North Vietnam

S. learned of a new power rising in North Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh who wanted to gain control of the South making all of Vietnam communist. Through Eisenhower’s tactics (which ran poorly) America lost many of its troops. The domino effect ran through the predecessors of Eisenhower who wanted to continue in his ways. However, each President proved that their policies were faulty and could not withstand the powerful rulings of Ho Chi Minh and the skillful North Vietnamese military. Eisenhower,…

How the Vietnam War had an Impact on the 20th Century The Vietnam War escalated from a Vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the U.S was deeply involved. The Vietnam War was fought in South Vietnam between government forces, which were aided by the U.S, and guerrilla forces, which were aided by the North Vietnamese. Despite increased American military involvement and signed peace agreements in 1973, the Vietnam War did not end until North Vietnam successfully…

guerilla group that fought against South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War. With the support of North Vietnamese forces, the Viet Cong would “strike from the shadows” and compete in acts of guerilla warfare. That…

The Vietnam War was a power struggle between communism and capitalism, North Vietnam against South Vietnam respectively with each party wanting different political system. The United States of America aided South Vietnam while North Vietnam was aided by the Soviet Union and the republic of China. The Vietnam War was fought between 1955 and 1975 which fell in the middle of the cold war which was fought between 1947 and 1991. The United States of America as well as the Union of Soviet Socialist…

The Vietnam War is often seen as one of the most problematic wars in American history coupled with one of the largest exoduses of refugees. Beginning in late 1955, the Vietnam War was not just against communism but also a war to suppress nationalist self-determination. The United States took part in the war by aiding the dictatorial regime in South Vietnam in the name of protecting democracy. However, the South Vietnamese government was considered weak and corrupt while the Soviet-backed North…

The Vietnam War was one of the toughest wars that American forces ever fought in. The conflict took place in Southeast Asia, amongst the dense jungles and high mountains of Vietnam, between communist North Vietnam and their allies in China, North Korea, and the Soviet Union, and the democratic nations of South Vietnam and the United States. What made the war tough was the fact that not only were soldiers fighting in an unknown land many thousands of miles away from home, but they were also…

As a result of the war overall from the beginning with John F. Kennedy’s decision to send troops to VIetnam and to the end when Nixon brings the troops out of the war can be seen as a success. But if you view the purpose of the…

are the product of Agent Orange and use of tactical herbicides during the Vietnam war. During the height of the Vietnam war the U.S. Military conducted a wide-ranging program of defoliation. Herbicidal weapons were developed to destroy the forest and jungle cover used by the enemy North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong Guerrilla troops. However, after the Vietnam conflict ended American service members and the people of Vietnam began to experience disease, cancer and other detrimental health…

As conflicts arose internally in Vietnam, the country was eventually split by the 17th parallel dividing Vietnam into two political sides. (Jacobs, 7) While on one hand, North Vietnam favored a Communist government led by the Ho Chi Minh, on the other hand, South Vietnam favored a democracy and was led by Ngo Dinh Diem. Consequently, Washington, with the fear of communism following the domino effect intervened in Vietnam’s affair to prevent the influence of communism on countries such as Lao,…

Voyaging Vietnam via train: The 'Reunification Express' The Reunification Express runs from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City They sometimes it is known as the ‘Reunification Express’, the train that interfaces Hanoi in North-Vietnam to Ho Chi Minh City in the south. And it it’s indeed one of the best methods for getting to know Vietnam and one of the better train journeys you can make within the previous Indochina. Train Travel in Vietnam, a Seat or maybe a Berth? Taking the train in Vietnam…