... demarcation, or boundary, line near the seventeenth parallel, the area around the line was known as the DMZ, or Demilitarized Zone (Barr 18). The Presidents had a big role in the Vietnam War. To problems at home to problems on the battlefield, it had to be a long, devastating four years in office for each president. Harry S. Truman was one of the first ... presidents to assist in the war ("Vietnam War-). The Truman administration believed that the United States and its allies must meet any sign of communist aggression quickly and forcefully. Any communist anywhere, at home, or abroad, wa...

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... decisions in light of those values. Yet we were wrong, terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why." (McNamara "The Tragedy and lessons of Vietnam" Preface) Many argue now that the Vietnam War was a deadly mistake, and it is my opinion as well. History cannot be looked at trough White and Black glasses. There are neither completely wrong nor right ... to about 1968, when number of casualties increase and many people asked why America need to fight this war thousand miles from home. There are several good points why America went in Vietnam, but the war could be easily ...

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... for how graphic they are. So to Americans, who were long accustomed to having their news censored, these photos opened their eyes to what the Vietnam War was really like and what their soldiers were going through. (Time Inc, 2014). Australian, Denis Gibbons was another popular photojournalist because he had the ... home front, and this truthfulness is one of the main reason why the people at home changed their minds about the war. (McPhedran, 2011). The causes of the Vietnam War revolve around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over south-east A...

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... 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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... in the field added a surprising amount of editorial commentary. As a result of this commentary, news coverage of the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1970 influenced the American public's opinion of the war effort. It is important to place the news media of the middle and late 1960s in the appropriate context. The ... regional news sources. The Internet also provides a wealth of news resources that give up-to-the-minute briefs on developing news sources. In 1965, when Vietnam War coverage began intensifying, cable was not widespread and was used primarily in rural mountainous areas to improve rec...

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... key events that set the tragic day. How did it happen? What were its consequences? How did it affect public opinion over the role of the United States in the Vietnam War? In the mid- '60s, thanks to the advancement of science and technology, the modern media such as televisions had broadcast news, images to every American family. The ... Vietnam War, unlike the Korean War and World War II, was the war that US television brought images of devastation, suffering and tragedy of Vietnamese people to the Americans every night. They saw in their eyes US soldiers burning ... orders. Many...

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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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... both medical and civilian workers. There were many groups and organizations that provided them a spot in the war. The Vietnam War was the longest war the United States had ever participated in. The war began in 1957 and ended in 1975. North Vietnam were communists, South Vietnam were non-communists. The north wanted to overthrow the South's government. The United States and South Vietnamese army ... 1.3 million military deaths. American military deaths had a count of 58,000 and 300,000 were wounded. North Vietnam had a total of 1 million dead and 600,000 wounded. South Vietnam had 224,0...

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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 mass amounts of money and human life spent in an attempt to halt the spread of communism. the most important factor in deciding the outcome of the Vietnam War was the lack of support that came from American's at home, people felt that it was immoral for the United States to involve itself in another country's internal matters, The ... almost seven million, with more than half being white youths in colleges. Students for a Democratic Society, (SDS), announced its opposition of the Vietnam War publicly in 1965. In a public announcement, they stated their reasons for disagreement. "We...

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... domestic rioting would occur, also the question would arise of whether communistic society that China was using was better than the capitalistic democracy that the United States was using. The Vietnam War was similar in that it was caused by the conflicting ideals of communistic and capitalistic societies, and which would prove to be a better choice. The differences between the two wars ... grass that they were carrying. If an American killed a civilian he received a jail sentence, if a North Vietnamese killed a civilian he received accommodation. One of the most inflated myths about th...

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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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