Differences Between America and Vietnam Essay

to win the war in Vietnam, it could have been different for the “individuals sentenced to ‘reeducation camps’”(Owens 10), by the North Vietnamese government to enforce their communist agenda into their citizens. If the U.S. had been successful, it would have saved thousands of lives including the freedom of all of South Vietnam. Although Vietnam was not successful there are…

The war in Vietnam was surprised and it happened in the mid-1960s and it had change the American political life. American tries to figure out why Vietnam attacked them but they could not figure out because American was peaceful and they do not fight with no foreign country. In the Vietnam War, American President involve only the public speeches and private letters. On the other hand, many American People support on this war to win. Soldiers got shock about foreigner attack on this war. In this…

Independence and Vietnamese Declaration of Independence have in them several similarities and certain differences, when the 1st President of Vietnam, Mr. Ho Chi Minh was laying claim to Vietnam’s independence, giving an explanation to what Ho’s intentions were when he drafted the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence in accordance to the American document. Similarities can be identified between the two documents. Firstly, the American Declaration of Independence, as quoted from History a…

events happen in Arden because unlike the nefarious court, people have autonomy and rights. Much like Arden, America is a prominent refugee destination. People from Vietnam came to the United States in search of a better future after the war. Opportunities…

like Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his audience with “I Have A Dream” speech. But when he made the “Beyond Vietnam-A Time to Break Silence” speech on April 4, 1967, it was not recognized and given full appreciation but it was just as compelling as his “I Have A Dream”. The speech “Beyond Vietnam-A Time to Break Silence” was a conviction speech addressing about what was going on in Vietnam, how America's focus was then directed toward the war, how the government was drafting poor black and…

Similarities and differences of Vietnam from other U.S. foreign interventions The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War was a Cold war-era proxy war fought between 1950 and 1975. It was a long drawn out and complex war that resulted in high casualties on each side along with the eventually unification of Vietnam. It marked the end of a decades of invasion and oppression by foreign forces in Vietnam. The French colonized the region in 1887 and held on until World War Two when the…

Cold War was a period of tension between Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. The Cold War got its name from the countless empty threats from both sides. The tensions between the communists and non-communist countries started even before World War 2 ended. This war was a fight over spreading or containing communism. The Soviets wanted to spread communism and Great Britain and the Untied States wanted to contain communism in Korea and Latin America. By doing this the United…

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…

Phi Lam, my father, is a fifty year old Vietnamese refugee from Vietnam who fled his war-torn country in search for a place of safety and opportunity. In order to learn more about my own culture and how exactly I came to be an Asian-American, I have chosen my father to be my interviewee. It all started in 1975, when the Viet Cong won the Vietnam War. With my father’s family supporting the South, despite the North’s victory, he was forced into a rough life. His family was split; the men in the…

What Really Caused the Vietnam War The Vietnam War is credited as one of the most momentous events to have taken place with American Forces on Foreign Soil. From movies, such as “Forrest Gump” to “Platoon,” the Vietnam War still resonates in American Society. This prevalence lets Americans question and recall the events of the Vietnam War, but most importantly brings up the question: what was the cause of the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War is said to have started because the US did not want any…