... is almost parallel to the very real events involving America in Vietnam from 1956-1975. The longest war in American history, (besides the Iraq War), and probably one of the most controversial events in American history as a whole, the Vietnam war divided our country and resulted in over 58,000 American causalities ... they were willing to support corruption in order to stop it. That is exactly what the U.S. did in the case of the Vietnam Civil War. For fear that Ho Chi Minh's Communist party would win in the elections for Vietnamese leader, the United States postponed them indefinitely. ...

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... successor, Richard M. Nixon, announced a program of Vietnamization, which basically represented a return to the Eisenhower and Kennedy policies of helping Vietnamese forces fight the war, Nixon gradually reduced U.S. ground troops in Vietnam, but he increased the bombing; the tonnage dropped after 1969 exceeded the already prodigious levels reached by Johnson. Nixon expanded air and ground operations into Cambodia and ... nation had the power to guarantee alone the freedom and security of peoples of the world. The Vietnam War taught Americans a humbling lesson about the limits of power. ...

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The War in Vietnam direct U.S. military participation in The Vietnam War, the nation's longest, cost fifty-eight thousand American lives. Only the Civil War and the two world wars were deadlier for Americans. During the decade of Vietnam beginning in 1964, the U.S Treasury spent over $140 billion on the war, enough money to fund urban renewal projects in every major American city. Despite ... independence. But expanding communist control of Eastern Europe and the triumph of the communists in China's civil was made France's war against Ho seem an anticommunist rather than a colonialist effort...

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... convince that communism would and could not win. America's firm stance against communism was the major reason for its involvement in the Vietnam War. Any communist anywhere, by definition, was considered an enemy by the United States. The Truman administration firmly stated that any signs of communist aggression must be taken down by the U.S. ... a young child die right in front of you. The My Lai massacre was probably the most mentally scarring portion of the Vietnam War. On March 16, 1968, A U.S. division of the army invaded My Lai, an assumed Viet Cong area, in South Vietnam. 347 un...

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... North Vietnamese except sacrifice. Entire communities move underground. The North Vietnamese were supplied by Russia. The Communist respond by taking the war to South Vietnam's cities. October 1964, US plans to increase bombing. Viet Cong attacks at air bases in South Vietnam. Johnson decides to send in ground combat troops. March 8, 1965 3,500 marines land in Denang. There objective was to defend the ... air bases. Congress processed a request for 90,000 troops to be sent over to South Vietnam. Approved, and 90,000 troops were sent with conventional weapons. North Vietnam declares a fu...

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... Well this is pretty much how the Vietnamese felt when the United States had decided to step in and involve themselves in the Vietnam war as a way to prevent communist takeover of south Vietnam. Although the United States felt like it was the right thing to do, at the end of the day when all was ... families were drafted while the rich had the luxury of being able to draft-dodge by simply attending school. Another reason on why I believe the Vietnam war and the policies that followed were not justified up to its completion in addition to the fact it was based on lies is that there were m...

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... an independent country; only for ten years later the country was under fire, and "the stink of death is obvious at every corner of the country" (Karnow). The Vietnam War marked the country's first struggle as an independent nation, it saw the bloodiest battle it its history. It faced the death of its most profound leader in 1969, along with ... the countless lives that was lost. Even today, when the country has picked itself up, the effect of the Vietnam War is still vivid; the emotional feelings, mothers losing sons, families being torn apart, the toll on its economy and the division b...

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... , they declined. It was only after Russia and China offered to help that Ho adopted communist ideals and wanted to make all of Vietnam communist. The Vietnam war started simply because Ho Chi Min and his communist supporters wanted South Vietnam to become communist after the South split off in 1954 to become its own democratic nation. The United States saw this as a threat ... reoccurring sicknesses, and even cancer. 6 The use of Agent Orange was perhaps one of the largest mistakes made in Vietnam. By simply thinking ahead, weighing the consequences of using weapons such as napalm and Ag...

