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    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…

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    Ngo Dinh Vietnam Analysis

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    French imperialism in Indochina came to an end in August of 1954. During 1946-1954, the French forces were fighting against Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh in the Indochinese War. The United States had supported the French Imperialists because of Eisenhower’s fear of the world falling, like dominoes, to communism. Despite the United State’s support of the French troops, the Viet Minh triumphed at Dien Bien Phu in May of 1954. This event prompted the Geneva Conference. The Geneva Conference took…

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    a. Help students understand the role ideology has played and continues to play in shaping world events: This course goal was accomplished for me when we did the topic of Osama bin Laden and his hatred for the United States. Because the United States is a liberal, capitalist society where everyone has the freedom to do what they want, Osama bin Laden hated that. He felt as if a country should have control over every aspect of its citizens’ lives. His hatred for American was carried out in a…

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    not covered in textbooks is how the Native Americans influenced the Europeans. This is important to understand because many of the modern things we do were derived from the Native Americans; however, the Europeans are credited for creating them. Ho Chi…

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    whole nation; Ho Chi Minh is the most prominent and successful figure in creating a sense of national identity for the Vietnamese. From the duration of 1945 to 1954, the landscape of Vietnam under French imperialism were detrimental to the Vietnamese however, it was these long and short term consequences that highlighted the importance of nationalism in the struggle of Vietnamese independence. Vietnamese independence were subjected under French colonial domination since 1887 and…

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    between South and North Vietnam. Vietnamese nationalism was harnessed by the leaders of resistance against colonial powers such as Ho Chi Minh. Ho’s ideology was developed from sides of Marxism due to the fact that the USA did not want to support Vietnamese independence and looked for support from the emerging Socialist powers USSR and China. This change in political stance by Ho was also brought about by the fall of China to Mao’s Communist party…

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    The Vietnam War (1954-1975) was a long-lasting conflict between the communists of North Vietnam and its ally, the Viet Cong against the government of South Vietnam and its ally, the United States. The war inaugurated in 1954, after Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party continued against the backdrop of a bitter Cold War between two nations: the United States and the Soviet Union. However, the United States did not call in…

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    Us Involvement In Vietnam

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    Southeastern Asia, including Vietnam. By aiding the Vietnamese guerilla fighters, also known as the “Viet-Minh”, the United States was able to assist the communist regime within Vietnam. The “Viet-Minh” were led by Ho Chi Minh, a Communist, who greatly admired the United States. When Japan surrendered in World War II, it pulled its troops out of Vietnam. This led to a surge of invigoration by Ho and his group, as he viewed that as his chance to drive out the French from…

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    against unequal treatment and war, Edwin Starr was one of the great singers during that time. Before 1945, French had the highest status in Vietnam, Lao, and Cambodia; however, after 1949, with communist became more and more powerful at that time, Ho Chi Minh who led north Vietnam declares independence. There were many communists in lots of countries such as the Soviet Union and China. Presidency Kennedy had a theory called “Domino theory”. It means if more communists control other areas such…

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    The Vietnam War was part of the Cold War and the Indochina Wars which were fought to prevent the spread of communism. The Vietnam War is the only war that the United States of America entirely lost helping lead it to be the most controversial war whereupon return the soldiers were still the enemy. Tim O’Brien was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War and upon return wrote “The Things They Carried”. O’Brien implements the use of sensory imagery and choice of speaker to reflect the reality…

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