South Vietnam

The Aftermath of the Media Coverage on the Vietnam War The roots of the Vietnam War trace back to the Cold War and WWI (military.history.about.com). It started as a result of U.S. strategy of containment during the Cold War, which strived to prevent the spread of communism around the world. (thevietnamwar.info). Communism is a political theory derived from Karl Mark, advocating class war and is paid according to their abilities and needs. (merriam-webster.com). America believed that communism…

unproductive invasion of Vietnam. In an attempt to contain and defeat communism, the United States, oblivious of the enemy capability and filled with pride, invaded Vietnam at a cost of large financial expense and human lives. The U.S. should not have invaded Vietnam until they were aware of the forces of the North Vietnamese. As with most other countries in the world, Vietnam has a history of being colonized by European powers. The territory that occupies modern-day Laos, Vietnam, and…

4th. The Kent state shooting became the focal Point of a nation deeply divided by the Vietnam war. By 1970, thousands of people in the U.S were actively protesting the Vietnam war. These protests usually were peaceful and included such things as burning draft cards, fleeing to Canada or some other country to escape the draft protests rallies and marches. The most well-known protest involving the Vietnam war occurred at Kent state university in Ohio in may 1970. On may 1, Kent state…

is what you've been waiting for -- search and destroy -- and you've got it.” This quote, spoken by one of the superior United States officer, is what started the My Lai Massacre. The My Lai Massacre was a time of terrible violent outbreak in the Vietnam War in 1968. It was a time of great pain, and showed the United States a lot about the soldiers. Nothing would ever be the same after the My Lai Massacre. On March 16 of 1968, a group of soldiers charged the My Lai Hamlet believing it to be a…

(“Weapons”). This said by a random Vietnam veteran shows just a very small portion of how the Vietnam War was inhumane. Many innocent civilians had their lives taken or even limbs from their body taken in the war. Life taking machines, B-52 bombers were flying nukes in the war. B-52 Bombers were stocked with several bombs that would kill a man anywhere under one kilometer away from it (“Air”).Last, when it comes to women; women are the most underrated part of the Vietnam War. Women were treated…

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change the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War, also known as the second Indochina War, was a conflict that was fought during the cold war era from the years of 1959 to 1975. The Vietnam War was fought because North Vietnam was trying to reunite South Vietnam to become one communist state, so Anti-Communist forces intervened to stop the spread of Communism and supported South Vietnam. In the Vietnam War, North Vietnam was supported by the communist forces such as the Soviet Union and China, and South…

The Vietnam War The Vietnam War commonly known as the Second Indochina War began as a conflict in 1959 and ended with a communist victory in April 1975. The war was a long and costly armed battle which was fought by the North Vietnam and South Vietnam as result of the Cold War and the desire to have a national government that was truly independent. The North Vietnamese Army had benefited from military and financial support from China and the Soviet Union who were members of the Communist block…

The Vietnam War is the most significant confrontation that created a long-lasting controversy and split up in the American society. The War started when North Vietnam attempted to impose a single communist regime in the region to match China and the Soviet Union. On the other hand, the South Vietnamese government struggled to maintain a democratic country that is closely aligned to the U.S. Therefore, the South Vietnamese government received back up from America, The North Vietnamese regime,…

The Vietnam war affected America in ways that helped our country become more superior. The Vietnam war was just another war entry America could not help but be involved. Although, three presidents were able to serve their term in office. America succeeded in assisting South Vietnam while dealing with our problems, such as economy, social, and cultural life complications. During the time of the war, life was nothing but war related to American citizens. Moreover, President Kennedy at the time…