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... , they declined. It was only after Russia and China offered to help that Ho adopted communist ideals and wanted to make all of Vietnam communist. The Vietnam war started simply because Ho Chi Min and his communist supporters wanted South Vietnam to become communist after the South split off in 1954 to become its own democratic nation. The United States saw this as a threat ... reoccurring sicknesses, and even cancer. 6 The use of Agent Orange was perhaps one of the largest mistakes made in Vietnam. By simply thinking ahead, weighing the consequences of using weapons such as napalm and Ag...

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... possibility of a communist influenced nationalist movement. We must allow a communist influence in the government instead of attempting to repress a genuinely nationalist revolution, which is the case in Vietnam. In conclusion, stating that the Vietnam War drains valuable resources, which could be better spent on improving the general status of our country. Because American policy prioritized anti-communism over sympathy for nationalism, this created ... all that was outlined at the peace talks after the majority of American soldiers left. The military involvement in Vietnam is directly...

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... in 1963, Lyndon Johnson took over for the remainder of Kennedy's term and was elected for four more years in 1964. President Kennedy believed that the way to win the war in Vietnam was by using advisors to train and equip the South Vietnamese troops. Johnson also believed early in his presidency that we should not get too involved in the ... money was to be spent to rebuild the bases and equipment damaged or destroyed in the numerous attacks. The war effort after Tet was expanded in many areas, such as air warfare and the bombing campaign, requiring more and more materials. The Vietnam ...

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... glamour of the World wars that came before it. Unlike the first and second world wars and even the Korean war, the Vietnam war seemed to be a war of blurred lines. Like the current war in Bosnia, there seemed to be a problem in identifying just who the bad guys were, when all along, ... . slipping ourselves into a favorable imperialistic, profitable position, under the guise of anti-communism. There was a certain amount of patriotism involved in the Vietnam war, but nothing like the all-out fervor that consumed Americans in the other wars. No one seemed to question whether or not we shou...

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... in their own country. Dien Bien Phu also represented a significant defeat for Western imperialism. The second Indochina War became President Johnson's war. Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy in 1963 was determined to win the Vietnam war. To Johnson: "nothing could be worse than being responsible for America losing a war to the Communists". American Defence Secretary, Robert McNamara, on his visit to Saigon in 1946 reported: "the ... green light for Johnson to substantially increase United States involvement in Vietnam. In March 1965 a continuous bombing programmed began on Vietnam (Operatio...

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... a combination of better weapons usage, better tactics, and better support from their home country. Even years before the war, Vietnam was a hotly disputed territory. Many countries had taken Vietnam over, and after World War II, Vietnam was in the hands of France. Obviously, the Vietnamese wanted their own country, and their long history of being a colony prompted the oppressed people to fight for their independence ... declined. It was only after Russia and China offered to help that Ho adopted communist ideals and wanted to make all of Vietnam communist (McNamara 37). The Vietnam war ...

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... . The training consisted of an intense fourteen-month program designed to prepare the solider for a new warfare tactic, called airmobile warfare. Prior to the Vietnam War, the use of the helicopter had been limited to transporting the wounded from the battlefield. The military wanted to expand the use of the helicopter to ... time thought they were doing the right thing. After all they were stopping communism, preventing the dreaded "Domino Effect". The Vietnam War was not a very popular war with the American people and due to the prolonged United States involvement the number of people ...

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... was still not permitted to strike some targets in fear of Chinese retaliation. Leaving communistic China un-attacked helped insure the survival of South Vietnam. As the Vietnam war intensified through 1965-1966 so did the Chinese commitment to North Vietnam (Raskin& Fall 207). During the spring of that year almost 50,000 Chinese troops were deployed to serve under the control of North ... supply, rooms to store weapons and rice and sometimes hospital wards Any explanation of whether United States won the Vietnam War depends on an agreeable definition of winning. What were the United Sta...

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... was still not permitted to strike some targets in fear of Chinese retaliation. Leaving communistic China un-attacked helped insure the survival of South Vietnam. As the Vietnam war intensified through 1965-1966 so did the Chinese commitment to North Vietnam (Raskin& Fall 207). During the spring of that year almost 50,000 Chinese troops were deployed to serve under the control of North ... supply, rooms to store weapons and rice and sometimes hospital wards Any explanation of whether United States won the Vietnam War depends on an agreeable definition of winning. What were the United Sta...

