The End Of The Vietnam War

Blood, gore, intense combat, little sleep, death. These are some words that describe the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War had 240 days of combat in one year. World War II had forty days of combat in four years(Interesting Facts). That statistic shows how rough the Vietnam War was. The fighting was constant between the two sides. This war was fought over politics and had many gruesome battles.

The Vietnam War was first derived from the gradual oppression of the communist party of the north over the region of South Vietnam. The North Communist party was supported mainly by China and the Soviet Union whiles the Anti-Communist party of South Vietnam was supported by United States and France. The communist party group, as known as the Viet Cong, was recognized for their guerilla war strategies within the region of South Vietnam, intended to fully expand and unify Vietnam under Communist rule. U.S. involvement with the Vietnam War starting in November 1, 1955, develops from the theory of the domino effect, stating that if one country falls into communism, a threat that can develop into the encouragement and spread of communism throughout the world in the future. It is basically viewed as a potential harm to the welfare of the United Sates. Therefore, due to the conflicting forces of the historical, political, economic and cultural nature of the war itself, it is known to be the longest enduring war in United States history that altered many lives of the Vietnamese and American community, leading to suffrage and acts of courage.

The political instability in Vietnam from 1950 to 1975 between the communist North Vietnam and anti-communist South Vietnam during the Cold War era has led to the United States’ inevitable intervention in Vietnam. The main motivators for the United States’ incremental decision to intervene and commitment in Vietnam can be viewed as an accumulation of socio-political, political and economic catalysts. In recognition that there were many other factors that may have contributed to the U.S’s involvement in the conflict in Vietnam, this essay will largely focus on these three factors. As the cold war resonates, the American’s crusade was propelled by the fears of the domino theory and perception of Communist threat and expansion affected the

One of the most important issues that happened to everyone in the past called the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War is a war that between the Southern and Northern zones of Vietnam. In the early 1960’s, the United States was very worried about the situation in the South Vietnam. Therefore, the president Lyndon B. Johnson were starting to draft so many young people in the country to combat issues in the war with Vietnam. However, the Vietnam War were proved to be a common topic were to fight against the war, combat the issue of drafting about freedom and peace in countries to stand against the U.S. intervention in other countries. Moreover, the United States has believed there were over 20,000 Viet Cong guerrillas in the south and about another 100,000 of the population were on the Viet Cong side to defeat with other countries. Also, Vietnam War is one the longest war in the history has fought with the United States on the bridge of Cau Tan Cang which never going to win the war in Vietnam. Besides that, the Australians have fought a battle in a rubber plantation near the Long Tan. They won this battle with the Viet Cong and was lost with 18 men and has 21 wounded during that battle. Also, The Viet Cong had about 500 people wounded and lost 245. Therefore, the Vietnamese traditional culture may be still a mysterious and unknown to most of the people outside the countries of Vietnam, especially the white people. Nowadays, many white people, Philippines, and other neighbor countries

Ever since the Mid-1970’s the immigrants from Vietnam; have become the sixth largest group to immigrate to the United States right behind Mexico, India, China, Philippines, and El Salvador (Zong and Batalova). When

Immigration to the United States is a complicated analytical circumstance that has been a major reason for cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States and population

How were incoming Laotian and Vietnamese immigrants, who were arriving in the U.S. due to the Vietnam War, adapting into American society during the 1970s to present day? The first source, “From Refugees to Americans”, is relevant to my question as it provides not only statistics, but also detailed accounts of refugee life from the transition from the Asia to the United States. The source provides statistics on the Vietnamese population during and after immigration, with some accounts of refugees from today. The second source is an interview and provides information about how life was during the Vietnam War, and a first-hand account of immigration life in America during the Vietnam War.

