Is Iraq The New Vietnam?

The US's foreign policy was that it was not to interfere with international foreign affairs and vice-versa. The Vietnamese war represented an affair the US could not easily exit themselves from. Eisenhower and Kennedy helped South Vietnam by supplying them weapons and advisors to help the war as part of their 'containment' policies to stop the domino spread of communism. President Johnson later justified the war as being necessary for economic recovery in the USA.

The Vietnam war has been referred to by many names, one of the longer ones was 'the cornerstone of the free world southeast Asia'. It was called that by John F. Kennedy. He was talking about Vietnam being and essential country in a non-communist world. He believed that if Vietnam became a communist country, all of the surrounding countries would also become communists. This is the main reason America was involved in the Vietnam war. Another reason was that America wanted to spread their “political ideas around the globe”. They wanted to do this so that their anti-communism stance was clear. The public also wanted to keep communism from spreading. To soldiers, the war was like a crusade, a great journey to purge the communists from Vietnam.

America had a few reasons to be involved in the Vietnam War. The big reason was to fight communist power. Countries like North Korea, North Vietnam, Indochina, and parts of Asia were trying spread their communist aggression (Document 2a). In Document 2b, you can see that America wall out the communist aggression, but it just kept coming. The United States was involved in the Vietnam war because we had

The Vietnam War was a conflict, which the United States involved itself in unnecessarily and ultimately lost. The basis of the conflict was simple enough: Communism vs. Capitalism, yet the conduct of the Vietnam War was complex and strategic, and brought repercussions which had never been seen before. The struggle between North and South had an almost inevitable outcome, yet the Americans entered the War optimistic that they could aid the falling South and sustain democracy. The American intentions for entering the Vietnam conflict were good, yet when the conflict went horribly wrong, and the resilient North Vietnamese forces, or ‘Viet Cong' as they were known, refused to yield, the United States saw they were fighting a losing battle.

The first thing that one must do when discussing Vietnam is remember the historical context in which the conflict took place. The United States and it's Free World allies were attempting to confine the Communist Bloc, which by this time included both the Soviet Union and China, and keep it from expanding into surrounding nations. The U.S. felt that if the Communists were not allowed to expand, they would eventually collapse under the weight of their centralized economy. So in order to accomplish the policy of containment, the U.S. need to ally itself with nations bordering Communist ones. However, one of the most important aspects of political alliances is the trust each must have in the

The Vietnam War and the war against terrorism are highly unpopular and controversial wars amongst American citizens. The United States went to war in Vietnam to keep their sphere of influence and to stop the spread of communism, and they went to war against ISIS to stop terrorism. Even though these wars don’t provide any direct benefits to us, the government deemed them to be necessary. However, many American citizens believe that these wars did not need to happen in the first place. Despite differentiating opinions, the Vietnam War and the war against terrorism are very comparable because of their similarities, but also their differences.

Vietnam War DBQ Rough Draft The United States became involved in Vietnam affairs after the end of World War II, during the Cold War. The French were trying to colonize Indochina, which included Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. America wanted to have the French as allies against the Soviet union, so they proceeded to aid them in their colonization. Vietnam pressed for independence, and war broke out. The U.S. involvement in the war remains controversial.

According to a survey of published by CNN of 2,108 American in May 2014, about 41% of the population believe that the United States has no authority to intervene in other countries ' internal conflicts. On the other hand, the rest of Americans deem foreign policy issues, such as imperializing, military intervention, and evangelizing, to be necessary and imperative to America and the rest of the world (para. Miller, "How do Americans Feel About U.S. Involvement in Foreign Crises"). Even today, there are numerous debates regarding whether the U.S. has a duty to interfere in other nation 's businesses and enforce military intervention. The Vietnam War (1955-1975), one of the most widely debated examples of America 's military intervention in a foreign nation, is considered one of the bloodiest and longest wars fought in the United States ' history. Also called the Second Indochina War, the Vietnam War was primarily fought in South Vietnam territory between the South Vietnam government and communist North Vietnam or Vietcong. The war that lasted twenty years continues to spark major discussions concerning whether or not the United States had valid reasons for entering the war. The U.S. was justified in entering the Vietnam War because it was an attempt to prevent the spread of communism; the United States was following a moral

The United States entered into Vietnam in 1965 and fought there until 1975. The U.S. got involved because North Vietnam was trying to take over South Vietnam and make them part of the communist North Vietnam. Due to President Johnson and congress believing that if they didn’t engage in this war that the domino effect (which is where one country becomes communist and this causes other countries to fall victim to the same fate) that this would happen. For the first time in the history of any war, the American public was extremely disrespectful to the soldiers coming home from war. The war was extremely costly for the United States and the loss of life was too great. So many lives were lost over there in a conflict that was never to be won.

