The Vietnam war was a huge part of history for both Vietnam and the United States. While John F. Kennedy was in office, he had a great impact on the war with his leadership, aiding South Vietnam in the war.
During the war, the North side of Vietnam was battling the South side of Vietnam. South Vietnam started this feud because they wanted to reunify Vietnam as one (much like North and South Korea today). We aided South Vietnam with the economic and military aid, along with South Korea, Thailand, and Australia. These countries are all anti-communism. The Northside was allied with benefits from the Soviet Union, China, and the Viet Cong. These are all communist groups, which is why the war had lots of conflicts. During this time, the US was heavily opposed to communist groups, along with John F. Kennedy which is why he refused to give in at any point. The reasons why the US (and the other countries allying South Vietnam) supported the South, is because their leader Ngo Dinh Diem also heavily opposed to communism. …show more content…
But Kennedy and his team believed that the American forces were far superior to any other force in the war. Later the same year in 1961, he agreed to send 20,000 soldiers and 1,000 military advisors to South Vietnam to further aid them. Then 1 year later in 1962, the North Vietnamese government announced the ‘’Strategic Hamlet’’. This was the process of having peasants from South Vietnam support the North communists. Kennedy was outraged by this, later saying ‘’This act destroyed 10’s of 100’s of years of village life and culture in
During the war, the North side of Vietnam was battling the South side of Vietnam. South Vietnam started this feud because they wanted to reunify Vietnam as one (much like North and South Korea today). We aided South Vietnam with the economic and military aid, along with South Korea, Thailand, and Australia. These countries are all anti-communism. The Northside was allied with benefits from the Soviet Union, China, and the Viet Cong. These are all communist groups, which is why the war had lots of conflicts. During this time, the US was heavily opposed to communist groups, along with John F. Kennedy which is why he refused to give in at any point. The reasons why the US (and the other countries allying South Vietnam) supported the South, is because their leader Ngo Dinh Diem also heavily opposed to communism. …show more content…
But Kennedy and his team believed that the American forces were far superior to any other force in the war. Later the same year in 1961, he agreed to send 20,000 soldiers and 1,000 military advisors to South Vietnam to further aid them. Then 1 year later in 1962, the North Vietnamese government announced the ‘’Strategic Hamlet’’. This was the process of having peasants from South Vietnam support the North communists. Kennedy was outraged by this, later saying ‘’This act destroyed 10’s of 100’s of years of village life and culture in