Over the years the population of Vietnamese immigrants in the US increased after the Vietnam War. There were three ways in all of immigrants that came to the US from Vietnam (Batalova, Hataipreuk). There were fewer than a thousand who actually fled successfully. The rest died from starvation, drowning, or pirates (American Relations). The first wave of migration started in 1975 due to the falling of Saigon (Batalova, Hataipreuk). A total of 125,000 refugees fled from Vietnam in hopes of finding a new place to live. They realized that Vietnam was not the place to be because they could no longer survive there. The first wave consisted mainly of political leaders, army officers, and skilled professionals (American Relations). They were considered targets due to their relationships with the government. They had to make sure that they got out alive before anything bad happened to them. The second and third wave of refugees were referred to as "boat people" due to the fact that boats were their only source of transportation they had. Unlike the first wave of refugees who were educated and rich, these were more the opposite; they came from poor rural areas. Even though the first wave had people who were more important to the government, that didn't mean that the regular civilians didn't have to worry about getting killed. No one was safe from the

My parents and my grandparents lived through the Vietnam War that occurred from 1954-1975. They overcame struggles that many Vietnamese immigrants faced while fleeing from the war and successful moved to the United States. Both my father’s and mother’s side of their families were devout Catholics, which also became a reason that pushed them to flee from Vietnam. I interviewed my father, Han Tran, and my mother, Holly Nguyen, about the challenges they faced while immigrating from Vietnam to the United States—and the struggles they faced living in the United States.

The U.S. has been involved in numerous wars, but the most tragic and devastating war the U.S. has been a part of was the Vietnam War. The U.S. did not necessarily have to be involved in this war, but one certain attack that happened during this period of time during the war could have been the starting point of the United State’s involvement in the war. On August 4, 1964, war broke out between the U.S. and the North Vietnamese when the USS Maddox was attacked. Due to the attack on the USS Maddox, Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. The attack on the Maddox may have been the official starting point of war between the U.S and North Vietnamese, and it led to many more years of war and tragedy.

Immigration has always been a common phenomenon in the United States. Throughout the nineteenth century, immigrants from Northern and Western Europe arrived in fairly significant numbers. After the 1880s, however, there was an influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. As was the case before, most of these immigrants were “escaping religious, racial, and political persecution” or seeking greater economic opportunity (“Immigration in the Early 1900s”). Since most immigrants were fairly poor, they entered

Thousands of people fled Vietnam to escape the Vietnam War. Tam L. took his wife and children to escape Vietnam and go to America because he didn’t see any other option. He was afraid that “communist soldiers would come knocking at the doors” (Vietnam: Why the War Still Matters Today). There were three waves of immigrants coming to the U.S. The first wave was mostly U.S. military and government employees, as well as people from the South Vietnam government and military. The second wave included farmers, fishermen, and soldiers. The third wave was made of immigrants of many different ethnicities. (Vietnamese History and Immigration to the U.S.) “Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese have fled to various countries to escape war and persecution

War is something of a desideratum and an atrocious entity. It sparks contentious discourses, and is often declared following such events. The Vietnam War is notably one war that has enraged many American citizens thereafter. It is understandable that President Kennedy would want to become involved in a war that is governmentally motivated; we have war to overthrow regimes and conquer land. Moreover, a possible cause of the Vietnam War could have been to overthrow the Communist regime so that no more people would be forced to live in the sphere of a homologous influence. (Source E) In due time the question became: what is more detrimental, having engaged in war, or having remained pacifistic? Both have consequences, both have casualties.

The American people were stationed in Vietnam because there was soon to be a communist takeover of the south. Being opposed on the ground by the Vietcong.

Dominos. One falls then they all fall. People spend hours to set them up, just to watch them all fall in the blink of an eye. This is similar to the theory of what the U.S. believed would happen if one country, Vietnam, was to fall to communism. This is what caused the war between North Vietnam the communist lead government and the anti-communist South (Encyclopedia Britannica1). How does a war relate to a game enjoyed by millions of people all over the world? Just like in a game of dominos, you set them up and watch them fall, the Vietnam War was the same. Vietnam and the countries surrounding it had worked very hard for independence, that they no longer cared how their government was run. But, the U.S. believed that if Vietnam became