Chi Omega

The brutal and vicious strategies used during the second Indochina war eloquently were brought to light by James W. McCoy in “Secrets of the Viet Cong.” McCoy describe the stories and acts that occurred during the second Indochina war that had taken place on all sides of the field. The main focus of this book is the U.S pitted against the V.C as well as the many other obstacles faced in the country of Vietnam. War in general is a very interesting topic, especially the Vietnam war. The fact that the

Agent Orange Agent orange is a chemical that was used by the US in the Vietnam War. Ever heard about crop dusting? This is how they would use this chemical, after being put in the belly of a plane they would then spray it down onto what ever is under neath of them. Mostly to get rid of forest cover for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, as well as crops that might be used to feed them. During the war about 19 million gallons of herbicides and over 4.5 million acres of land were sprayed

An argument favoring America’s involvement in Vietnam is that capitalist country South Vietnam would be overthrown by communist North Vietnam, unless The United States became involved in Vietnam to control the spread of communist activity. The United States feared communist ideals spreading globally during the 1950’s and replacing capitalism, this fear urged action to aid South Vietnam. Leading up to Vietnam war, the French colonized South Vietnam but were weakened by the calamity of World War 2

The Vietnamese war started on May 8th 1950. The first US personnel deployed November 1 1955. The war was fought between North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by China, Soviet Union, and other communist allies. While South Vietnam was being supported by the United States,Philippians, and many other anti communist allies. The war was against the spread of communism. Over 58,000 deaths of Americans were reported. The last troops were evacuated by March 29th 1973. It was the longest war

The Vietnam War wasn’t a war that the Americans needed to get involved in because at first it was a war between South and North Vietnam. The Fighting in Vietnam spanned the period 1940-1975. The Americans only got involved in order to help stop the communist North Vietnamese from taking over South Vietnam, America wanted to stop spread of communism. To do the United States military firmly believed in air power, launching major bombing offensives that would leave so devastation behind that craters

as a place to take a stand against the spread of communism. Vietnam was usually a French colony. During War World II, Japan had invaded Vietnam. The defeat of Japan, a communist leader Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent nation. French wants to keep their colony, so they sent troop to fight for it. Ho Chi Minh independence movement had defeated French in 1954. After the Battle of Dien Bien Phu Vietnam was divided into two nations. The north is

Being a Vietnamese, I always take great pride in my nation, whose peasantry army defeated imperialism. Vietnam has endured many hardships throughout its course of history, suffering the Chinese one-thousand-year occupation, the colonial rule of French and the involvement of America in Vietnam’s war. Although it was believed that an underdeveloped country like Vietnam couldn’t have vanquished these brutal enemies, they inflicted a heavy defeat on these invaders. Bravery, strategic-thinking and solidarity

I think that the opportunity for Ha and her family to stay in Saigon is going to come more and more difficult and the author's word choice in the writings make us feel hopelessness and sadness.. For example, when “...the Communists crashed their tanks...planted a flag with one huge star.” (Lai 69) This really told the southern Vietnamese that this country no longer belonged to them but had been taken over. The words like “Crashed” and “Planted”really create an image of someone being a boss and taking

The Devastation the Vietnam War Caused The Hmong people came from Southern China, Laos, Vietnam,and Thailand. There was a war that was brewing in the horizon. A war between North and South Vietnam. The United States military will be right there to fight alongside the south. It will be a deadly war that will leave many without hope. We recruited the Hmong people because they could speak their native language well and could communicate with others in their country. They knew their way around vietnam

The war in Vietnam lasted 20 years from 1955 to 1975. The war was between North Vietnam, and South Vietnam. The North was communist and supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist countries, and the South was supported by the United States, Australia, and other anti-communist countries. Many people were against the war and there were many protest and artists protested as well. Artistic Protest Artists also found themselves involved in many of these protests. Many Artists wanted to