Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam? Background to the Vietnam War: At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, Ho Chi Minh and a small group of Vietnamese nationalists met with President Wilson and asked for his support for an independent Vietnam, but unwilling to cause conf...
I think this show did a very good job of showing the America and American troops doing the best of the best of a non idea situation losing the war was not because of the American soldier it was because their arms were tied behind their backs by the politicians politicians all away politic...
When was the Vietnam War? Communism The driving force behind the Vietnam War wascommunism, which is a government system that does not have classes of people. This is a very controversial type of government; so controversial, in fact, that North Vietnam (a communist country) and South Viet...
“America’s involvement in Vietnam derived from its international position at the end of World War 2. 1945 the wartime coalition between the Soviet Union and the United States began to weaken once its sole aim the defeat of Nazi Germany seemed secure. Hitler’s collapse soon threw…show more...
The M-16 And The Vietnam War (See Main Article:The M-16 And The Vietnam War) In 1959, America chose the M-14 to be our main battle rifle. It would prove to be the shortest-lived rifle to ever serve in that role. Heavy and uncontrollable when fired on full auto, compared to the...
to the years in the 50's when that divide between North and South sewed the seeds of all the problems that were to come, and then how the very first Americans died in *1959*, and then all of the perspectives: the US Military; the presidencies; the anti-war protesters; the soldiers ...
of theTet Offensive. Upon his return Cronkite departed from his usual objectivity, declaring that the war could end only in a protracted stalemate. U.S. Pres.Lyndon B. Johnsontold his staff, “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America,” and some held that Johnson’s decision ...
His actions inspired others and throughout America, Anti-Vietnam War groups organised meetings where large groups of young men burnt their draft cards. Between 1963 and 1973, 9,118 men were prosecuted for refusing to be drafted into the army. The most famous of these was Muhammad Ali, the ...
In Vietnamese, the war is generally known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (Resistance War Against America), but less formally as 'Cuộc chiến tranh Mỹ' (The American War). It is also called Chiến tranh Việt Nam (The Vietnam War)....
Why did the Vietnam War become increasingly unpopular with the people of America? The Vietnam War was the first televised war and because it received so much media coverage brought home to Americans the stark reality of war. Casualties were high. Over 50,000 troops were to lose their lives...