Was the War in Vietnam Justified?

Regrettably, the Vietnam War was not justifiable, in my view. Unfortunately, it blocked the spread of someone else way of life that caused untrue theory. On the other hand, more than 50,000 American soldiers’ and Vietnamese citizens' life were lost. Sadly, the United States was unable to save anyone by involving themselves. Sorry to say, this war developed in a bloodbath and affected the lives of countless individuals. In more ways than one, America created an appalling blunder that entangled themselves

many wars in the history of the world. A lot of bloodshed over things that could be resolved in other ways. But even when it comes to war, few were as unproductive as the vietnam war. In my opinion, the Vietnam war should never have happened. It was nothing but a poorly planned show of dominance shrouded in secrecy by the president. I don’t believe the Vietnam war was justified. The Vietnam war was unnecessarily bloody and did nothing but establish that the US wanted dominance over Vietnam and wanted

Was America 's Involvement of the Vietnam War Justified? Maddie Bove Mrs. Cronin Honors Modern World History: Period 1 25 April 2016 According to a survey of published by CNN of 2,108 American in May 2014, about 41% of the population believe that the United States has no authority to intervene in other countries ' internal conflicts. On the other hand, the rest of Americans deem foreign policy issues, such as imperializing, military intervention, and evangelizing, to be necessary and

The U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War Was Justified      The Vietnam conflict has been known for being the most unpopular war in the history of the United States. The war of 1812, the Mexican war and the Korean conflict of the early 1950's were also opposed by large groups of the American people, but none of them generated the emotional anxiety and utter hatred that spawned Vietnam. The Vietnam war caused people to ask the question of sending our young people to die in places where they were

Firstly, the invasion of the Vietnam War cannot be justified when the US 's ally in the war is a corrupt democracy. When the Vietnam War began the United States’ puppet state was Ngo Dinh Diem’s South Vietnam. Diem was a dictator or the President supposedly of South Vietnam that took power for himself there, and threw all of his civil and political opponents into violent concentration camps. The South Vietnamese President had also oppressed those of different religions specifically Buddhism ("NGO

The Vietnam war took place between November 1, 1955 and April 30, 1975. During the time period of the 1950’s, high tensions had risen in America due to the ever-growing spread of communism throughout Asia. In order to free Vietnam from France’s control and to be an independent nation, Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh attempted to reach out to America on numerous of occasions, all of which failed to be successful. Eventually, Minh turned his attention to the Soviet Union for aid, causing alarm to the

Vietnam War “You never knew who was the enemy and who was the friends,” said a marine officer who took part in a conflict deemed the longest war in Unites States history (My). The Vietnam War was not only the longest war in US history, as it took place from 1959 to 1975, but it is also considered one of the most controversial conflicts to date. This war, also known as the second Indochina War, occurred in the countries of Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. It was fought between communist North Vietnam

When is War Justified? War is justified and only justified when a nation is acting out of self-defense to protect their nation as a whole. One might argue that humanitarian wars or wars that are fought because they seem morally right are also justified. However, wars like these do not protect the interest of their nation as a whole, and are usually fought to establish political connections rather than to protect the nation. In the article, “When is War Justified?” by Elijah Sweete, he states

To what extent was US military intervention in the Vietnam War justified? This paper will examine the causes of the conflict and why the US got involved. The paper will inspect the US’ relationship and ties with the different countries and parties involved in the conflict. The paper will also look at various US policies, such as foreign policy and the containment of communism, and the public opinion of the war. Effects of the war will also be looked at as a reference, but these effects will not be

United States' Involvement in Vietnam Before 1939 Vietnam was a French colony but Vietnam was divided into three areas Tongking in the north, Annam and Cochin China in the south. During World War two the Japanese took control of Vietnam. But a very strong anti-Japanese movement called the Viet Minh emerged whose leader was called Ho Chi Mihn. The Viet Mihn took over the North of the country. But in 1945 the French arrived back in Vietnam wanting their Colony back. The