Differences Between The Vietnam War And The Anti-War Movement

The Vietnam War and the anti-war movement

The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial wars in history. The events that started the war began in the 1950s, and the issues precipitated well into the 1970s. The war itself started an anti-war movement which included marches and protests, and became very prominent once the United States began bombing.
After WWII colonies in Africa, the Mediterranean and Asia had established independence from their empires since they were busy dealing with the aftermath of the war. The French and the Dutch however still wanted to keep their colonies, including Vietnam which was a colony of the French, which caused dilemma for United States policy makers. The US felt the focus should be on stopping the spread of communism instead of worrying about colonies. Because the Dutch and French were focused on…show more content…
By the end of 1963 when President Johnson took over the oval office, there were 16,000. In 1965, there were 184,000 US troops in Vietnam and by 1966 there were 385,000. So with continually increasing involvement by the US and continuous commitment of troops, along with support of South Vietnamese and some European countries, why ultimately did the US war effort in Vietnam Fail?

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