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Vietnam Research Project

Introduction

The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in American
history, the toll they paid wasn't just monetary, it cost the people
involved dearly physically and mentally. Causing suffering, sorrow,
and national turmoil because of bad press meant that Americans were
divided. Which is why this project will be split into questions, which
means I can concentrate on one aspect of the Vietnam War at a time. I
shall endeavour to delve into to these questions, answering as best I
can (with the help of varied historical resources from the Internet,
books etc). Which leads me on to tell you the aims of this project,
which are:

1. To RESEARCH, SELECT and PRESENT information from a variety of
historical sources: narrative accounts, maps, photos, eyewitness
accounts; government documents, statistics, etc.

2. To make critical use of historical sources to answer specific
historical questions.

3. To understand and be able to explain the causes, key features and
consequences of the Vietnam War for America, and her status as a
superpower.

4. To recognize and explain different interpretations of the conflict.

Why did the USA become involved in Vietnam?

Vietnam was originally a French colony, during the Second World War it
was taken form the French, and consequently after WW2 it was returned
to the French. Shortly after all this happened the French became
locked in a struggle with a communist machine, the Vietminh (The
Vietnam Revolutionary League). In 1950 the French asked the USA for
some kind of support, basically they wanted some military might behind
them because the communist threat was too large for them alone. By
1953 it was found that the...