In the year of 1954, communist aggression was rising rapidly, especially in Vietnam. America immediately became involved to help end communist aggression. In the beginning of the war, Americans supported the Vietnam War and wanted to contribute as much as they can in order to end the war. However, the war lasted longer than imagined. This grew tension in the American society. The involvement of America in Vietnam really affected the American society it also affected foreign affairs. Many feared the communist control over Vietnam. America thought if Vietnam became a communist country, its neighbors would soon fall into communism as well. This became known as the domino theory. America did not want to let this happen. On May 7 1951, President
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In the beginning of the war, many Americans volunteered serving for their country and helping those who needed it in and win their trust in Vietnam. Towards the end of the way, their whole perception of the war changed. Many soldiers were drafted instead of volunteering; many believed South Vietnamese people were indifferent to their own nation. They began to think that American soldiers were dying to defend a nation whose people are unwilling to die to defend themselves. President Lyndon B. Johnson thought otherwise. “We are there because we have a promise to keep.” (Document 3). American soldiers were not the only ones that were affected by the war. According to (Document 5a), on April 27, 1968 Anti-Vietnam War protesters marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City, which attracted eighty seven thousand people and caused sixty arrests. College students suffered from lack of learning due to closings of college campuses because of the march of Anti-Vietnamese War protesters. “A spokesman for the National Student Association said that students had been staying away from classes at almost 300 campuses in the country…” (Document 5b). In addition, with many people affected by the war in the American society foreign affairs were also as equal
In the beginning of the war, many Americans volunteered serving for their country and helping those who needed it in and win their trust in Vietnam. Towards the end of the way, their whole perception of the war changed. Many soldiers were drafted instead of volunteering; many believed South Vietnamese people were indifferent to their own nation. They began to think that American soldiers were dying to defend a nation whose people are unwilling to die to defend themselves. President Lyndon B. Johnson thought otherwise. “We are there because we have a promise to keep.” (Document 3). American soldiers were not the only ones that were affected by the war. According to (Document 5a), on April 27, 1968 Anti-Vietnam War protesters marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City, which attracted eighty seven thousand people and caused sixty arrests. College students suffered from lack of learning due to closings of college campuses because of the march of Anti-Vietnamese War protesters. “A spokesman for the National Student Association said that students had been staying away from classes at almost 300 campuses in the country…” (Document 5b). In addition, with many people affected by the war in the American society foreign affairs were also as equal