The Vietnam War brought an immense amount of tension and anger to the United States. Many innocent lives of both Americans and Vietnam citizens were taken during the Vietnam War. The war affected the United States in a predominately negative way. The spread of media, multiple bombings, and distress in America caused such tribulation. Consequently, the Vietnam War caused more harm than help to South Vietnam, as well as the United States. Media emerged as a major factor in people’s opinion on the
Anais Moss The Vietnam War was a very devastating war. There were many negative aspects that came along with this tragedy. Figuring out whether or not your against or for the war. The war on vietnam started in 1954 and ended 1975.For the United States of America the Vietnam War lasted for 11years. The United States originally got involved to help stop the spread of communism. Can you believe it saw two presidential terms? During this war the Civil Rights Movement was going on full force. African
Desolate… The only way to describe Vietnam after the United States military dropped the herbicide Agent Orange on their landscape. Agent Orange is an extremely powerful herbicide that was used in the Vietnam War. The health risks outweigh the benefits greatly, as even today Vietnam still feels the affects of the terrible herbicide. There have been many research studies on this powerful herbicide to show the negative affects. During the Vietnam War, Vietnam was greatly affected by the herbicide Agent
features of the conflict in Vietnam is the lack of censorship and the resulting public condemnation of the war, which many say was what lead to American failure in their retreat from Vietnam. Due to unrestrained media access and widespread publication of negative information during the Vietnam War, and the consequential public outcry against involvement, censorship could be altered and carried out in a more practical way for following conflicts. The freedom with which the Vietnam War was reported exposed
Oliver World History March 10, 2016 Word Count: 2125 Effects of the Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a horrific conflict fought between two principal countries, the United States of America and North Vietnam but with the involvement of many. The main countries that participated in the war were the United States of America, Australia, China, South Vietnam, and North Vietnam (Viet Cong)1. The Vietnam War, also called the American War in Vietnam, took place between 1954 to 1974 and resulted in
The Vietnam War began in the year 1954, after the ascension to power of Ho Chi Minh, who was a communist leader in North Vietnam. The leader was spreading communism, and because the United States wanted to stop the spread, it sent military troops to aid South Vietnamese to stop this vice. The war saw about 3million people die with the inclusion of 58,000 American soldiers. About 150,000 people were wounded during the war. In 1975, South Vietnamese government surrendered the war after the communist
The Vietnam War and its horrors came into the living rooms of people through from news reports through television. This war was the first war to issue full freedom to the press. There was a huge response to what people saw in a negative way. Many people thought the war should not have been televised. According to “U.S. at War: A History of Shame”, it was until 1965 that the Vietnam War became a big story on television. Journalism coverage of this war using television had a huge effect on the people
The Vietnam War was marked by brutality, death, protests, and psychological tolls. No war caused such great division among the American people like the Vietnam War. The war was extremely costly, and it left long-term effects on people all over the world. As a whole, the American people agree that the Vietnam War was a waste of time, money, and life. 1. What were the economic effects? 2. What were the political effects? 3. What were the psychological effects? 4. How was the war dealt with socially
World War II was in Europe and the Pacific to stop Germany and the axis powers; after WW2 the only super powers left were the United States and the Soviet Union since other nations received heavy damage from the war. The Soviet Union then began to spread the idea of communism to other nations in ruins which created the war of containment led by the US. The Vietnam war was in South East Asia to stop the spread of communism from North Vietnam to South Vietnam. The World War II and Vietnam Generation
Emotional Effects of War on Soldiers We have all seen or read about the political and social upheavals caused by war. Some may have even experienced it first-hand. Throughout history war has had negative psychological implications on those effected. However, there is no greater negative impact of war than the psychological and emotional turmoil that it causes individual soldiers. To narrow down the scope of these psychological effects, I have chosen to focus on the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was