Vietnam And Its Effects On The United States

The French imperialised Vietnam and negatively reconstructed their flourishing economy. When the imperialists came to Vietnam in 1887 they immediately took control of their economy and also began stripping the Vietnamese of their resources .According to (alphahistory.com),

The Mekong Delta produces one of Vietnam's most important exports - rice, and thus acts as the backbone of Southern Vietnam's economy. While you're travelling in Vietnam, you can take a boat trip down the Mekong, where you will pass the colourful floating markets of Cai Rang and Cai Be among others. Here, vendors will offer their wares from their boats jammed with produce, dangling their goods in the air from a long pole

States trades all over the world. In February of 2016 exports alone were $178 billion. Not surprisingly

Major imports include petroleum, coal, apparel, and gas. Major exports include automobiles, electronics, plastic, iron, and steel.

* Products that are commonly exported from the United States are things such as medicines, aircrafts, and cars. These are products are also important to humanity of different countries.

The United States involvement in Vietnam was the longest war the U.S. has ever took part in and was considered an extended military engagement due to the fact congress never formally declared war with Vietnam (FCNL). The Vietnam War began on November 1, 1955 and lasted for 20 years until April 30, 1975. The war was fought between the communist Northern Vietnamese and the anti-communist Southern Vietnamese after the country was temporarily divided by the Geneva Accords. Americas entering of the Vietnam War proved to be an extremely controversial decision due to citizens belief that the United States reasons for intervention were unnecessary nor justified, and young teens were mainly drafted under the Selective Service Act. The death toll of nearly 3,595,000 people from the war was the result of years of conflict in Vietnam prior to the war (Statistical). The policy of imperialism, division of Vietnam, and American Ideology created circumstances in which the Vietnam War was an inevitable outcome that would forever change the lives of millions of people.

The Vietnam War was unlike any other war in which the United States has participated. The Vietnam War has many unique attributes, beginning with the unclear reason as to why the U.S. became involved in a war that presented no threat to U.S. citizens or national security. Three unique attributes of the Vietnam War that are very interesting are the U.S. combat strategy, the Vietnamese guerrilla warfare, and the MIA issue.

1/10 soldiers that either volunteered or were drafted was killed during the events of the Vietnam War

and Vietnam is good. It is evident that President Obama's visit to Vietnam showed that the two countries that initially were warring had reconciled and they were ready to keep to the end of their responses. The relationship is warmer between the two countries. When Barrack Obama relaxed the embargo on military arms that had been placed on Vietnam, the good rapport is likely to continue to the future. Also, U S and Vietnam are more of partners with them signing various contracts like in the sectors of education where the two countries are implementing exchange programs for teachers (Wiest & McNab, 2012). It is also ideal that the tourism and commerce sectors have strengthened because of the mutual relationship between the two countries. Through the Nixon doctrine, the above achievements were able to be achieved. Vietnam now has stable economies and high-security

The Vietnam War was one of the costly war which starting in 1959 and ending in 1975. It began as an attempt by the Vietnamese of the north which known as the Viet Cong to overthrow the Southern Vietnam Government. The United States and other democratic countries were afraid the Domino effect, which described as the failure of democratic government would be a stepping stone for other communistic countries around the world. Therefore, the United States interrupted by sending soldiers into the war and against the Viet Cong. This war is a historical war which consist three points that people must recognized for Vietnam War. First, it was the unpopular war as viewed by most people today. Second, it was the first it be reported in full detail by the media and scientists. Third, the Vietnam War became a metaphor for American society that connoted distrust in the government. Therefore, the Vietnam War had brought a negative impact on the American soldiers due to the mental, social, and physical problems that they encountered during and after the war. The purpose of this paper will discover and identify the psychological, physiological, and environmental health impacts on veterans from Vietnam War.

Riding on the democratic stallion of equality with triumphant fervor from World War II, the United States of America prioritized the containment of communism as its foreign policy outlined by the Truman Doctrine in 1947. The U.S eventually found itself in the middle of rising communist nations in the Pacific and European theaters. In an increasingly expensive and hopeless effort to prevent communist Ho Chi Minh unifying Vietnam under the red flag of the hammer and sickle, America officially sent troops to the Southeast Asian nation in 1965, though Congress never legitimately declared war on Vietnam. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the ongoing Vietnam War had substantial repercussions on the society and economy of America that resulted in a loss in global authority. Economically, inflation became conspicuous because of a monetary imbalance of higher exports compared to imports. Socially, soldiers were psychologically damaged from their experiences, while citizens actively protested against the war with success.

Millions suffered. Nearly sixty thousand died. Hundreds of thousands protested. The Vietnam War, an event considered to be one of the most important in U.S. history, became one of the most controversial as well. It was the longest battle fought in American history, lasting from Nov 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975. The Vietnam War tainted America’s prideful self-image, becoming the first time the United States had ever failed in accomplishing its objective in war – preserve an independent, noncommunist government separate from the U.S. This war also had a heavy impact on the American public. It was the first to be nationally broadcast on television, allowing civilians to witness the horrors of the battlefield, skewing their

The United States is also known as a great nation in the world. While Vietnam is a backward country. Generally, the U.S economy is more developed than Vietnam. Why is that? Because of the management of government. The US’s government is united, while Vietnam’s government is unorganized and segregated. The U.S GDP is $ 18.561 trillion, and $198.8 billion in Vietnam. The US exports is thousand fold than Vietnam, and the imports is more than 1.500 times higher than Vietnam. The US economy affect to economic global. The US average net salary is hundredfold than Vietnam. So, a millions immigrants move to the US every year, the emigrants are more immigrants in Vietnam. The similar of both American and Vietnamese people are friendly. The climate

In the late of 80s and the early of 90s (1988--1993), Vietnam still be hampered by United States's embargo policy on its weak economy. Though, foreign investors were very eager to invest in Vietnamese market promising numerous business opportunities because Vietnam has many advantages such as being a new market with big population and cheap price of labor; having rich natural resources, particularly oils, favorable geographical location and huge agricultural potential.

In case of Indonesia, there are also many researches discussing the export determinants. To begin with, Rahmaddi and Ichihashi (2012) analyze the Indonesia’s export performance during 1971 and 2007 according to both local and global indicators of supply and demand. They define the export demand as a function of export price, world price and world income. Then, the supply of export is represented by the price ratio of export and domestic commodities and the real output of a country. The authors combine those definitions into one simultaneous equation to be analyzed by using 2SLS estimation method. The results reveal that relative export cost and earning of trading partner countries significantly influence the Indonesia’s export demand and local price has a positive significant relation to the Indonesia’s supply of export.