History of Vietnam

latter part of the 1900s in the history of the United States?” many people might answer saying that they do not know. Others might answer the question by saying the Hippie Movement, while others might say the Vietnam War, but both answers to the question are correct. However, every event, whether big or small, during the end of the 1900s revolved around the Vietnam War. In the Vietnam War, America sent troops to South Vietnam to aid them in the war against North Vietnam and the Viet Cong where…

America has a long and varied history filled with times of prosperity but also times of misfortune. The history of America is comprised of a series of events that we have both learned from and have yet to learn from. So the question remains are we doomed to make the same mistake over and over again? For example, war is not a new idea for America. American’s have been fighting wars since Christopher Columbus arrived. The reason for the war may change but the concept of war has not. The…

This history course was very eye-opening for me. I learned history that was different from history taught in classrooms. Authors and publishers of history textbooks can alter the information to make it appealing to their target audience (Loewen Ch. 1). I did not know this was allowed. I always believed that the information in history textbooks must be true. History textbooks have target audiences that they want to make happy. If these target audiences like how the history textbook portrays them…

be friendly to those you don’t know because the world would be happier place if everyone was respectful, not minding the harshness that the world could be. At the time of the original producing of the song the Vietnam War was happening. The Vietnam War was a very eventful time in history, causing many deaths of not only soldiers but many innocents too. Many of the father’s brothers and sons that went away to this war did not return home. There were women having babies whose fathers were…

The Vietnam War was a changing point in American history. Causing high tensions between the US and the Communists parties around the globe, the Vietnam War was another way people were effected by conflict. The Communist conflict in Vietnam effected soldiers and even the people back in the United States. There were rallies against the war. People were parading in the streets of Washington DC promoting the extraction of American soldiers from a war that they believe made no sense. Some anti-war…

describes the modern history of Vietnam from the 19th to the end of the 20th century through Mai Elliott’s personal experience, as well as stories from four generations of her family. Starting with her great grandfather's struggle to become an imperial government official, the book follows the author’s family’s cycle of fleeing violence and building wealth, almost re-starting from zero every time. It goes further than many books on the French Colonisation of Vietnam and the Vietnam war, taking a…

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…

in US military history (Leeker, 2015). The iconic photo of Americans climbing the embassy staircase to board the waiting helicopter became a lasting symbol and serves to highlight the critical role the helicopter played in the Vietnam War. While the United States had tested the feasibility of helicopters in the Korean War, their utility and combat power fully matured over the rice paddies and jungles of Vietnam. This was never more apparent than during the final hours of the Vietnam War. The…

What d.id the US lose in Vietnam War? They lost more than they expected. Confidence,Self Respect.Value Things more like crashed tanks,58,000 people were killed, and Military Equipment.They lost themselves along the way.Vietnam war and active US involvement in the war began in 1954, through ongoing conflict in the region had stretched back several decades.They lost 58,220,Tanks, and Also Military Equipment.After years of effort decade long major intervention and 58,000 deaths. To lose self…

Vietnam War “One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam war was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the view public”- Walter Dean Myers. With the many deaths of brave soldiers and innocent citizens, the people’s high view on the government’s opinion for the public decreased drastically. There was a feeling of insecurity and malicious emotions towards the military and the government. The Vietnam war has impacted…