North Vietnam

hostile country being influenced. In 1950, the U.S did just that towards Southeast Asian countries, especially in Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia. Geographically the countries were located next and under China and Russia, therefore it was not wrong to stay cautious and be concerned of the “sphere of communism” spreading into the countries like a domino effect. However, during the Vietnam War, Korean War and Operation Menu the U.S did use bombs as their ultimate weapon in the battle of “hearts and…

Korean War (1950-1953) and the Vietnam War (1964-1973) were two prime examples of how communism took a strong foothold in various world regions. While they both contributed to the rising tension and causes of the Cold War, the Korean War affected the early scene while the Vietnam War affected the Cold War towards its later stages. However, both wars did prove to elicit consequences not only for themselves, but for the USA as well. The Korean War and the Vietnam War were similar in the sense…

Short Paper #1 October 5, 2016 The Vietnam War Through the Looking Glass Although the Vietnam War technically began in 1954, its escalation in the early 1960’s sparked U.S. involvement (History.com Staff). The Cold War set the stage for the Vietnam War because the United States entered not only in hopes of liberating the South Vietnamese from the North, but to also contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. On one side of the conflict, you have South Vietnam and the United States as its…

tribulation occur in the United States. The cause of this commotion was the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was a prolonged draw out struggle between the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States. All while South Vietnamese was trying to prevent the spread of communism. With the pressure of the war, the country was shook up. Many U.S leader lost the public support for the war. During the Vietnam war, there were various Presidents in office; Dwight D. Eisenhower, John…

threat to the states and a fight across the globe had no direct impact on the citizens of United States. President Eisenhower was the first president that was involved in the Vietnam War. He was being pressured by the Embassy and State Department who was calling for…

Similarities and differences of Vietnam from other U.S. foreign interventions The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War was a Cold war-era proxy war fought between 1950 and 1975. It was a long drawn out and complex war that resulted in high casualties on each side along with the eventually unification of Vietnam. It marked the end of a decades of invasion and oppression by foreign forces in Vietnam. The French colonized the region in 1887 and held on until World War Two when the…

The Vietnam War was one of the many bloody Cold War era conflicts. It was a conflict between North and South Vietnam, who both had different ideals; the North was communist, and the south was anti-communist. Although the war was brutal and bloody for both sides, it has greatly impacted and changed both societies in one shape or form, shaping them into the ones we know to this day. There is no doubt that the Vietnam War had affected society during its time and still has a lasting effect on…

about the Vietnam War. With the mindset that Vietnam will fall under the evil shadows of communism like China, Lyndon B. Johnson escalated the Vietnam War by aiding South Vietnam militarily as well as financially against the communist North. The US fully intervened in Vietnam after the US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which allowed Johnson to take whatever action he thought was appropriate after the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The incident was that the USS Maddox claimed North…

the communist North Vietnamese government with the aid of their guerrilla allies within the boundaries of South Vietnam waged war against the South Vietnamese leadership and the French. Seeing the ongoing fight for the French and South Vietnamese, the powerful United States provided assistance in support of their allies, but limited their involvement to supplying equipment and personnel support in efforts to fight off the advances of the Chinese and Soviet Union backed North Vietnam. As the…

which tells the story of his family, his life before and after fleeing war-torn Vietnam, and his dramatic journey through pirate-infested waters. Did you know that refugees contribute an average of $10 billion to the Australian economy in their first 10 years of settlement? Illegal immigrants don't come to Australia to commit crime; they come here to escape war-torn countries such as Iraq,Syria and historically, Vietnam. Despite this, the majority of white Australians have objections to the…