South Vietnam

d Vietnam become an American War by 1968, and what problems did the United States have in winning the “Hearts and Minds” of the Vietnamese people? By 1968 American politicians committed hundreds of billions worth of resources and nearly half a million personnel to the Vietnam War. Which was a war based on fabricated research and statistics, blatant lies to the American public, and cherry-picked threats. Americans provided most of the financial assistance, resources, over half a million…

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…

during the Vietnam War. Within this war, America faced not only military challenges, but challenges towards their issued foreign policies as well. Furthermore, America’s excuse, of a communism threat, to enter the war not only appeared ambiguous but rather contradictory. By analysing the causes and course of the Vietnam war throughout 1954-1975, the following essay will dissect the difficulties America faced as well as their cloudy morality throughout their intervention. The War of Vietnam can…

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 Vietcong (South…

country of Vietnam on the other side of the world was divided by a political treaty after World War II. The North being backed by China and the U.S.S.R and the South being backed by the United States. The 17th parallel was the dividing line that separating the country into North and South Vietnam.(779) America was in the early stages of the Cold War with U.S.S.R. and did not want to see the spread of Communism in South Vietnam. So the United States had placed military advisers to help South…

The lead up to the Vietnam war is very significant to why the U.S started to get involved in the war. Once the U.S became a big role in the war and now that Johnson had became President the U.S begun to changed. How the U.S got out of the war was a significant thing that the whole world knew about. Now that the U.S had gotten out of the war, there were things in the war that are just now effecting the U.S. There are many different and significant important reason on why the U.S began to get…

Napalm, Agent Orange, communism, and death: the Vietnam War can be difficult to understand. However, American involvement in the Vietnam War was not justified because it did not fulfill the requirements of jus ad bellum. The United States did not have just cause or the right intent to fight yet they still sent millions of soldiers over in an effort to win. Our reasoning was not clear, war was not formally declared by congress, and there were no extraneous circumstances that would cause us to…

The Vietnam War became an American war in 1963 because President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 allowed for his successor Lyndon B. Johnson to take a more aggressive and hands-on approach towards American involvement in Vietnam. In addition, shortly before Kennedy’s assassination American politicians approved a South Vietnamese military overthrow of South Vietnamese Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem. This allowed the South Vietnamese military to install a Prime Minster who was more likely…

Vietnam War Vietnam War also known as the American war took place form November 1st 1955 through April 30th 1975. This was a very costly war that involved the United States, northern and southern Vietnam, China, Viet Cong, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, North Korea, Soviet Union, Philippines, New Zealand’s, Taiwan, Khmer Rouge, Pathet Lao, Khmer Republic, and kingdom of Laos. This war initially was just North Vietnam government fighting with Viet Cong to reunify Vietnam under communist rule.…

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…