigon and in the provinces, resulting in political turmoil.
- Explains that the tonkin gulf resolution pulled the u.s. further into the vietnam war.
- Narrates how nixon signed the paris accords with le duc tho, nguyen van thieu, and nixon. the north attacked the south but gerald ford and congress did not want to get involved in vietnam.
- Cites butterfield, fox, casey, michael, and michael. the vietnam experience: the army at war.
- Cites dougan, clark, and lipsman's the vietnam experience: a nation divided. doyle, edward, maitland and kendrick, alexander.
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- Explains that a detailed demographic study calculated 791,000–1,141,000 war-related vietnamese deaths, both soldiers and civilians, for all of vietnam from 1965 to 1975.
- Explains that the war was not of the vietnam people, but of communism and capitalism. the usa and the soviet union were fighting for different ideologies in the country.
- Explains that the vietnam war was a dispute similar to that of the korean war. the war started in 1954, after long conflict going back to the mid-1940s.
- Explains that a detailed demographic study calculated 791,000–1,141,000 war-related vietnamese deaths, both soldiers and civilians, for all of vietnam from 1965 to 1975.
- Explains that the war was not of the vietnam people, but of communism and capitalism. the usa and the soviet union were fighting for different ideologies in the country.
- Explains that the soviet invasion of afghanistan in december 1979 to bolster a floundering marxist regime sparked off one of the most violent and long-lasting wars of second half of twentieth century.
- Analyzes how afghanistan's 9-year war caused drastic socio-politic and economic effects on the country. from being peaceful, it acquired the "kalashnikov culture," the abode of heavily armed atavistic militants, "warlords," "opium czars" and "terrorists."
- Explains that the war resulted in one-and-a-half to two million fatalities and the displacement of millions of people as refugees.
- Explains that the ccw was a war of great destruction and distress for most of the world. the united states and the soviet union did not face any destruction in their own countries.
805 wordsRead More - Vietnam War Research Paperanalytical essayThe Vietnam War was the longest war in America's history of involvement. Twenty years of hell, land mines, cross-fire, and death. Vietnam was divided by the Geneva Accord. The north being communist run by Ho Chi Minh. The south being anti-Communist run by Ngo Dinh Diem. Before Vietnam was separated, it was run by France. France had ruled most of Indochina since the late 1800s. The Vietnamese were unhappy with the way the French were controlling, therefore, many of them took refuge in China. When in China, they began to follow the lead of Ho Chi Minh, who wanted to model the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence as that of the U.S. version. In the 1940s, Japan had taken over Vietnam which upset Ho Chi Minh and his revolutionaries when they had returned a year later.
In this essay, the author
- 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 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.
740 wordsRead More - The Buddha Riot: A Turning Point in Vietnam's Historyanalytical essayAlthough the American’s major interest in the Vietnam was to contain the spread of communism. The Buddhist riot of 1963 became a public concern and changed the American views on the leader they had once chosen and supported, in order to prevent the communist leader from the North to dominate the South. However, after the Buddhist Riot, Ngo Dinh Diem was proven by the American’s and the public that he was not a good leader and caused his own downfall by not giving the Buddhists equal opportunity and their religious freedom which was the main cause of the turning point.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the 1963 buddha riot is considered as a turning point in vietnam history and captures the attention of millions of people globally and locally.
- Explains that the buddhists crises started on may 8th 1963, when a group of young students were rallying in the streets of hue carrying the religious flags.
- Explains that the buddhist population was determined for their voices to be heard and wanted their political and religious freedom form diem.
- Explains that the 1963 buddha riot is considered as a turning point in vietnam history and captures the attention of millions of people globally and locally.
- Explains that the buddhists crises started on may 8th 1963, when a group of young students were rallying in the streets of hue carrying the religious flags.
- Explains that the buddhist population was determined for their voices to be heard and wanted their political and religious freedom form diem.
- Analyzes how the "self-immolation" of the monk took diem's regime to a different level.
- Analyzes how diem and nhu knew what they were doing to the buddhist was inappropriate and wrong and this might cause the united states to be upset with their actions.
- Analyzes how diem's military began to consider a coup against his family leadership after the midnight raids on the pagodas. the american’s sent lodge to saigon on august 22, 1963.
- Explains that the american's major interest in vietnam was to contain the spread of communism. the buddhist riot of 1963 changed american views on the communist leader. ngo dinh diem caused his own downfall by not giving the buddhists equal opportunity and religious freedom.
1269 wordsRead More - United States' Involvement in the Vietnam Warexplanatory essaySource A is about US fear of communism. The nature of this source is a
In this essay, the author
- Explains that source a is about us fear of communism. the nature of this source is a summary
- Opines that as this source is a photograph it is quite easy to tamper with it.
- Asks, should you kill all or none of them?
- Explains that source a is about us fear of communism. the nature of this source is a summary
- Opines that as this source is a photograph it is quite easy to tamper with it.
- Asks, should you kill all or none of them?
- Explains that they do not know who their enemy is, which proves the war has no enemy.
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