North Vietnam

Dwight David Eisenhower was a decorated military man. He was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in WW2. By the 1952 election, the United States of America had not officially entered the Vietnam War. Per a lecture from POSC 421, the United States of America officially entered the conflict in Vietnam in 1955 although United States President Harry S. Truman, sent “advisors” to assist the French and insisted the “advisors” were not going for…

Vietnam War is one of the wars that United States of America was a part of during the cold war to fight against the communism. Frdrick Dowes throghout his book says that this war was a surprise to him and he didnt expect so much brutality to happen. The war lasted for more than 20 years from 1954-1975 according to encyclopeadia britanicca and was one of the biggest indochina wars.The war itself had many casualties that even caused uprisings in the homefront. There are still veterans who have not…

The Vietnam War was the source of many conflicting political and social opinions, especially in the years leading up to its conclusion. The War was a result of North Vietnam and the Vietcong attempting to overthrow the South Vietnamese government. Veterans were drafted and forced to fight in what is know as “Americas Longest War”. Vietnam War Veterans were drafted and forced to suffer through harsh conditions brought on by the Vietcong, which included the daily realization that they or one of…

in the 1950s, and Vietnam in the 1960s, shows the similar patterns for United States interests in foreign disputes. The United States ultimately became involved in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to put an end to the expansion of communism, but unlike in World War II, the United States’ fought limited wars in Korea and Vietnam due to concerns for the safety of the American population, the costliness of war, and because of conflicts in political agendas. The United States…

The Vietnam war is probably the most controversial war in United States history. Many people wanted the U.S. to never join the war, but then when we joined, people got mad. People in the U.S. even rallied to leave the war. There were many new weapons and war tactics that were introduced in the Vietnam war and have become well known today. The biggest thing that was introduced and was a huge factor in the war was the war tactic, Guerilla warfare, that the Vietcong used. It was a very successful…

Carlos Hathcock Carlos Hathcock always dreamed about becoming a Marine. So on the date May 20th, 1959 of his 17th birthday, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Before, he deployed to Vietnam, Carlos Hathcock had won several shooting championships. At that time in Vietnam War, Carlos Hathcock had 93 verified kills of the North Vietnamese people. The Vietnamese people set out a $30,000 bounty to go after Carlos Hathcock. Also, the Vietnamese Army’s sniper’s called Carlos Hathcock “White Feather…

Payton Diaz One of the most controversial wars in the history of the United States is the Vietnam War. The war was originally between North and South Vietnam. But the United States soon got involved to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam. In the beginning, people supported the war, Americans believed the United States was doing a good thing by aiding the anti-communists in South Vietnam. But as the war went on, issues like draft dodging, the misleading of the public, and an increase…

were with French Indochina which included Camodia, Laos, and Vietnam. In World War II France wanted control of the region again. Ho Chi Minh wants to get ride of French and be Vietnamse Nationalism. In 1954 the battle of Dien Bien Phu happens. The French get annihilated by the Vietnamize during this battle. South and North Vietnam are cut in half as a way to compromise. Within two years they will decide what kind of government Vietnam is going to have. The United States thinks that it is a bad…

For me, question one and two have many of the same answers. I look at the Vietnam War as a byproduct of the Cold War. American policy makers were so afraid of communism spreading across the Asian continent, (the domino effect) that they were willing to do anything and everything to stop communism from taking root in Southeast Asia. The French had been unsuccessful in their attempt to drive communism from Vietnam and American leaders felt that it was the "duty" of America, as the policemen of the…

Beginning in November of 1955 and ending in April of 1975 the Vietnam War was a hard-fought war between North and South Vietnam. American troops were sent over to Vietnam in the 1960s under the command of President John F. Kennedy. The U.S involvement in the Vietnam War was widely debated across the nation and split citizens into pro-war “hawks” and anti-war “doves.” Inhumane war tatics, meaningless murder, unprepared soldiers and governement secrets are four main reasons many people, including…