The Civil Rights Movement: How The Vietnam War Changed American Culture

The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history, lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims, to preserve a separate, independent, noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield. One of the chief effects of the war was the division it caused among the people. Not since the Civil War had America been so divided. This war would have lasting affects on the United States.

The 1960’s were a decade of radicalism but it also had a conservative side. The students and the youth had a big role in the 1960’s. They had a big influence in the society and political. “Young people played an important role in the movements for social change during the 1960s.” (lessonsite.com) The students’ actions in 1960’s were a major changed in the social and fight racism and poverty, increase student rights.

The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest battle fought in America’s history, November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975. The war also had great effects on the American people. The people were able to view what was happening on the battlefield because it was broadcasted on television. One of the main effects of the war was the division it caused among the people. This war would have lasting affects on the United States. The Vietnam War is one that will never be forgotten, and its effects on America have changed the way Americans will look at all future

In a decade of generational rebellion, the 60s was a time of peace, war, sex and drugs as the newest and largest generation of Americans entered college, an environment that encouraged ideas such as freedom and independence from leading authorities of the time. Through the advances in media during the Vietnam War, social conduct within the United States was challenged, sparking impetus amongst the counterculture minority that has left a lasting opposition against authority. These advancements in media and technology projected a bias representation of events during the time, aiding the growing counterculture in producing a lasting resistance towards governments and leaders.

In a decade of generational rebellion, the 60s was a time of peace, war, sex and drugs as the newest and the largest generation of Americans entered college, an environment that encouraged ideas such as freedom and independence from leading authorities of the time. Advancements in media and technology projected a bias representation of events during the 1960s, aiding the counterculture as they challenge societal norms, leaving a lasting opposition against authority. This development in technology and media allowed for the counterculture youth to challenge and defy the government and authorities in power as they expressed their new desire for freedom and independence. Media and technological advancements during the 1960s formed a new outlet

To begin with, the Vietnam War is known as the most devastating, unsuccessful wars that has transformed the face of the Earth. This fight came to be when the United States feared that communism would expand to Vietnam, and this influenced the U.S. to destroy communism to its very root. As the U.S. joined forces with South Vietnam, North Vietnam and the Vietcong joined together to achieve their goal of expanding communism to Vietnam. This war lasted approximately 20 years and did not bring any success in the midst of the battles and lives that were lost. At the conclusion of this war, President Nixon decided to withdraw the remaining Vietnam troops. The Vietnam War resulted in 60,000 American casualties with an estimated range of 2 million Vietnamese casualties as well.

For a lack of a better word, The Vietnam War, one of the longest wars to be fought in the history of the United States, lasting between 1955 to 1973, also happened to be a war that would go on to single handedly tarnished the self-image of the United States. The war itself also had major effects on the American people as a whole, sparking what would become the infamous Anti-War Movement, a battlefield in itself that would put the American people and their government on opposite sides of the same question. The Anti-War Movement brought out a divide not seen since the Civil War, leaving lasting marks on wars and government outturns in the future to come.

There are two sides to everything. The Vietnam War changed a lot of people all around the world. The Vietnam War was between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Vietnam War was a very bloody and violent war. The war was a long and costly-armed conflict. This war changed Vietnam and its citizens forever.

The Vietnam War a long and hard fought battle that lasted from November, 1954 and ended on April 30, 1975, but the United States didn’t get involved until June of 1965. (Vietnam War Statistics) The likely collapse of the South Vietnamese army and the fear for the spread of communism is why America joined in on this war, but joining the war was extremely controversial. Many people believe that the United States involvement In the Vietnam War should never have happened. I believe that since North Vietnam and South Vietnam internal conflicts didn’t affect America, the cost of the war was exponential compared to previous wars, it was an unwinnable battle, and the notional conscience disagreed with what we were doing, that is obvious entering the war was a bad decision.

The Vietnam war was a major influence in America, it mostly influenced the music culture in America. This war was also known as the resistance against America. The Vietnam war started out as a colonial war between north and south Vietnam. America viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent communist takeover. By November 1967, casualties had reached 15,058 killed and 109,527 wounded. America spent 350 billion to 900 billion on this war. This left a heavy burden on American economy.

The Vietnam War commenced during a time of great social and political unrest in America. It came during the middle of the Cold War, a fierce worldwide battle between Eastern communism and Western democracy. There was already division going on in America at the time, with events like the “Red Scare” in Washington creating a growing fear of worldwide communism. The U.S. involvement in Vietnam began with Harry Truman aiding the French in an imperial war from 1946-1954, which the French eventually lost to the Vietminh. This loss began the controversy surrounding Vietnam. The U.S. once again entered Vietnam in 1965, this time involved in a civil war between the democratic South and the communist North. What ensued was one of the most controversial wars in American history, which had a lasting impact that is still felt today.

The vietnam war produced many outcomes which were more negatives overall for both countries. This war made a mark because it was a prolonged war where the essential use of the helicopters it was used like never before. The helicopters were one of the essential transportation in the difficult terrain of Vietnam. In this war the whole population of Vietnam was involved in a indirect and direct way . The civilian population was mobilized to any active participation and suffered the war situation almost in the same circumstances as military forces.

The Vietnam War was undoubtedly “a different kind of war” and is said to be one of the most controversial wars in America's history, this event influenced many lives such as soldiers, families, and innocent people. The Vietnam war tarnished America's reputation by becoming the first time ever America has failed to complete what was started, to stop communism from spreading in Asia. The Vietnam War affected Americans in many ways and divided Americans as a whole. Men were “drafted” without getting a choice, affecting them and their families. Then there was trust that the Americans lost from their government because they kept certain incidents hidden, which happened in a town called My Lai. Then there was The Great Society were programs that had a goal to eliminate poverty and racial injustice and money for those programs were being taken to give to the war. The draft, distrust because of My Lai and taking away money from the Great Society programs all made a negative impact on Americans and the way the Americans continued with their daily lives.

The 1960’s ushered in the beginning of a cultural anti-establishment movement in the United States which had become a cultural phenomenon, which spread across much of the Western World. The counterculture movement gained momentum at the establishment of the Civil Rights movement, and heavily expanded in protest of the Vietnam War. The 1960’s was a new decade that greatly shifted away from the traditional societal authority. The 1960’s highlighted many social issues such as sexuality, woman’s reproductive rights, differing interpretations of the American Dream, the experimentation of psychedelic drugs, anti- war protests, and general hostility towards political authority. The countercultural movement was a new age of political activism, and brought the emergence to what was

The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history, lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims, to preserve a separate, independent, noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield. One of the chief effects of the war was the division it caused among the people. Not since the Civil War had America been so divided. This war would have lasting affects on the United States.