1.3 million-3.9 million is the estimated amount of innocent civilians who died during the Vietnam War (Bia). Although the Vietnam War was difficult and demanding for soldiers, the lives of the Vietnamese civilians were forever changed. The war affected the everyday lives of civilians by either making them flee the country to safety or by the countless attacks or killings they endured. The trials that the civilians faced during this time seem unrealistic; they suffered things that some could never imagine. The Vietnam War started in 1954. It was between North Vietnam and the Vietcong (South Vietnamese communists) versus South Vietnam and America. More than 3 million people were killed, including 58,000 Americans. The Vietnam War is
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It means the "first morning of the first day" and is their version of our New Year 's. Not only does it combine the festivities from some of the western holidays that we celebrate (i.e. Christmas and Halloween), but it also celebrates “the union of nature, humans, and culture” (both living and dead) (Nguyen). Because of this very special holiday, both North and South Vietnam called a truce so that they could celebrate. On January 31, 1968, the first day of their holiday, there was a surprise communist attack done by Vietnam (History.com staff). Ho Chi Minh, President of North Vietnam at the time, decided along with some of the leaders of Hanoi, that attacking the South during Tet would be a great plan so they dropped the truce and attacked. One reason why he planned the attack was so North Vietnam could finally have the victory they wanted. Another reason was because Ho Chi Minh wanted to stop the attacks/bombings from happening up in the north (U.S Department). The north decided to take the holiday as a good opportunity to get revenge on the South. North Vietnam knew it would be a good idea if they attacked now because they knew people would be gathered together and would actually think there had been a truce. It took about a week of “intense fighting was fought by 11,000 U.S and South Vietnam troops to evict Viet Cong in North Vietnam.” All of this became known as the Tet Offensive (History.com staff). Unfortunately, this was not the only act of
It means the "first morning of the first day" and is their version of our New Year 's. Not only does it combine the festivities from some of the western holidays that we celebrate (i.e. Christmas and Halloween), but it also celebrates “the union of nature, humans, and culture” (both living and dead) (Nguyen). Because of this very special holiday, both North and South Vietnam called a truce so that they could celebrate. On January 31, 1968, the first day of their holiday, there was a surprise communist attack done by Vietnam (History.com staff). Ho Chi Minh, President of North Vietnam at the time, decided along with some of the leaders of Hanoi, that attacking the South during Tet would be a great plan so they dropped the truce and attacked. One reason why he planned the attack was so North Vietnam could finally have the victory they wanted. Another reason was because Ho Chi Minh wanted to stop the attacks/bombings from happening up in the north (U.S Department). The north decided to take the holiday as a good opportunity to get revenge on the South. North Vietnam knew it would be a good idea if they attacked now because they knew people would be gathered together and would actually think there had been a truce. It took about a week of “intense fighting was fought by 11,000 U.S and South Vietnam troops to evict Viet Cong in North Vietnam.” All of this became known as the Tet Offensive (History.com staff). Unfortunately, this was not the only act of