The Pros And Cons Of The United States Joining The Vietnam War

US goes to war, they show we are serious about stopping the spread of communism but if US doesn’t go to war the communism in Vietnam could spread just like Hitler did in WWII. The war wasn’t all about communism though, Vietnam was rich in resources and US wanted to keep South Vietnam’s way of life without communism. America may of killed civilians but think of how many civilians would of been killed if North Vietnam rampaged through South Vietnam. An overlook over the situation I believe America should of fought the war but planned it out better like choosing a better leader to rule South Vietnam. America was just waiting to lose a war and against a third world country America lost the war because of poor decisions.

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.

When a war starts only one can come out victories. America as shown over and over again that they can take on anyone and that they aren’t afraid to fight. Like in both world wars America came out victories and showed they could stand and fight. But through their victories they gained a arrogance that they couldn’t be stopped. When America entered the Vietnam war they got a gut check and were shown that they can be stopped. Both the world wars showed everyone that America is a power house and is not a force to reckoned with, but the Vietnam war also showed that even the most powerful can get beat.

During the 1950’s, Communism was a major fear that Democratic nations such as America were afraid of because of its radical ideas. The actions taken due to the Red Scare and the rise of McCarthyism were necessary and completely justified to protect America’s freedom and government from Communist power. With an increase of Communistic nations invading other countries and forcing their ideas upon them there was an uproar of fear in the United States. The Domino Theory was a legitimate fear of if one nation falling to communism, every nation around it would fall as well. Focusing their attention to VIetnam especially, America increased military control in these regions. Multiple Legislative actions taken by the United States such as the creation of the HAUC and the Espionage and Sedition acts were necessary to stop threats to America’s freedom. The heated tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War contributed to the fear of an attack from the East. Senator McCarthy’s convincing accusations lead to many accurate accusations as well as the rise of McCarthyism. Valid points were brought up about president Roosevelt’s New Deal policies of having capitalistic characteristics. While some actions did take away the civil liberties of some Americans, and were not always accurate, they were necessary to protect American Democracy, as well as the safety of the citizens.

The war in Vietnam was a very contestable event for America and an overall major impact of the cold war. Fear of the spread of communism was on the rise again as Ho Chi Minh, the leader of North Vietnam wanted to unite the country under one communist leadership. The United States entered into the war to prevent this spread of communism to further their reputation of containing it as they have done in the past. While there are positives to the war in Vietnam, it seems as if there are more negatives in the situation which include massive casualties on both sides, chemical warfare, and a divided nation back home.

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.

I think the U.S. did what was right in matter of stoping the communist to get control of the situation of the whole country. In my opinion the U. S saw the option to intervened in the Vietnam war as the only way to help because in that moment the Republic Democratic of Vietnam had the back up plan from the Soviet Union, but somenthing I don't agreed with the war was that the country should never send the troops to Vietnam. The reason of my opinion was that the country send the troops with new technology, but did not did the required research or wait until the war in Vietnam between the two side continued for a period of enough time to collect the pros and cons of the situation.

Kara Hinson The war in Vietnam started in 1955 and lasted until 1975. Many Americans believed it was a pointless war that had no meaning. The United States became involved in the Vietnam Warbecause they wanted to stop the spread of communism. This war took 50,000 lives and wounded 300,000 American men. Due to the My Lai massacre which killed hundreds of innocent and unarmed Vietnamese civilians, protests about the draft start all over the country, because of draft dodgers and draft deferment, and the government misleading people back home, this was known as the credibility gap, Americans are turning against the war in Vietnam. This leads to anti-war protesters, known as doves springing up across the United States demonstrating their opposition to the war.The Vietnam War is one of the most known wars in history, many innocent people were killed that had no involvement. United States soldiers came up with strategies to kill off the Vietcong, but occasionally the United States was not sure who were Vietcong and who were not. Napalm was a jellied gasoline that explodes when dropped in large canisters the napalm was usually dropped on villages. When the napalm was dropped on the villages, the Vietnamese houses and vegetation were destroyed. Napalm burned men, women, and children who were in the villages the clothes would burn completely off their bodies. Agent orange another substance used this was sprayed by an aircraft over the jungle. Agent

