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The document discusses the similarities and differences between the Vietnam War and the war in Afghanistan. Both wars involved guerilla tactics by local fighters against American forces. However, the motivations for US involvement differed - Vietnam was aimed at containing communism while Afghanistan was a response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Public opinion in the US also shifted over time, with growing opposition to both wars. The aftermath of both conflicts inspired distrust in the US government and military, though casualties were much higher in Vietnam. While the wars shared some aspects, they also had fundamental differences in reasons for engagement and type of conflict.
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Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia had been a French colony since the late 19th century. During World War II, however, Japan occupied French Indochina. After Japan's defeat, France tried to re-establish control, but met opposition from the Viet Minh.
After World War II, neither France nor England wanted to see the end of their colonial empires. England was anxious to control Burma, Malaya, and India. France wanted to rule Indochina. Under Franklin Roosevelt, the United States sought to bring an end to European colonialism. As he put it, condescendingly: “There are 1.1 billion brown people. In many Eastern countries they are ruled by a handful of whites and they resent it. Our goal must be to help them achieve independence. 1.1 billion potential enemies are dangerous.”
But under Harry Truman, the United States was concerned about its naval and air bases in Asia. The U.S. decided to permit France into Indochina to re-assert its authority in Southeast Asia. The result: the French Indochina War began.
From the beginning, American intelligence officers knew that France would find it difficult to re-assert its authority in Indochina. The French refused to listen to American intelligence. To them, the idea of Asian rebels standing up to a powerful Western nation was preposterous.
Although Truman allowed the French to return to Indochina, he was not yet prepared to give the French arms, transportation, and economic assistance. It was not until anti-communism became a major issue that the United States would take an active role supporting the French. The fall of China, the Korean War, and the coming of Joe McCarthy would lead policymakers to see the French War in Vietnam, not as a colonial war, but as a war against international communism.
Beginning in 1950, the United States started to underwrite the French war effort. For four years, the United State.
Vietnam War
This document provides background information on the Vietnam War. It describes how the US became involved to prevent the spread of communism under the Truman Doctrine. It discusses key events like the Tet Offensive and the Kent State protests against the war. The war ended in 1975 with South Vietnam falling to communist forces from the North.
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War lasted from 1950-1975 between North Vietnam supported by China and the Soviet Union against South Vietnam supported by the United States. Key events included the division of Vietnam along the 17th parallel in 1954, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that escalated US involvement, and the Tet Offensive that turned US public opinion against the war. Tactics like search and destroy bombings, use of napalm and agent orange took a toll on Vietnamese civilians and the environment. Protests against the war within the US grew until the US withdrawal was completed in 1973, ending in the fall of Saigon to communist forces in 1975.
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The Vietnam War caused immense loss of life and deeply divided American society. Over 50,000 US troops and millions of Vietnamese and Cambodians were killed in the long and unsuccessful US effort to contain communism in Southeast Asia. Growing public opposition led to major protests and political upheaval in the US. Ultimately, the US withdrew and South Vietnam fell to a North Vietnamese communist government in 1975. The war left a legacy of distrust in government and trauma for many veterans.
Vietnam war
The Vietnam War was a prolonged conflict between nationalist forces seeking to unify Vietnam under a communist government and the United States attempting to prevent the spread of communism. It began as a result of Vietnam's struggle for independence from French colonial rule and escalated with increasing U.S. involvement. After major communist victories and declining public support at home, the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam in 1973, leaving South Vietnam to fight on its own until being unified under communist rule in 1975.
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The Vietnam War began as a conflict between Vietnam's nationalist movement led by Ho Chi Minh and the French colonial government. After the French were defeated in 1954, Vietnam was divided between a communist North backed by Ho Chi Minh and a non-communist South. Tensions rose as South Vietnam's leader Diem grew increasingly authoritarian and suppressed Buddhists. As the Viet Cong insurgency in the South expanded due to Diem's unpopularity, the US increased support for South Vietnam but struggled against guerrilla warfare. Despite withdrawing troops under Nixon, the US was unable to prevent a North Vietnamese victory and the reunification of Vietnam under communist rule in 1975.
