During 1957 and 1965 they have some problems with the government and North Vietnam send their troops to fight against the government. After this the war started. The North Vietnam has the support of other communist countries for example the USSR and the South Vietnam have the support of the US, this because the US was anti-communist. The US sent equipment and troops to South Vietnam, because they were going to help them win this war against the communism. When the war started many American people was against it and want this to end son as possible.
In many ways the Tet Offensive was a turning point in the Vietnam War which led to the withdrawal of American troops; however there is also evidence to suggest otherwise. This is caused by the undeniable fact that America suffered a major loss during the surprise attack but, they also came out on top and survived the ambush. The main reason to agree with this statement is that America heavily suffered from the attack in which many lives were lost, ammunition wasted and the government was shown in a new light. This light was that they were not on top of the Vietcong’s tactics and did not know what they were planning. As well as this the fighting itself was filmed and broadcasted in North Vietnam to show that they had successfully attacked and breached the American defences.
Moreover, the Americans were able to keep the number of troops on the ground at a minimum level whilst still being able to attack the communist groups. However, the majority of this campaign resulted in failure for the US. Despite the bombing, the US was not able to reach its core goal of forcing North Vietnam to negotiate with them. Instead, thousands of the North Vietnamese population volunteered to help repair the damage that had been caused by the bombing. Furthermore, in proportion to the damage done, the countryside was mostly affected in comparison to the factories.
You have to explain which one you think best represents the way in which people in the USA reacted to the Vietnam War. At the start of the Vietnam war, many Americans were eager to stop the spread of communism in South East Asia. The three sources represent some of the reactions that the public in the USA had towards the Vietnam War. It can be seen by the media coverage whether by newspaper article, cartoon or song that people in America at the time of the Vietnam war had strong views about what was going on. The content accuracy and objectivity of the representations must be analyzed and evaluated before a judgment can be made about which one best represents public opinion in the USA to the Vietnam War.
Richard Nixon’s election to Presidency of the United States in 1968, marked a turning point in American foreign policy and a new strategic approach to the war in Vietnam. It was a war he had inherited from his predecessor, Lyndon Johnson. Domestic support for the war had diminished significantly, with national outpourings of opposition. This prompted Nixon to make his famous ‘silent majority’ speech, where he outlined his position on Vietnam, “After all, we became involved in the war while my predecessor was in office. I could blame the defeat which would have been the result of my action on him and come out as Peacemaker…But I had a greater obligation than to think only of the years of my administration and of the next election.
Just this alone was a just cause for the United States to get involved in the Vietnam War. Many feel that this wasn’t a good enough reason for the United States to get involved and was immoral unjust war, or that communism is not that bad. According to Aquinas four things for the just war rules which are: legit ruler, just cause, right intention, and self-defense legit. All four of these in my opinion were met in the Vietnam War. US has a legit ruler, president of the United States.
All previous wars that Americans were part of could actually be traced back to the actual cause of the war in the first place (Peter). During the time of the Vietnam War, the media began to give the movement a fiercer stance against the war because people were able to see actual war footage. It can be said that if other wars Americans were involved in leaked actual war footage, there would have been a stronger stance taken against those wars as well. The Vietnam War was dissimilar to other wars because there was no actual prompt or threat that could have harmed the American people. The government wanted to continue its firm engagement against communalism.
Despite the fact that war photography is widely understood to provide insight into the real terrors of war, there are many flaws in the believed objectivity of these photos. Although war photography is thought to purposefully cause the viewer to repudiate war, it ironically justifies and fuels conflict among its viewers. In her novel, Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag explores the depths of war photography and its effects on its viewers. Within the first few chapters of the novel, Sontag discusses the violent nature of war photography and its expected effects on its viewers; stating that while photographs can effect us and move us momentarily, they cannot move us beyond the image in order to construct an interpretation. She supports her main view by questioning the capability of the viewers to comprehend the raw terrors of war.
The US felt they had no other choice but to act on their policy of containment and fear of the Domino Theory. The Vietnam War also brought about worries of the Domino Theory, as communism was already present in the North, and so they wished to prevent it from spreading to neighboring countries e.g. Laos and Cambodia and evidently also the South. This is the main reason as to why the Americans began to become involved in the Vietnam War. Therefore, the Vietnam War can be said to be part of the Cold War due to the Americans acting upon their policy of containment and fear of the Domino Theory.
Cold War In the mid 1940’s, a war begun between the Western world, led by the United States, and the communist world, led by the Soviet Union, in a struggle for power and domination. By the end of the Cold War, around the late 1980’s, the United States claimed victory despite never having once engaged in direct military action. The goal of the United States and its NATO allies had been reached- communism had been contained. Many events and wars occurred during the Cold War period that contributed to the victory of the United States; however, the main cause of western success can be traced to the Vietnam War. Fearing a communist overtake in Southeast Asia, the United States began to send troops to Vietnam in the 1950’s.