Vietnam And The Vietnam War
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The longest war in the history of the United States took place in Vietnam during the Cold War. The United States involvement in the Vietnam War started when the Vietnamese were fighting the French for independence. Prior to U.S. involvement, France had attempted to govern Vietnam as one of its own colonies, but after years of being at war with the rebels and communists, France could not take anymore. The United States feared of the spread of communism and saw themselves as a democratic super power, and therefore, they felt morally obligated to stand up and fight against communism in place of France. Vietnam was later split into North and South Vietnam at the Geneva Conference which was originally designed to end the French/Vietnam war. Northern Vietnam was run by communists and supported by China and Russia. Southern Vietnam was then solely supported by the United States.
The United States involved themselves in Vietnam for four main reasons: they wanted to contain communism, prevent the domino effect, support a very weak South Vietnam, and get retaliation for being attacked. After seeing China fall to communism in 1949, Lyndon Johnson did not want to watch the same thing happen in Vietnam. He decided that the United States must fight to contain communism in Vietnam and prevent the domino theory. The domino theory simply stated that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would soon follow suit, falling like a set of dominos. Essentially, Americans believed that if South Vietnam fell, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand would follow. Also, South Vietnam could not stand against the Vietcong alone because they were too weak and ill-equipped to fight. The United States believed that with good government, a large scale and ...
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...much greater and even costs the lives of many civilians, they considered this a necessary evil. They lost many lives, but they came out with their freedom and independence.
The United States eventually pulled out of the war. The Vietcong were protecting their way of life and their choice of government from an aggressor that was trying to keep them from gaining independence. Although the American troops had all the advantages when it came to military power, the Vietcong had the will to fight with what little they had and made the absolute most of the basic weaponry they were provided. American troops in this war were much younger on average and much less willing to fight. The more lives the Vietcong lost, the more determined they were to win. Whereas, the more American lives lost, the more they wanted to pack up and go home. And that is exactly what they did.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the longest war in the history of the united states took place in vietnam during the cold war.
- Analyzes how the united states fought to contain communism, prevent the domino effect, support a weak south vietnam, and get retaliation for being attacked.
- Explains that the united states did not lose the war as much as they failed to win it. they lost their support back home because the public didn't like what they were seeing in the media.
- Explains that the longest war in the history of the united states took place in vietnam during the cold war.
- Analyzes how the united states fought to contain communism, prevent the domino effect, support a weak south vietnam, and get retaliation for being attacked.
- Explains that the united states did not lose the war as much as they failed to win it. they lost their support back home because the public didn't like what they were seeing in the media.
- Explains that the vietcong fought what is known as a guerilla war, in which they ambushed american vehicles in small groups of three to ten troops.
- Explains that the united states was not prepared to fight in the type of war they had gotten themselves involved in. the vietcong used the ho chi minh trail to transport supplies to their armies.
- Explains that the vietcong were fighting for their freedom and independence, which gave them the will and determination to fight, something the united states lacked.
- Explains that the vietcong were protecting their way of life and their choice of government from an aggressor that was trying to keep them from gaining independence.
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- Cites erickson, j. david. "testimony on birth defects among vietnam veterans' children." medical. april 16, 1997: 1 page.
- Cites miller, k., "vietnam: war and the environment" economy. 1993: 1 page.
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- Analyzes how the u.s. acted as a personal vendetta against the north vietnamese during the vietnam war.
- Explains that the u.s. feared that vietnam would fall to communism and set-off the 'domino effect' for other communist satellites in indochina.
- Explains that vietnam was the colonial property of france until world war ii, when france refused to recognize its independence.
- Describes how the french launched a swift offensive campaign through north vietnam after landing in haiphong. the slow french defeat was the catalyst for the slow escalation of u.s. involvement.
- Describes how the french were humiliated and demanded peace at the geneva conference of 1954. the u.s. established the southeast asia treaty organization in 1955.
- Explains that president truman saw the growing communist threat to the free world. the threat of a'massive retaliation' was the first u.s. nuclear deterrence policy, created under eisenhower.
- Explains that the u.s. was at war with an insignificant nation struggling for autonomy, the same way the original thirteen colonies had struggled against britain two hundred years earlier.
- Analyzes how the ussr and the 'chinese threat' were underestimated by u.s. military advisors, who believed containment was attainable.
- Analyzes how the stage for battling communism was set, but how many actors were necessary to convey the message that the u.s. was willing to do everything in its power to stop any spread of communists.
- Cites marshall cavendish's the military history of the united states: the vietnam war, the early days.
- Cites times books' in retrospect: the tragedy and lessons of vietnam.
2806 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 - Why Did The United States Unite For A War In Vietnam?explanatory essayFirstly, the Americans were poorly equipped for a war in Vietnam. The country was covered by dense jungle that made it extremely difficult for the American soldiers to find both the enemy and their way around. The Vietcong used the jungle to their advantage, attacking the armies before retreating back into the jungle out of sight in a form of Guerrilla Warfare that the Americans found hard to retaliate against. Determined
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the united states supplied weapons and finance to the dictator of south vietnam ngo dinh diem as they were trying to prevent the expansion of communism and were limiting its control on surrounding countries.
- Explains that the americans were poorly equipped for a war in vietnam. the vietcong used the dense jungle to their advantage, attacking the armies before retreating back into the jungle out of sight.
- Opines that it was futile in helping the americans destroy bases and supply use to the ho chi minh trail. it killed crops, causing vietnamese civilians to go hungry, and birth defects in vietnamese children.
- Explains that the united states supplied weapons and finance to the dictator of south vietnam ngo dinh diem as they were trying to prevent the expansion of communism and were limiting its control on surrounding countries.
- Explains that the americans were poorly equipped for a war in vietnam. the vietcong used the dense jungle to their advantage, attacking the armies before retreating back into the jungle out of sight.
- Opines that it was futile in helping the americans destroy bases and supply use to the ho chi minh trail. it killed crops, causing vietnamese civilians to go hungry, and birth defects in vietnamese children.
- Explains that the ho chi minh trail ensured vietcong victory. it served as a hidden route through the jungle for both vietnamese and vietnamese civilians.
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