The Vietnam War: The Battle Between Democracy And Communism

The Vietnam War was costly not only to our armed forces but to our American economy and American morale. We entered the war in an attempt to end the communist regime of North Vietnam and their southern allies, the Vietcong, from taking over South Vietnam. South Vietnam was an ally of the United States and due to this political relationship; the United States was entitled to help defend their ally. More than 58,000 Americans were killed in the Vietnam War. By 1969 it was the peak of American involvement in the war and more than 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict. Throughout the war growing opposition towards participation of military forces threatened the support of the war. American citizens began to

While conducting intelligence missions along the coast of Vietnam, the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy were attacked by Viet Cong forces. This attack prompted President Johnson to go to Congress and The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed, which gave the President the ability to conduct military operations in Vietnam without actually declaring war. Early in the war, many U.S citizens and troops did not know where or what Vietnam was. They thought since Vietnam was insignificant there is no reason to intervene. This ideology would be one of the root causes of the anti-war movement that is to come. The mindset of the U.S troops was the same as every previous conflict, ‘We’ll be home by Christmas’. The The early strategy in Vietnam was to bomb the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong into submission. After bombing target areas, the U.S would send troops in to perform search and destroy missions. After attacking their target they would return to their base. During the night, the Viet Cong would return to the area the U.S attacked and it would generate a cycle in which the U.S bombs, sends ground units, and withdraws. The early campaign in Vietnam was filled with many top officials being very arrogant about their chances of winning the war. They thought the Vietnamese were essentially savages with makeshift weapons who posed no threat. As the war progressed it became clear the path to victory would not be an easy one. The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were holding strong against the American war machine and were even delivering decisive blows physically and to morale. With the North holding their own, the American Homefront was shifting. It was becoming clear America had no reason to be in Vietnam and the people were making it known through music and

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era conflict that started in 1946 and ended in 1974, taking nearly 30 years to resolve. The war was fundamentally a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, where the North was communist and South was not. The United States, France, the United Kingdom and other non-communist allies supported the non-communist South Vietnam. China, Russia (USSR), Cuba, Cambodia and other Communist allies supported the regime in the north. North Vietnam saw the United States involvement in the North as foreign aggression, so they fought guerilla wars against the anti-communist forces in the region. Guerilla forces (the Viet Cong) and the regular North Vietnamese Army were responsible for fighting the anticommunist forces. The conflict mainly consisted of small battles until the onset of air attacks -- part of an overall strategy of massive bombing and search-and-destroy operations, which South Vietnam and the Americans hoped would win the war.

Today, our World is a lot safer than 1960s. With emerge of civil rights; The United States was at its own War in 1960s. Despite, the differences and political crisis inside the Country, American politicians denied the fact that Americans were at their own War. Chronically, the Government threatened most of Civil rights Movement leaders to death, but they fought for people’s rights against discrimination. Meanwhile, the United States was unrest with emerging Vietnamese War. With the help from Soviet Union, the Communist Government of Vietnam was trying to destroy Southern Vietnamese. To stop spreading out the Communism in Vietnam, the United States intervention required. In this essay I will talk about how American Government

The Vietnam War was cause do to The United States wanting to stop the continuation of Communism, this war however had major consequences on several societies and communities. The war caused many American casualties and the soldiers who did survive suffer from many mental and physical problems to this day nearly forty-three years later. The Vietnam war was well known for its chemical warfare. The two most common chemicals were substances called napalm and agent orange. The war was also well known as America's biggest mistake for warfare. Soldiers who served were disrespected and disgraced after their return. And many of the politicians in office were threatened and the government was beginning to fall apart do to miscommunication.

Just imagine coming home to people who are unappreciative of other people risking their lives, fighting for their own country. The Vietnam War began over an argument between North Vietnam and South Vietnam about communism. American troops deployed in Vietnam to fight with the South during the Vietnam War, because they did not support communism. The Northern Vietnam troops were in support of communism and the Southern troops were not. The war went on for about 20 years, from 1955 until 1875. When the American soldiers who fought in Vietnam returned home, they were mistreated and unappreciated for their service.

The movement against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War began small among young college students, but eventually gained relevance in the United States during 1965, after America began the bombing of North Vietnam. The Vietnam War was taking many lives like never before. Many young American soldiers were dying in order to rescue a nation under the threat of communism. The Soviet and Chinese supported North Vietnamese were advancing at a fast rate towards the American supported South. With guerilla tactics paving a way for the invasion of the communist Vietcong fighters, America had no other choice but to pull out from the war or face unreasonable

The Vietnam War (1965-1975) was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. The Vietnam War brought so many mixed emotions, fear from communism, and many lost lives. The Vietnam War was also very costly the war had spending over $140 billion dollars, the war seemed to start with good intentions that seemed to get lost in the lengthy battle for the North’s freedom, unity, and hopes that America would put a stop to the continuing communistic presence from taking over in Indonesia. In

The Vietnam War was a direct result of the First Indochina War (1946-1954) between France and Viet Minh. A “third” Vietnam War began between North and South Vietnam but without U.S. involvement. Communist ended it in victory in April 1975. It was not a place you wanted to be.

The Vietnam War began during the Cold War era. It started in 1955 and ended in 1973. The Vietnam War took place in Vietnam, and went into Laos and Cambodia. North Vietnam was backed by the People’s Republic of China and South Vietnam was backed by the United States and defiant communist allies. They both had strategies, the U.S. strategy was aimed to prevent any further conflicts whereas the leaders of North Vietnam and the Vietnam Congress wanted to reunify all of Vietnam under communist government. This resulted in war.

The Vietnam War came at a time of great social and political unrest in America. It was right in 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. 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 started November 1, 1955 and ended April 30, 1975. This war began due to the United States wanting containment to stop the inevitable spread of communism. The Vietnam War arose because of what had unraveled throughout the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Vietnam was fought by North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong. North Vietnam essentially wanted the country to be under communist rule but South Vietnam wanted the country to be allied closely with the West. North Vietnam wanted to replicate the Soviet Union and China.

The war was fought between North Vietnam (supported by the Soviet Union, China and other regions that loved communists), and the government of South Vietnam (supported by the United States, Philippines, and other communist regions).The Viet Cong fought a rebel war against anti-communist forces in the region. From 1955, the U.S started to support South Vietnam in the war against the Communist side, North Vietnam (getting help mainly from China). The Chinese sent military help to Indochina France. So they can succeed in their goal of spreading communism around the world. The leader of the south was called Saigon. The US army left Vietnam on the 15th of August 1975. So the North Vietnam side captured Saigon in April 1975. So it was the end of the war in the year 1975. The two sides became rejoined a year

The Vietnam War (1955- 1975) was the most conflict and controversial war in the U.S history. It was the longest war in the U.S history. The war was referred as the Second Indochina War. It was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was supported by the Soviet Union, China and also including other communist allies. The South was supported by anti-communist countries such as America, South Korea, and others allies. The war starts as a civil battle that contends the North and South Vietnam. Communist rebels are known as the Vietcong against the non-Communist South Vietnamese. The purpose was to abolish the South Vietnamese government and unite Vietnam as a communist state. The U.S. sees the threat when Communist started to support

The decolonization and nonviolent resistance of India showed other nationals that it was not impossible to stand up to an overpowering empire. This display of independence by India inspired many others within Asia and Africa. Yet one other factor seemed to illuminate light at the end of the tunnel for subjugated countries and that was the nonaligned strategy. This was a vow of neutrality to all others meaning, it would not get involved during times of war and sit back and let events unfold. That way they would not be pressured and/or influenced by warring nations.