North Vietnam

The Vietnam War (1955-1975) Location: Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia Date: Nov. 1, 1955- April 30, 1975 Background: The Vietnam War was a long and costly conflict between the communist North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong against the South Vietnam and their ally The United States. The war began after the rice of power of Ho Chi Minh, and continued against a Cold War between two global superpowers (The United States and The Soviet Union). 3 million people were killed…

his speech on March 12, 1947. President John F. Kennedy inauguration speech said the U.S. would be lost due to the result of the domino effect, so he increased aid and military advisors in South Vietnam. Vietnam defeated the French and Geneva Accords make the 17th parallel to divide Vietnam and North Vietnam communist to south into semi democratic government supported by…

war is a good war. There are always terrible costs after the war. The Vietnam war was an awful war because not only the costs of the war were terrible, but the causes of it were meaningless. The 36th American president Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision to go to war with Vietnam in 1964 was a horrible mistake for both the American and the Vietnamese people. The…

Vietnam War is a historic event for my country. As war is a way to reform the government and to reconstruct policies, thus, the Vietnam War contributes greatly to the independence of Vietnam as of present. Many of us have different views about this event, but overall, we cannot negate the influences and consequences of the war toward Vietnam and the United States. Even though the facts from this war has been discussed widely through mass media and many historians have been studied and researched…

The Vietnam war was a huge part of history for both Vietnam and the United States. While John F. Kennedy was in office, he had a great impact on the war with his leadership, aiding South Vietnam in the war. During the war, the North side of Vietnam was battling the South side of Vietnam. South Vietnam started this feud because they wanted to reunify Vietnam as one (much like North and South Korea today). We aided South Vietnam with the economic and military aid, along with South Korea, Thailand,…

I do not believe that the Vietnam War was successful for the United States. I believe that it was not successful because cost many American lives, unpopular war for public, and did not stop communism from spreading. Our involvement in Vietnam started during Kennedy’s presidency. At the beginning of his presidency, President Kennedy wanted to stop the spread of communism in Vietnam. With this intention, he increased the number of American military advisors in Vietnam. President Kennedy hoped that…

The Vietnam War was an extensive and expensive war between the Communist regime of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, known as Viet Cong. The United States were allies with South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh was the founder of the Indochina Communist Party and the prime minister and leader of North Vietnam. His Communist party was called the Viet Minh. Ngo Dinh Diem was the first President of South Vietnam. He was not in favor of Communism. The war started on November 1, 1955 and ended on April 30, 1975.…

The Vietnam War and Its Effects on America From 1955 to 1975, a long, hideous war raged on throughout Asia. North Vietnam and their allies, the Viet Cong, faced off against South Vietnam and their U.S. allies over the communist control of North Vietnam (Tran & Fermoyle, 2012). The war ultimately ended with the U.S. withdrawing their forces and South Vietnam surrendering to the communist North. Aside from the loss of millions of lives, the war had costly effects on the face of America. At…

WWII vs Vietnam War Reason War Began: a. World War II: Started in Europe on September third 1939, when the Head administrator of England, Neville Chamberlain, announced war on Germany. It included large portions of the world 's nations. It was begun by Germany in an unmerited assault on Poland. England and France pronounced war on Germany after Hitler had declined to prematurely end his invasion of Poland. Vietnam War: Started in the late 1950 's as a contention between the United…

growing problem in Vietnam (Young 105). He continued to be involved in South Vietnam because he did not want the U.S to lose their prestige and did not want to show weakness to the Communists. By the mid- 60s, the war in Vietnam began to escalate as more troops were being sent to Vietnam. As the war dragged on, Johnson’s popularity amongst the American citizens lowered. Therefore to ensure Johnson’s popularity amongst the American citizens, secret memos of what was happening in Vietnam at the…