The War in Vietnam is on event had many events which has impacted our history ever since the Vietnamese got independence from the French. The purpose of this essay is to explain how the Vietnam War led to many effects. The main reason why the Vietnam War occurred is because the Vietnamese wanted independence from the French. At first Vietnam was controlled by the afranch. Then‚ Ho Chi Minh fought the French and won. Then the Vietnam split into two countries: North Vietnam and South Vietnam
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Vietnam War Essay The Vietnam War was the war that the Government and general public say Australian Soldiers should never have been fighting in. The civil war between North and South Vietnam which lasted from 1962-1972 was the battle of communism. Australian soldiers entered the Vietnam War with the intention of stopping Communism from coming to Australia‚ our country. The fear of this economic‚ political and social system was the main reason for Australia’s willingness to be part of the war. Australia’s
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THE VIETNAM WAR Did you know about 1.5 million people died during the Vietnam War‚ which was more than the population of New Mexico in the 1960s? Vietnam‚ which is relative in size to New Mexico‚ is a country in Asia that borders the Gulf of Tonkin. The Vietnam War was a result of people in Vietnam wanting independence from France. The US supported the French so that all of Vietnam would not become a communist country and so this would not lead to other countries following in their footsteps
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The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield
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English 10 HN Persuasive Essay The Vietnam War went on for many years behind the aggression of the United States‚ as Vietnam called it. Millions of soldiers lost their lives in the time consuming battle. On February 8‚ 1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson wrote a letter to Ho Chi Minh‚ president of Vietnam at the time. In President Johnson’s letter he expresses his hopes of ending this conflict that has gone on so long in Vietnam. In a reply to President Johnson‚ President Ho Chi Minh
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Why did the US enter the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was fought during the cold war on 1 November 1955 - 30 April 1975. The Vietnam War was a war fought between the North and South Vietnam mainly‚ but in later year the US would join in to help South Vietnam ward off the communist mind of Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam. The Vietnam today is no longer called a war in fact no war since World War I and II have been wars. Instances like Vietnam have merely been police interference or police actions
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answers.com/Q/How_did_the_Vietnam_War_affect_the_World The Vietnam War Ericka Davis History 135 - One of the most critical outcomes of armed conflict is the impact on societies. Armed conflict has far-reaching effects and substantially impacts societies. Below is a list of conflicts the United States fought after 1918. •Choose one (1) conflict from the list below:•World War II •Korean Conflict •Vietnam Conflict •Cold War •Analyze two to three (2–3) major consequences the conflict
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Vietnam War The Cold War was the base to creating the Vietnam War. The Indochina War contributed create the Vietnam War as well. The Cold War and the Vietnam War were almost the same war. The countries in each war argued over whose way of leading or ruling was right. The Vietnam War did have fighting though. But‚ the Indochina War wasn’t like that. The Indochina war was over who should have power in Vietnam. To fully understand the Vietnam war‚ you have to understand the Cold War and the Indochina
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The Vietnam War throughout history has been debated as whether or not it was a necessary war. Some say the war is considered necessary because President Truman was simply trying to help stop the increase of communism in Southeast Asia so that communism wouldn’t spread to other nations. While others say the war was unnecessary because it was the first war the United States lost. In the text‚ Major Problems of American History‚ it was stated that people even consider America’s involvement in the Vietnam
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The Vietnam War: 1955-1975 The Vietnam War was highly controversial throughout the world it was one of the most recent wars as it occurred between 1955-1975 this was primarily a civil war until the United States got involved this in turn pulled several other countries into the midst of the war. This was one of the major wars that occurred after the two biggest wars in history World War One and World War Two‚ although it is on a much smaller scale for instance there was a significantly smaller playing
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