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Jun 23, 2024 · The Vietnam War (1954–75) was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the Cold War.
- The U.S. Role Grows
The number of U.S. military personnel in Vietnam, less than...
- Fall of Saigon
Vietnam War - Fall, Saigon, US Withdrawal: In early March...
- French Rule, Division, Conflict
The Vietnam War had its origins in the broader Indochina...
- De-escalation, Negotiation, Vietnamization
In a nationally televised speech on March 31, Johnson...
- My Lai Massacre
My Lai, a subdivision of Son My village, was located in the...
- Indochina Wars
Indochina wars, 20th-century conflicts in Vietnam, Laos, and...
- Negotiation, Withdrawal, Conflict
Vietnam War - Negotiation, Withdrawal, Conflict: On January...
- The United States Enters The War
In late July Johnson took the final steps that would commit...
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson put the Gulf of Tonkin...
- Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a complex naval event in the...
- The U.S. Role Grows
Jun 18, 2024 · Causes of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was a conflict that lasted from 1955 to 1975 and was fought primarily in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The causes of the war can be traced back to the end of World War II and the rise of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Shortly after its conclusion, a scholarly consensus on the Vietnam War began to accrete as the ‘orthodox’ view. Some of the key aspects of the consensus are as follows: Orthodox historians discovered that far from being an agent of the Soviet monolith, the North-Vietnamese Leader, Ho Chi Minh, was actually a nationalist first and a ...
Jun 8, 2024 · Without comprehending Vietnam's history or culture, the US joined the war. We lacked culture and language. We viewed Vietnam as a Cold War against communism, not a national liberation effort (Marciano). We were unaware of the NLF's social revolution in Vietnam, which gave land to laborers and boosted liberation support. Politically, we lost the ...
Jun 23, 2024 · The number of U.S. military personnel in Vietnam, less than 800 throughout the 1950s, rose to about 9,000 by the middle of 1962. Vietnam War - Conflict, US Involvement, Outcome: To the new administration of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy, who took office in 1961, Vietnam represented both a challenge and an opportunity.
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Jun 18, 2024 · The US engaged in military action abroad to contain Communism (Korea & Vietnam). The Cold War included direct and indirect action, then periods of coexistence. Decolonized nations were caught in between the US & USSR, with many nonaligned. Competition extended to Latin America where the US supported non-Communists.
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Jun 7, 2024 · Robert McNamara. Updated on June 07, 2024. The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism, but foreign policy, economic interests, national fears, and geopolitical strategies also played major roles. Learn why a country that had been barely known to most Americans came to define an era.