The United States of America used a giant lie of freedom, democracy, and a communism scare to invade Vietnam. According to A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, the U.S. is only interested in “rice, rubber, teak, corn, tin, spices, oil, and many others” that the country has to offer (Zinn 475). Vietnam has been a quiet country until the war started. Many problems occurred when the United States used a man name Diem to control Vietnam. Many tragic things had happened during this incident like murders and burning down villages. Many people would rather go to jail than kill innocents lives. The war was simply taking advantage of this country resource that it could be compel into giving the United States.

Cheryn Shin A4 February 9, 2015 US Literature Second Research Paper Final The Similarities between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War A haunting set of similarities exist between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. Both wars killed many American soldiers, and both were increasingly disapproved by the rest of the world as the wars continued. Both had large, economically driven motives: In Iraq, some Americans had their eyes on oil while in Vietnam, industrialists wanted access to markets and the opportunity of nation building.

     As time passes, every society endures situations which stress its' very fabric. Each societies' history is sprinkled with these situations. One such situation which the United States underwent was the Vietnam war. For years this particular event has been hotly debated. Hardly anyone who was present at the time agrees on any point concerning this war, except that they regret it. It has become 'the greatest American foreign policy calamity of the century.' . Now the United States finds itself entangled in another war. A war in Iraq which is beginning to resemble more and more the events of the Vietnam war. Many analysts, and even the public have begun to wonder if the current

The United States wanted to end communism around the world and at the time it was Vietnam. They thought Vietnam could be the new Korea. They believed in the domino theory. This is when a country falls under communist control and other countries followed. The U.S. worried about South Vietnam falling under communist control. This theory is the main reasons the U.S. entered the war. South Vietnam was in trouble and needed help from a communist takeover. At the time, the U.S. thought nothing of this but turned out to cost the country a lot more than we expected. America lost millions of dollars, thousands of American lives, and the perfect reputation it had.

is always trying to get involved in a country that is none of their business. The U.S. wanted to contain communism from spreading around the war. For that reason, the U.S. decided to become involved in the Vietnam War. This was clearly a mistake because how could the U.S. possible have control over this situation? Sending troops who have no interest in the Vietnam War whatsoever to fight and die is not a way to contain communism. Spending money to fight a war that is pointless is not going to stop communism from spreading. Not only that, but Americans were not even happy at the fact that the U.S. decided to become involved in the Vietnam War. A large amount of money was spent on the Vietnam War instead of this money being spent on the poor or something effective in the U.S. Thousands and thousands of troops were sent to fight miles and miles away. Many of these men were African Americans and were not even given their full civil rights, but they were sent to fight to a war they did not want to be a part of. Many Americans wanted peace in the U.S. and wanted their troops back to their home. For these many reasons, the Vietnam War was a mistake and the U.S. should have just minded their own business in America. Furthermore, the U.S. should have maintained peace in their own nation and should have made Americans happy

To understand the US involvement in Vietnam, it is necessary to understand the background of traditional independence and opposition to larger powers throughout Vietnamese history. The Vietnamese had a long history and tradition of opposing invading powers. This opposition and culture was to draw the U.S. into the longest war it has been involved in. This was an indirect but vitally important cause of US involvement in the Vietnam War. As early as 500BC, Vietnam was a country that held a strong sense of nationalism, and endeavoured for the goal of autonomy, independence, and self-rule. Up until modern history, there have been several events that have contributed towards intensifying this sense of nationalism and resistance against foreign powers. National resistance against the Chinese empire was one of the earliest examples of resistance against nationalism. Throughout the period of pre-modern history from 210 BC to 1789, resistances against foreign control and rule such as that against the Nan Yue, the Song, the Ming, and the Qing, were frequent. These attempts at national resistance came down to the basis that the nationalist Vietnamese did not want foreign influence determining the political future, culture, or customs of their country. Another main example that increased a sense of nationalism was French Colonialism. The French, who were appealed by Vietnam’s unique location, natural resources, and the extensive economic opportunities