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Vietnam in 1954 was a country that had nationalism flowing in their veins after the decades of being under French and for a short time the Japanese rule. All the Vietnamese wanted was to be its own country. The North started fighting back the French and did whatever they could to take back their homeland. The French were beginning to feel this under the numerous attacks the Vietnamese started against them. A number of nations met to determine how the French could peacefully withdraw. The Geneva

Communist rule. SEATO quickly came into full force and became the exact mechanism Washington used to justify its support of South Vietnam. This support of course even became the direct involvement of U.S. troops in Vietnam. In 1955, the U.S. picked Ngo Dinh Diem to replace Bao Dai as the head of the regime in South Vietnam. In a move to consolidate the power, Prime Minister Diem called for a referendum between Emperor Bao Dai and himself. In a very banana republic-esque way, Diem won that referendum

Rational Solutions for Emotional Problems As Carl von Clausewitz famously stated, “War is merely a continuation of politics by other means.” He could not have been more accurate in the case of the Cold War, which came more than a century after his death. The Cold War, being a war of competing ideologies as well as competing nations and militaries, was focused more on political conflicts than military ones, thus giving it the moniker of being a “cold” war. Yet while the United States of America, the

allies competing with the Soviets and the Chinese, shaped much of the American strategy in Vietnam. A pivotal period of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, punctuated by three important events. The Overthrow and Assassination of South Vietnam’s president Ngo Dinh Diem; President Kennedy’s decision on October 2nd to begin the withdrawal of

The 1960’s – an Era of Discord      A young black man is brutally murdered for a harmless comment to a white woman. A mother distresses over the discovery of her son’s rock and roll collection. A United States soldier sits in a trench in Vietnam contemplating the reason for his sitting knee-deep in mud. The 1960’s was marked with confusion, insecurity and rebellion. It was a period of time when Americans stood up and took full advantage of liberalism in America and their

blatant deaths that American policy is causing. Even if these bombs somehow did bring democracy, it would not matter as the US intentionally took away the rights of the people by canceling the reunification elections in order to help their comrade Ngo Dinh Diem. While the Geneva Accords promised the Vietnamese an

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

During the 1940’s Vietnam was trying to break free of French reign over their country. During this time period Vietnam was split into two parts, north and south. The Japanese had decided to take over Vietnam in 1942. They couldn’t capture all of Vietnam, so they decided to retreat. North Vietnam proclaimed independence on September 2, 1945 as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The State of Vietnam declared independence on June 14, 1949, but remained under French rule until August 1, 1954. South

During the Indochina war, the United States aided the French, but if we inspect France and United States relationship during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not approve of colonization, and wanted France to halt in suppressing Vietnam. Roosevelt did not approve of France’s establishment of political control; it also disapproved of Britain’s, in which the United States did not have a good relationship with regarding this subject. After Roosevelt’s passing, this policy and

depending on televisions for their news, it would shortly modify the awareness of the war’s destruction to citizens across the nation. By the conclusion of 1960, there was an unexpected death of hundreds of civilians, including South Vietnam’s president, Ngo Dinh Diem. (Insert Significant Quote) This phenomenon stimulated attention of news corporations, such as the New York Times. Investigative correspondents were sent to Vietnam, encouraging alternate news firms to do the same. Not only was the Vietnam