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Previously, whenever the US became involved in a war, it was because the opposing country had done something to us. Impressment in the War of 1812, Pearl Harbor in WW2 etc. In Vietnam, the US helped the democratic Southern Vietnam prevail over the socialist Northern Vietnam. This was a response to our new doctrine of Containment (contain communism instead of actually trying to defeat it). Nothing had provoked the US to become involved, but we did anyway. So that made people upset. Secondly, the US was spending lots of resources (like people) to a war that shouldn't be fought. There was a draft, so it's not like men had a choice to go or not. And thirdly, the US government performed secret bombings from neutral countries like Cambodia. The American Public knew nothing of this until the release of the Pentagon Papers. This led to the distrust of the government that we know today.
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∙ 16y agoMany US citizens felt our country had no business in that war, and that our soldiers were being killed for reasons that (they felt) didn't concern us.
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∙ 15y agoPeople objected to the Vietnam War as it was the first televised war and civilians at home could see the true horrors of war
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How did the Vietnam affect president Johnson great society?
The Vietnam War deflected people from the aims of his Great Society.
Pictures of Vietnam war?
show pictures of the Vietnam war
What was a major political consequence of the Vietnam war?
What was a major political consequence of the Vietnam War
What country did the US fight in a war in the 1960s-70s?
The nation of North Vietnam (which no longer exists...it's called Vietnam today). The country that the US was allied to, South Vietnam, doesn't exist either...it was consumed by North Vietnam. The official name of SOUTH Vietnam was the "Republic of South Vietnam."
Strategic causes the Vietnam war?
Cold War.
Compare and contrast the Vietnam war and the American war?
Most people know what the Vietnam War is; what is the American War?
Why do people believe the Vietnam war is becoming the forgotten war?
If people do not learn from history (Vietnam) then they are doomed to repeat it.
What was used to kill people in the Vietnam war?
Napalm bombs were used in the Vietnam War and killed a lot of people.
What year did people get drafted for the Vietnam war?
Americans were drafted into the Vietnam War in 1965.
How many people in the Air Force fought in the Vietnam war?
60,000 people in the war fought the air force of vietnam.
Favored stronger military action in Vietnam?
Hawks which were the people who were for war including the Vietnam war.
Why did the Vietnam people war?
niice
Did North Vietnam kill South Vietnam's people and have a war with them?
yes
How many people were whomed in the Vietnam war?
Over 300,000 US servicemen were wounded in the Vietnam War.
What is the opinion of the United Nations regarding the Vietnam War?
As was the American people, the UN was divided on the Vietnam War.
Were innocent people killed in the Vietnam war?
See: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Recommended by the History Channel.
Why did thousands of people flee after the Vietnam war?
They fled South Vietnam, not Vietnam; they feared slaughter.