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Vietnam
1. The document discusses the Vietnam War, providing background information on key events, leaders, and strategies.
2. It describes how the US became involved through the Truman Doctrine and Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and discusses the difficulties the US faced against Viet Cong guerilla tactics.
3. The document outlines the Tet Offensive that turned US public opinion against the war, leading to Vietnamization and the US withdrawal under Nixon by 1973.
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- The document outlines the history of US involvement in the Vietnam War from 1963 to 1975, starting with the division of Vietnam following French rule and the rise of Vietnamese nationalism and communism under Ho Chi Minh.
- It describes the escalating US military involvement and bombing campaigns throughout the 1960s as well as the divided public opinion and anti-war movement at home.
- A key turning point was the Tet Offensive of 1968, which was a military victory for the US but turned US public opinion against continuing the war.
- The war finally ended in 1973 with the withdrawal of US troops and the fall of South Vietnam to the North in 1975.
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The Tet Offensive of 1968 was a major turning point in the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese cities and even Saigon during Tet, the Vietnamese lunar new year holiday. This caught the U.S. off guard and contradicted their claims that they were winning the war. Images of the battle on television undermined support for the war at home. Although the U.S. and South Vietnam repelled the attacks, the offensive shifted perceptions and eroded confidence in the war effort. It marked a major escalation by North Vietnam and led to reevaluations of U.S. strategy and involvement in the conflict.
IGCSE History-vietnam
The Vietnam War was a long conflict that started after World War II and ended in 1975 with the reunification of Vietnam under a Communist government. It began as a war for Vietnamese independence against French colonial rule, then escalated with US involvement to prevent the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia according to the Domino Theory. Despite massive US bombing and increasing troop deployment, the Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces prevailed through guerrilla tactics and understanding of the local terrain. Growing domestic opposition in the US led to a withdrawal of troops and the eventual defeat of South Vietnam.
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War began as an effort by the US to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia under the "domino theory." While North Vietnam sought reunification under communist rule, the US backed South Vietnam. Major events of the war included the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which escalated US involvement, the Tet Offensive which turned US public opinion against the war, and the My Lai Massacre which further damaged the US reputation. Over 58,000 US soldiers and 1-2 million Vietnamese died in the long and divisive conflict before US withdrawal in 1973.
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The Vietnam War was a significant event in American history that sparked widespread protests. The Viet Cong relied on the Ho Chi Minh Trail to transport supplies through jungles and tunnels to evade American forces. The U.S. used helicopters and defoliating chemicals like Agent Orange to fight back. Major political figures like presidents Johnson and Nixon escalated U.S. involvement, while protests against the war grew due to events like the Kent State shootings and draft of Muhammad Ali. The war ended U.S. involvement in 1973 but had lasting impacts on American society and politics.
Vietnam Research Paper
The Vietnam War was a significant event in American history that sparked widespread protests. The Viet Cong relied on the Ho Chi Minh Trail to transport supplies through jungles and tunnels to evade American and South Vietnamese forces. The US used helicopters and defoliating agents like Agent Orange, dropping over 19 million gallons to expose the enemy. The Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964 led to increased US involvement after reported attacks on US ships. Key figures who influenced the war effort included presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon as well as military leaders McNamara, Kissinger, Giap, and Thieu. Mass protests erupted over the expansion of the war into Cambodia and the killing of students at Kent State and Jackson State
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- 3. Before the Second World War Vietnam was ruled by France and known as Indochina. The French rule was unchallenged. When France was defeated by Germany during the war, the Japanese, German allies, took over the main resources of Vietnam. A strong anti-Japanese resistance movement emerged under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, the ”Viet-minh”. When the war ended the Viet-minh controlled the north of Vietnam and were determined to seize control of the south. The French came back wanting to rule Vietnam again, so in 1946 war broke out between France and the Viet-minh. The Viet-minh kept quiet about wanting a communist government to get support from USA and other countries. When the communists took over China and began to help Ho Chi Minh, USA decided to help France create a non-communist government in South Vietnam.