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... patriotism and communism from early on. This can first be observed from one of his early quotes and as proof of the motives for the Viet Minh's participation in the Vietnam War; "At first patriotism, not yet communism, lead me to have confidence in Lenin, in the Third International. Step by step, along the struggle, by studying Marxism-Leninism parallel with participation ... was determined to achieve it no matter how long it took. There was no flexibility in Ho's beliefs, no bending of his will. Even as the war increasingly destroyed the country, he remained committed to Vietnam's inde...

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... the political mood surrounding the Vietnam War, as well as the life styles, tactics and equipment used by the American riflemen in the years 1965 and 1969. Most of the American troops stationed in Vietnam in 1965 were member of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV). These specialized advisors ... of Vietcong. Westmoreland was confident that US technology would succeed in slowly wearing down the Vietcong through a war of attrition. US leaders believed that Vietnam's economy could not sustain a prolonged war effort against the US. In October of 1965, Westmoreland found support fo...

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... bomb. The unpreparedness of the Air Force was exposed during this operation, aircrafts and pilots had been geared for strategic ops against the USSR, not conventional war. The Air Force rejected adapting to the war in Vietnam as they believed it would be over so they could revert back to focusing on the Soviet Union, they were also embarrassed by the Navy being ... President had a big amount of power over Congress, this rather annoyed them. So during 1970 and 71, the Senate with great enthusiasm supported bills to stop Nixon starting a war in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. It has also been...

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... I chose to interview was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. His name is Lonnie Quitman Ellis he was born on March 2, 1946 in Gaffney, South Carolina and he was an only child. Lonnie has ... officer's candidate school then to helicopter flight training after that. Besides being a pilot I also was a military flight and academic instructor for two years between tours in South Vietnam and upon returning after my second tour. Being a pilot and fly was always something I wanted to do, not necessarily flying in combat though. Chris: How long did ... the whole training process take? Lo...

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... he held the rank of Corporal, his job was as an intelligence analyst. From Laos he volunteered for a special ops mission called The Evacuation of Vietnam. The main objectives were to locate certain people on a list, and get them out. The helicopter would drop them far away from their objective ... so that it would not alert the Viet Cong that they were there. Vietnam was beautiful, but uncomfortable. My father's team wasn't the typical army. They didn't eat rations, they didn't use bug repellent, and they didn't ... . As a result from these quick "in and out" missions, my father was neve...

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... confessed that nuclear weapons were even consider on two occasions. The innovations of the Korean War were the helicopter for medical evacuations, naval power for evacuations, and improvements on the amphibious landing. The Vietnam War was the result of the 1954 American political action against the takeover of Vietnam by the communist Ho Chi Minh. The United States sought to delay the political election ... Minh would be elected and the rest of southeast Asia would "fall like dominoes", as coined by President Eisenhower, to the communist influence. Ho Chi Minh resumed the civil war in ...

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... Noi, local business is flourishing and international companies are lining up to invest in new projects. The nation, strangled by years of war, is now flexing its muscles. To succeed in international business is to understand the uniqueness of the culture you will encounter. The ... bills with Dong instead of low denominations of American currency. Passports and Visas. A valid passport and visa are required for all foreigners visiting Vietnam. Visas are issued by Vietnamese embassies and consulates. Business visas are good for six months and provide for multiple entries. Sponsorship by a...

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1. Introduction Devastated by a decade of war, Vietnam was finally reunified when the South Vietnamese government surrendered to the advancing northern troops and U.S. troops left the country permanently ... : at the end of the year all major macroeconomic indicators suggested that the situation was becoming critical. Currency devaluation in many neighboring countries exposed Vietnam to increased competition at the same time as export markets for its national products, two thirds of which consist of East Asian countries, were ... annual range, less than half of the foreign growth. For example...

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