North Vietnam

civilians who died during the Vietnam War. Although war for soldiers is difficult and demanding, the lives of the Vietnamese civilians are forever /were changed due to the war. The war affected the everyday lives of civilians from either making them flee the country to safety or killing them. The things these civilians faced during this time were and still are unreal; something no one could even begin to imagine. The Vietnam War started in 1954. It was between North Vietnam and the…

The Vietnam War was a controversial war we had entered in 1965. There are many reasons why we entered into the war; one main cause is the threat of communism. This war had many different strategies. The US started with air strikes. Vietnam used methods of attrition and guerrilla tactics. Many major battles took place, some were major morale boosters and others made the war seem even more pointless. This war had a negative effect on America’s opinion of the war. It caused protests and disdain…

In retrospect, the US should not have become so deeply involved in Vietnam because many American lives were lost and many US dollars were spent, and South Vietnam ultimately fell to Communism when North Vietnam captured Saigon on April 30, 1975. As Kennan intended with the introduction of "containment", Vietnam was not one of the five industrial and military centers (the US, Great Britain, Germany and Central Europe, the Soviet Union, and Japan), so attention, troops, and money should not have…

The Vietnam War period took place during November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975. The Cold War was a global war between the main two government powers, which were the United States, and the Soviet Union. Overall about three million people were killed during the brutal warfare. At the peak of the war about half a million America soldiers were killed, the division among the United States citizen led to the withdraw of American forces under the authorization of President Richard Nixon. Although World…

and in particular he is an anti-Communist. During his presidency he deal with many conflicts with other countries, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the bay of pigs invasion, the space race, and the building of the Berlin Wall… But the Communist states in Vietnam caused most of his attention. In his policy, he promised in his inaugural address, let every nation know, that were shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival…

Introduction The Vietnam War changed America forever, being, without question, the most debatable incident in United States history. It lasted from 1955 to 1973, becoming the longest war fought in America’s history. In the words of John F. Kennedy, North Vietnam was only a “raggedy-ass little fourth-rate country”. The US could not permit the loss of Vietnam to the Communists. America used the Domino Theory as an argument pro the Vietnam War. They believed that if South Vietnam became…

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hopes to free Vietnam from French control but like many other people he is ignored. The start of world war 2 happened with japan entering the war in September 27th, 1940. They managed to take control of parts of the French territory now known as Laos Cambodia and Vietnam. The next year the Viet minh is founded a group that tries to get Vietnam’s independence. In March 9th, 1945 Japan takes the final control away from the French in Indo China. They place Bao Dai in power of Vietnam making it seem…

With the provided visual of the relationship between North Korean imports and exports with China in Tables 1.1 and 1.2, we can see that between 2005 and 2010, the North Korean economy has increasingly become more and more dependent with China, for not only is Chinese products the number one import within the nation, but China is also the largest consumer of North Korean goods (Nanto). Over time, this has created a large trade deficit with China which is roughly $1.1 billion in total, as the DPRK…

The American public was led to believe that the war in Vietnam would not last more than a few months. The logic behind this conclusion, was that it was a political war between Democracy and Communism and that when the North Vietnamese forces come face to face with the American forces they would surrender. The American people believed this because the “war on Communism” was what their government…