- 4. The war in Afghanistan began on October 7 2001 when the US Armend Forces launched operation ¨Enduring Freedom¨, with the British Armed Forces and Afghan United Front in response to the September 11 attacks on the North and South towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The goal was to dismatle Al-Qaeda (a Sunni multi-national organisation founded by Osama bin Laden), end its use of Afghanistan as a base for terrorist operations and to remove the Taliban (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement) regime from power.
- 5. The war in Afghanistan is different from that in Vietnam because the USA is fighting to defend their country from an attack. During the war in Vietnam the USA was involved because it wanted to contain communism but it didn´t affect their country directly. Vietnam never attacked the USA. Taliban is similar to early Viet Cong. "in the early '60s, the National Liberation Front, or Viet Cong, did not have broad support. What it had was funding and organization and an ability to build support against what became a foreign invader."
- 8. Ho Chi Minh (North) Ngo Dinh Diem (South)
- 9. George W Bush Barack Obama
- 10. Osama bin Laden (Al Qaeda) Hamid Karzai (President of Afghanistan)
- 12. The Viet Cong used the method of guerrilla warfare, they wore ordinary clothes and are difficult to identify. Their weapons were supplied by China and Russia. They also stayed near the American troops so that they couldn’t use air backup without killing their own men. Americans used bombs, artillery, helicopters, napalm and Agent Orange, killing many innocent civillians. Forced the peasants to leave Viet Cong controlled areas and made them live in defended, loyal areas. American troops were sent on patrols and when they were attacked they were supported by air and artillery which made soldiers realise they were being used as bait. Search and destroy patrols went out looking for Vietcong fighters. The patrols were very visible and easy to ambush. This led to atrocities such as My Lai in 1968.
- 13. The guerilla tactics used by Viet Cong during the Vietnam war are also being used by the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the war in Afghanistan. The americans also have the same tactics but “Search and destroy” has changed for “Sweep and clear”.
- 15. After reports of American military abuses, such as the My Lai Massacre (1968), there was more support for ending the war in Vietnam. There were large political demonstrations all over USA, the country was divided. Americans wanted to know why peace talks were failing and what they were fighting for.
- 16. At the beginning of the war most people were in favour of sending troops to Afghanistan. 32% of Americans favoured incresing US troops in Afghanistan 40% favoured decreasing them 49% believed the USA should “mind its own bussiness” Unlike Vietnam, in Afghanistan soldiers were willing to fight for their country and a draft wasn’t necessary. Later a poll done in 2009 showed
- 18. 2 million vietnamese civillians killed 1.1 million north vietnamese troops killed 200.000 south vietnamese troops killed 58.000 US troops killed Vietnam was left in ruins due to the chemical weapons and bombing campaigns. Devastated natural environment and widespread health problems because of the US army use of herbicides. It inspired widespread distrust of the US government and made the military less popular In July 1976 Vietnam was oficially unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- 19. The aftermath of Afghanistan will be very similar to that of Vietnam even though the current death toll is not nearly as high as the one in Vietnam. It has inspired distrust in the government and the military and will continue to do so. Although the withdrawal of american troops was completed in December 2016, 8.400 troops have been left in Afghanistan indefinitely due to Taliban resurgence attempt.
- 20. As a conclusion I believe both wars share some similar aspects, such as public opinion and aftermath, but they shouldn’t be seen as the same as they have fundamental diffenrences such as the reasons why the USA is involved or the type of war it is.
- 21. https://prezi.com/qij1regcqbrx/vietnam-and-afghanistan/ http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/08/can-afghanistan-be-compared-to- the-vietnam-war/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2009/12/how-afghanistan-is- and-isn-t-another-vietnam/347395/ http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-the-war-in-afghanistan-similar-to-the-vietnam- war http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/vietnam/thewarinvietnam rev2.shtml “Modern World History” by Ben Walsh