South Vietnam

lunar new year known as Tet, the North Vietnamese launched a coordinated series of attacks on cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The attack, which went on to be known as the Tet Offensive, was an attempt from the Viet Cong to spark a rebellion in South Vietnam and to send a stark message to United States, advising them to limit their involvement in the conflict. Although U.S. and South Vietnamese troops were able to hold off some of the attacks, the Tet Offensive was still a victory for the Viet

Beyond Vietnam. The Vietnam War is one of the most traumatic episodes in the history of the United States. Not only because it ended with a defeat for the United States Army, but because unleashed the largest wave of protests in the country, in which the government lost support. Extended over more than a decade, between 1959 to April 30 of 1975, although the US intervened in 1965, in which American soldiers experienced in firsthand scenes of destruction and death. During the Vietnam War clashed

Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the National Liberation Front (NLF) on the South Vietnamese government in an attempt to defeat the South, which were being supported by the United States for being anti-communist. The Tet Offensive was launched on the Vietnamese new year of Tet on January 30 and 31. The Tet Offensive was a strategy developed by North Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap during the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam War was a long lasting conflict in the Southeast Asia. It started after World War II in 1954 and didn’t end until April 30th, 1975. This war killed over 200,000 Vietnamese and over 58,000 American soldiers in the war; on top of that, the lives of over two million civilians. This war was also known as “America’s longest war” – that helped with the control of communism during the Cold War. For nineteen years, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) fought against the American-Supported

President Dwight Eisenhower conditionally pledged to support South Vietnam’s new nation in 1955. In the time period between 1955-1961 the United States pumped seven billion dollars in aid so that Vietnam would not “go over quickly” like a “row of dominoes” (McNamara 31). In the next 6 years Vietnam would cost America billions of dollars, thousands of lives, and the disaffection of much of the United States public. Yet in the end, South Vietnam would fall to the North less than 2 years after the United

Vietnam War The Beginning of It All The whole conflict in Vietnam started with France’s imperialism. The French took over Vietnam and established Indochina in the 1880s. However, the people of Vietnam wanted to be free from France, and under their communist leader Ho Chi Minh they established a military organization called Viet Minh. This organization took over the capital and declared Vietnam an independent country. Ho asked for aid from the U.S, but the U.S distrusted their communist ideals. Instead

The Vietnam War was a long and costly war between the communist government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their ally the United States that lasted from 1954 to 1975 (History.com). The war was very controversial at its time because people thought that there was no good reason for the United States to be involved. With everything from the Viet Cong to the Viet Minh, this war was definitely one of the more interesting. Vietnam had been under French Colonial rule since the 19th century and

who strongly disagreed with the rebellion of old Vietnamese. In 1955, Diem managed to be the leader of the South Vietnamese government, declaring the Republic of Vietnam and cancelling the scheduled elections in 1956. However, his governance proved to be very unpopular, demonstrating corruption and persecution. In general, his policies were created to eliminate communists from South Vietnam, which he referred to as “Viet Cong”, but resulted in an increase of sympathy for these communists and led

Victoria Valean Professor William Mack U.S. History 2 16 April 2015 Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a damaging conflict that left deep scars on all the people and countries that were involved. About 60,000 American lives were taken and an estimated 2,000,000 Vietnamese were killed or wounded. That is about 10 percent of Vietnam’s population. Many bombs, weapons, and chemical warfare destroyed Vietnam’s infrastructure and land. Not only did this war bring destruction to Vietnam’s physical country

The United States intervention in Vietnam is seen by the world as America’s greatest loss and longest war. Before the start of the war in Vietnam, the thought of the United States losing this war was unheard of because America was technologically superior, no country in south East Asia could contend with them. Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he would not be the president to allow South East Asia to go Communist . Why the United States lost the war has been a huge debate since the end of the war