Why Did The Vietnam War Not Support
The Vietnam War is different when compared to other wars that the U.S has been involved in. It is different because it was not widely supported across the nation, it was physically different war, it was also lost because of government policies.
One reason why the Vietnam War was different compared to other past wars is because it was not widely supported by the nation. There are many reasons why it was not supported, one of them being that the war was considered the first ‘television war’. The Vietnam War was the first war to be televised and watched from ordinary citizens homes. They would witness the horrors of the war from the confines of their home and often opt to not support it because of the brutal fighting they were seeing. Another reason why it was not supported is because of the Anti-War marches and protests. People had began to question the government’s reasoning on why they were fighting a democratic war to rid of communist aggression in North Vietnam. The reasoning to …show more content…
Vietnam is a jungle filled terrain, while the other wars were open in plains. The weather in Vietnam is vastly different compared to the weather in Europe and the United States. Southern Vietnam specifically experiences hot and humid weather, and are densely populated with rainforests, green vegetation and rice patties. Another season that Vietnam experiences that we do not is the monsoon season, which brings lots of rain and heat. American soldiers were at a disadvantage because of these unfamiliar climates. For example, bacterial and fungal infections from the hot and wet weather were common in the feet, leading to disabilities and skin diseases. One disease was called ‘Jungle Rot’, which is when scratches or cuts would become infected because of these climates. Other diseases like Malaria were common and there were about 40,000 cases of it from the American
One reason why the Vietnam War was different compared to other past wars is because it was not widely supported by the nation. There are many reasons why it was not supported, one of them being that the war was considered the first ‘television war’. The Vietnam War was the first war to be televised and watched from ordinary citizens homes. They would witness the horrors of the war from the confines of their home and often opt to not support it because of the brutal fighting they were seeing. Another reason why it was not supported is because of the Anti-War marches and protests. People had began to question the government’s reasoning on why they were fighting a democratic war to rid of communist aggression in North Vietnam. The reasoning to …show more content…
Vietnam is a jungle filled terrain, while the other wars were open in plains. The weather in Vietnam is vastly different compared to the weather in Europe and the United States. Southern Vietnam specifically experiences hot and humid weather, and are densely populated with rainforests, green vegetation and rice patties. Another season that Vietnam experiences that we do not is the monsoon season, which brings lots of rain and heat. American soldiers were at a disadvantage because of these unfamiliar climates. For example, bacterial and fungal infections from the hot and wet weather were common in the feet, leading to disabilities and skin diseases. One disease was called ‘Jungle Rot’, which is when scratches or cuts would become infected because of these climates. Other diseases like Malaria were common and there were about 40,000 cases of it from the American