The Vietnam War was a cold war-era military conflict in Southeast Asia. Conflict officially began on November 1st in 1955 and ended on April 30th 1975 with the fall of Saigon. With that it lasted nearly 20 years, which makes it one of the longest military conflicts ever in human history. The war was fought …
1. How useful is this site for learning about: Why was Australia involved in the Vietnam War? The site’s provides background information on why Australia was involved in the Vietnam War, it does go on to explain that “The South Vietnamese government sought assistance from the United States and her regional ally”. , which supplies …
The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. Not only did the greatest superpower in the world get bested by an almost third-world nation, but we lost badly. Perhaps this war could have been won, or even prevented in the first place. The United States could have and should have …
The Vietnam War was a civil war, a war between the ideologies of capitalism and communism and a war that involved the great powers and their smaller allies, including Australia. The Australians were involved in the Vietnam War from 1962 until 1972. The main reasons that the Australians were involved were the fear of communism, …
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The Vietnam War – Perspective of War (How the war is viewed) The Vietnam War can be viewed in two different perspectives. One of them is a struggle by the local population against a foreign (imperialist) power, assisted by their locally-installed puppet leaders. In its history, Vietnam has been the battleground of conquerors, particularly its …
The 1960’s and 70’s were filled with turbulent changes. The US was still reeling from containment and its domino policy, leading it to believe that it had the right to exercise influence in foreign affair. One foreign affair was known as Vietnam. The Vietnam War was the longest war in the nation’s history. This war, …
THE VIETNAM WAR Introduction The Vietnam War was one of the outcomes of cold war as America and Russia competed to spread their political ideologies. Vietnam was divided into two as the south supported capitalism and nationalism while the North supported communism. North Vietnam received full support from china which was had instilled its communism …
“You never knew who was the enemy and who was the friends,” said a marine officer who took part in a conflict deemed the longest war in Unites States history (My). The Vietnam War was not only the longest war in US history, as it took place from 1959 to 1975, but it is also …
The First Vietnam War 1946-1954 In every battle, there is always the victor and the vanquished. One party will emerge as the winner, while the other party will be the defeated. There are reasons behind the outcome of every war. It is the advantages and disadvantages of each party which prove to be the …
In our work we are going to discuss strategies and key players from the Anti-War groups, how the groups used their funding to mobilize and what were their greatest opposition, and from the U.S government, what was the war strategy, how the suppressed the demands from the Anti-War groups and what really made the government …