Fears of communism was a huge issue dating back after the Second World War. Americans were afraid of every new person coming into the United States and they did not want anyone who they thought was a “communist” to stay in the United States. The United States government made many Americans inclined to fear. Eisenhower's administration did not influence communism but Eisenhower's “Domino Theory” helped decrease a little of the American fears of communism. Containment also helped lower the fears that almost every American was having after the Second World War. Every policy that Eisenhower had was driven from the fear of communism. Communism was absolutely the biggest fear that Americans had dating back after the Second World War, the Eisenhower

During the Vietnamese war, conscription sparked a fierce debate that lasted for years, and split the Australian public into two. When Australia agreed to help the South Vietnamese, at the hands of the communist Vietcong, very few Australians questioned the judgement of the Australian leaders. However, in November, 1964 - when the Australian Government brought conscription into the Vietnamese war, with plans to increase the Australian army to 37,500 within the next three years, in the form of ‘National Service’, the Australian population began to disagree with the Governments judgement. There are two sides to this debate, the people who were all for the conscription of men, and the people who were against conscription.

Of the factors which shaped American society in the Cold War era, the fear of communism and its potential to spread imposed the greatest effect upon the United States. From the worldwide devastation of World War II arose two powers: United States of America, fueled by a capitalist economy, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR, whose economy embodied the communist ideals of Karl Marx. Marx himself stated, “Communism is already acknowledged by all...powers to be in itself a power”. Marx predicted the power of a communistic society well before the first World War began. In the wake of the devastation

Communism is a political theory that sets each aspect of society at an equal standard. This theory was created to provide the poor with an opportunity to rise financially and socially. Having a completely equal economy would mean that the bottom of the barrel and the high society will be crunched together in one. In order for society to reach this state of equilibrium financially, wealth would have to be redistributed so that the upper class can be brought down, while the lower class would be elevated (Yahoo). With that being said, a lot of people were in fear of losing their hard earned money. This was one of the main causes to the Red Scare. The Red Scare is rounding up of several hundred immigrants with communist views by the federal

Communism played a major role shaping the 20th century, both for the East and the United States. Its impact can be seen in the US from 1919 to the 1990s and even today. The spread of Communist ideals in the East meant the beginning of the socialist state and mass industrialization. Its effect on the US was much different. The United States people, heavily diversified of all races, religions, and financial statuses, became extremely jingoistic as a result of competition with the USSR. This nationalism became unhealthy as citizens began determining what was “un-American.” The Communist Party USA was not successful in their primary objective of spreading communism to the US. What they did achieve however was hugely important. They showed that citizens of the United States could be scared out of their own freedom. That fear would lead them to give up “liberty and justice for all”. Still a highly misunderstood idea, it is important for citizens of the United States to understand what communism is and what impact the CPUSA and other communist organizations had on the country.

For this reason the United States became involved in Vietnam because it believed that if all of the country fell under a Communist

Communism could be an intriguing theory, especially to a poor developing country. A society where not one person is superior to another, where everyone shares products of their labor, and where the government provides for their people by providing employment and medical care for all. However, the political leaders are always better than the people and there is no way of improvement and growth economically, politically and socially. After WWII and the success of the USSR conquering Nazi Germany with communism, the idea of communist governments began to flourish. The Vietnam War, also known as the second Indochina War, was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam’s government and its ally, the United States. The main conflict was the desire of North Vietnam, who had defeated the French colonial administration of Vietnam in 1954, to unite the country under one communist nation which modeled China’s government. The South Vietnamese government however, fought to maintain a capitalist society. On the American side, the nation feared of a the continuation of the Domino Theory, which essentially meant that the fall of one country in a region to communism would cause the neighboring states to tumble like dominoes into communism. In order to prevent Vietnam from being the next domino to collapse after China, the United States decided to support South Vietnam while China and the Soviet Union supported the North with political direction