The Vietnam War Of Vietnam

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

American women held many different purposes in the Vietnam War. Those who volunteered were in their early 20s to their late 40s. The draft was only required for men, so women who involved themselves in Vietnam did by choice.

The Vietnam War was a violent and costly war that needed many men to fight for its cause. These men are now known as the Vietnam veterans. Numerous veterans who fought in the war were injured or lost a comrade during battle. These soldiers fought to protect the United States and its people while risking their own lives. A lot of these brave men were either killed or injured and did not gain the

The Vietnam War was a major controversy for the United States compared to World War 1 and World War 2. With both of the previous wars that the United States had been a major part of they had brought the people of the country together to fight  and work hard to show their support to the soldiers that were fighting. During these two wars we saw the rise of women in the workforce as they came into the picture of taking the jobs that the men held while they went away to fight in the way. And then there was the avid signing up to fight. Men as young as teenagers signing up to fight in both of these wars. The difference is that with the Vietnam War it was met with disdain from the public and also the soldiers as well. With this war people

When the men first left for war in 1861, many women took up their place back home. Some women begin working in factories, and some become clerks or school teacher to feed and clothe their families. These new jobs characterized their traditional roles as mothers and house wives. This made them an important part of the war effort. Many women dealt with the war in their own ways. Several women who had a family member in the war had a more particular war effort in the war.

Many of the young people protested against the war in Vietnam because they did not want to go while ww2 people gladly went to war. WW2 gave women the chance to work in the workforce and help in the battlefield women were nurses or pilots. During the Vietnam war many wives lived on military bases waiting for their husbands to return. Women also helped in the military but not as much as in ww2 they were also nurses or pilots. Women in both wars became more independent by working or having to raise a family alone. When many males went to fight in ww2 many African Americans were also given the chance to work in the workforce without being discriminated against. In ww2 black platoons were segregated while in Vietnam it did not matter because everyone was going through the same thing and were all trying to make it out alive. The Vietnam war is reported by the media by showing footage on tv and giving causalities reports nightly when families ate dinner. Many children lost a part of their innocence when they would see all the caskets with families around them mourning the loss of a loved one. WW2 had limited media coverage which kept people from being discouraged. Vietnam had a more negative effect in the home front than ww2 which had a positive

From November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975, a war raged across many countries with tales of victory, defeat and peace echoing within. People died for freedom, and lived to help another continue on their path of life. This war was known as The Vietnam War. It was one of the longest wars, endless labor and fighting, but it wasn’t just the men helping their armies. On both sides of the war, women were always working, making sure they did their part to help their country win the war.

Some women made clothes and things for the men in the war. Some women went to fight in the war, they snuck in and pretended to be men. Women aldo went to be nurses in the war. Women nurses were thought to be more comforting than men nurses. It was said that 2000 women went to be nurses in the war.

Women were not subject to the Vietnam-era draft, but thousands volunteered. For some women, the war offered an opportunity to travel and postpone marriage and motherhood, still the expected roles for young women in the 1960s. Some military women offered to go to Vietnam because they wanted to support the war effort or to see for themselves what was really happening on the ground. Others enlisted in the military for college and employment benefits after recruiters promised they would not be sent to Vietnam.

The Vietnam War is a huge part of American history, it is the first war that the United States lost. Many already know what happened to the U.S. during the Vietnam War, but not many know about what happened to Vietnam during the Vietnam War and how the U.S. affected that country. The bias of the Americans not speaking upon what happened to the Vietnamese brings up a question; To what extent has foreign influence by the United States during the Vietnam War affected Vietnam socially? A book that can answer this question focuses its attention on women and gender roles during the Vietnam War. When someone hears about the Vietnam War, they usually think about war and communism, but women and gender roles played a big part of the U.S.’s impact on Vietnam during the Vietnam War too.

One third of the soldiers were drafted, and two-thirds of the soldiers were volunteers (“Vietnam War History”). Approximately, eleven thousand of the soldiers stationed in Vietnam were women, and ninety percent of the women were army nurses (“Women in the Vietnam War”).

“Not all women wore love beads in the sixties.”(Officer, Nurse, Woman) Many women volunteered for their spots in the war; they didn’t just want to sit at home and do nothing. These women saved our husbands, sons, and brothers. They fought for their families in their own way. Women volunteers became heroes. Women were important to the Vietnam war from being nurses, warriors, and rescuing children from the terrors of war.

It later exploded into a huge argument and then leads to a civil war spurring between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The war started because North Vietnam wanted to be communist and south wanted to be democratic. It got to a heated discussion that later splurged into a worldwide debate, which later lead North Vietnam (along with other communist countries such as the Soviet Union.) to attacking South Vietnam and other allied countries(such as the United States.). Many of the world’s civilians saw the war as a “waste of time.” or “waste of government spending.”. It ended with neither side really gaining or losing anything. Which leads into the question…What were the all around effects on the Vietnamese in the Vietnam War and how did it affect our world and vets afterwards?