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The US Civil War & Vietnam War had the following similarities:
1. Both were North & South wars; but only the US Civil War was a true "civil war" (one nation fighting itself). Vietnam did not fight itself; North & South Vietnam were separate countries.
2. Both had US Presidents shot in the head (assassinated).
3. Both had a Vice President named Johnson.
4. Both had a Civil Rights Movement for racial equality.
5. Both wars mistreated their SOUTHERN defeated servicemen.
6. Both wars the SOUTH lost.
7. Both wars the North accomplished a complete victory.
8. Both wars had a military draft (first & last)
9. Both wars had draft riots.
10. Both wars had draft dodgers.
11. Both wars had a Brown Water Navy (first & last Riverine Forces).
12. Both wars divided the nation (US).
13. Both wars had a small war that re-united the nation: Spanish-American War of 1898 re-united the American people from the after affects of the Civil War; and Operation Desert Storm of 1991 re-united the American people from the after affects of the Vietnam War. To quote President Bush Senior in 1991, "...We have beat the Vietnam Syndrome; America is united again at last!"
14. Both above conflicts had nick-names from the US press: the "Splendid Little War" and the "100 Hour War", respectively.
15. Both occurred in the 90's; their predecessor's both occurred in the 60's.
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