However, both of these beliefs are inaccurate, as Gifford has written to full description of what happened in America when the Vietnam War happened and it accounts for why it was a major reason of America’s defeat in the war. However the representation is balanced, even though it only has one paragraph on the ‘majority of the American people who supported President Johnsons actions in Vietnam and believed in the ‘domino theory’’. This gives people who are reading the representation the different views on how the Americans reacted to the war. ‘Majority’ gives evidence that despite the lack of morale some Americans had being the turning point of the war, there was still a lot of people who supported President Johnsons and America’s involvement in Vietnam were for a good reason. Representation 1 accounts the Tet
The military reported large body counts on a weekly basis which helped to reinsure the public’s belief that the American’s were winning. Although these were mostly false because it was hard to tell who was part of the Vietcong and who wasn’t, this meant that the counts involved the civilians but people still believed that the counts were still true which meant that they. As well as this American government spent $293 million on public relations and advertisement to boost public on the Vietnam War. All of these factors helped to create a strong public image which meant that the majority of the general public supported their government. “A few weeks before Tet, only 28% of the American public labelled themselves “doves” Some people opposed the war even though they believed that the Americans were winning i.e.
HOW MUCH LONGER WILL INNOCENT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO DIE UNTIL SANCTIONS ARE LIFTED? In the year 1990 the Middle East was in a tense position after the attack of Kuwait by its Iraq neighbors and its’ President Sadaam Hussein. This was only to beginning of what turned out to be a war, which many were hurt, and many countries felt the effect as a result of this war. The Gulf War did not start until 1991 but tension was building between the world and Iraq. Iraq was left out on its own to fend off the world.
The Socio-political Effects of the Vietnam War Axia College of the University of Phoenix The Vietnam War was the most controversial and politically unsettling events in American history. While the war had many dramatic effects on society, the distrust in the American government and politicians that it generated has had a lasting effect on some of today’s citizens and advocacy groups. This attitude shaped many individuals political beliefs which have been passed down to younger generations. While this distrust does not affect all members of society, it is important to realize the strong emotions that the Vietnam War ignited and understand the impact it had on certain generations. There were several factors that created this general distrust.
The public however was more tolerant of alternativists who worked as stretcher bearers or did non-combat work. In WW2, the government was keen to allocate freedom of speech and expression as the war they were fighting against was due to the upheaval in Germany where there was a struggle of freedom. This struggle for liberty everywhere influenced the authorities to respect views of Cos. The tribunals were formed as representatives from all social classes and excluded any military members. The traumatic experiences from the previous war meant that more people became pacifists and consequently a greater number applied for exemption (over 50,000) and this time all but 12,000 were given exemption.
The cause struck a chord with those at university more so than other groups of people due to the immense number of students that were made to go and fight. The average age of soldiers fighting the Vietnam war for America was 19, meaning almost every student knew someone that had been killed or injured due to the combat they were being forced to take part in. This lead to not only resentment for the war, but also fear that they would be called up to fight, and therefore even more resistance and protesting towards continuing the fight. The war faced huge resistance, and in a way gave the rebels a force
At the time I did not believe the story or more likely I didn’t care what the U.S. government was doing but the film got me by shock with so much evidence it presented and how corrupt a government official could be for their own self-interest. I thought this film was great because it could inform people like myself who doesn’t have a lot of interest in politics and government policies and could make people start to have some interest in politics after watching the film. Film was fascinating in that it had many criticism about the Bush government that could have been sensitive for many government officials. The part where the war is used to make coalition was very impressive and asking congressman to make their children go into army was even more impressive since such sensitive topic could degrade their name values and can be libelous. I haven’t seen a film like this that criticizes the government only with facts and criticize what the government did wrong and should change.
The crime rate in the United States soured during the Vietnam War with numerous street protests. Although the decision to engage in the Vietnam War had some merits, the approach taken by Johnson was not ideal. He focused his attention on the war at the expense of domestic welfare. Nevertheless, Johnson still enjoyed substantial support by some Americans. Some people believed that the Vietnam conflict was a threat to global peace.
Xxxxx Xxxxx Ms. Xxxxxx Xxxxx HST221-E1 7 April 2009 In Country (1989) Vietnam Myths It’s difficult to have a discussion about the Vietnam War without invoking statistics. The fact that it was our longest military conflict and almost 60,000 Americans died there is common knowledge. The four to six million Vietnamese and Laotian deaths are not as well known. Unfortunately, other bits of common knowledge are erroneous and have even solidified into damaging myths: most American soldiers were addicted to drugs, guilt-ridden about their role in the war, and are a danger to society. In reality, according to Harris, there was and is no difference in drug use between Vietnam Veterans (VV) and civilians, the vast majority are proud of their service (most would even serve again knowing what they know now) and most importantly, VV have for the most part, made a successful transitions back into society and are less likely to be in prison (1980).
Deaths or injuries of fellow soldiers War in Iraq was tragic in many ways. In January 2007, President Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. This strategy was the Surge. It was suppose to create friendships between American soldiers and the citizens of Iraq. The soldiers were to help the Iraq population rather than destroy it by killing innocent people.