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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Southeast Asia Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia that began in 1959 and ended in April 1975. The war was between communist North Vietnam, supported by communist allies, and South Vietnam, bolstered by the US.
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Did anyone protest the Vietnam War?
I know that there are at least two signifigant ones: The bombings of the anti-war group "the weather men" and the event at Kent state. But I'm not sure as to the exact number.
Why did attitudes towards Vietnam veterans change?
There are a vast variety of reasons, and it's best to look at the events during the period from 1965-1970 to gain the best insight. Increased reports of KIAs, both allied and VC, general opposition to the war and authority as part of the greater social change occurring in society (esp. among society's youth), as well as the revelation of shocking events such as the My Lai Massacre of March 1968 (revealed publicly November 1969) and the increased bombing of villages full of civilians outside Vietnam's borders in Laos and Cambodia (from 1967) all played a contributing factor.
When looking for evidence of the changing values, note the shift in attitudes of conscription and the sending of conscripts abroad to Vietnam (the Morgan Gallup polls would be a good place to start) from 1965-1970 (note the huge sudden shift around the end of July 1967). Also, the swift changes of pro-war Liberal governments towards the latter half of the '60's (and the crushing victory by Holt), the growing list of organised group opposition (SoS, SoD, Youth movement, DRM) from all sectors of society as well as the moratorium marches of the early 1970s can provide you with similar information.
Yes, US covert operations, as well as communists fighting the Cambodian government; but they were insurgents. Not regular troops from another country, like was happening in Vietnam.
The NVA were regular soldiers from North Vietnam moving thru neutral countries such as Laos and Cambodia-the US was at war with them! Cambodia/Laos were being USED.
Then...Laos/Cambodia had their own home-grown communists fighting against them; insurgents. The US was too busy fighting regular troops from Hanoi.
What group was the silent majority in the Vietnam war?
The "silent majority" were a group of American people that were supposed to support the USA in the Vietnam War, as compared to a large amount of vocal demonstrators that were protesting the war. After many years of fighting in Vietnam and seeing no end in sight, the vast majority of Americans wanted it to end, and for the the USA to leave the quagmire. Which they did in 1973, and South Vietnam fell to the communists in 1975.
When was guerrilla warfare developed?
Actually Guerilla warfare has been around for centuries. The Huns and Ostrogoths used it against the Romans with limited success. The Wadensians used it against the Papal armies in the middle ages (1660's) with some success. And it was used in colonial America both in the French and Indian wars and in the American revolution. A tactic we learned from the Indians. As at the time the way you did war was to line up across a field from each other and shot your muskets. The last army with people standing won. The Indians used a tactic of hit and run to stay alive. So to answer your question - it has been around since there was bigger army fighting a smaller army.
Who was involved in World War 2 before the us became involved?
Germany had beaten France and other European countries, but not Britain. Britain beat Germany's mighty air force. The Germans and Italians had overrun the Balkan countries. Germany and the Axis allies invaded Russia. Japan was marching all over SE Asia and was beating back the British and Commonwealth troops.
Did General Douglas MacArthur Fight In The Vietnam War?
No, General MacArthur fought in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. In 1951, President Harry Truman discharged MacArthur for disrespecting him (Truman) and other superiors in charge of the Korean conflict.
What dates of military service qualify as veteran of Vietnam war?
The Vietnam War 'era' was 1961 to 1975.
What caused the operation enduring freedom in Afghanistan?
The current military campaign (OEF) started October 2001 as a direct result of 9/11.
How did president polk avoid war with britain over oregon?
Since the United States and Mexico were at war at the time, James Polk accepted Vancouver's proposal. The border between the United States and Canada was the 49th parallel to the continental divide. That was extended to the pacific, except that Canada would get all of Vancouver Island.
What was the battle of long tan about?
First impressive use of the Australian 1st Armored Regiments Centurion tanks in battle.
Battle for Ia Drang Valley begins Vietnam?
The Battle of Ia Drang lasted from 14 November through 18 November in 1965 .
What submarines were in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War?
Though only Navy records will have a full listing, the National Archives is a good place to start. In general, only PACFLEET (Pacific Fleet) boats (out of the West Coast of the US and Pearl Harbor) would've been assigned to cover operations off the coast of Vietnam. Though such information is now declassified, the actual information isn't usually kept as a single record; it would take a researcher to view all submarine records for those boats for the period indicated, and even some boat records are still classified due to their particular missions. We do know that there were, indeed, fast attack submarines in the South China Sea during the Vietnam conflict. By reviewing the records of individual boats, it might be possible to guess that they were there, particularly if a tour has "western Pacific" as a description of the operating area. But we can make some guesses. Consider just the Skipjack-class boats. Skipjack, SSN-585, was an east coast submarine, and so was Scorpion, SSN-589, which is on eternal patrol (meaning she was lost). They were not there. The USS Shark, SSN-591 was also on the east coast, and it, too, was not there. One boat that was certainly there (in 1967 and again 1971) was the USS Scamp, SSN-588. The USS Sculpin, SSN-590, may have been there on its tour of the western Pacific in 1964. USS Snook, SSN-592 was probably there in 1965, and again in 1969, 1970-71, and also in 1972. If you wish to poke around on the web, you might find that some Thresher/Permit-class submarines were also there. (As the USS Thresher, SSN-593, was lost, this class of boat takes the name of the next remaining sister ship, the USS Permit, SSN-594.) These newer submarines began appearing in the late 1960's, and it is possible that some were in that theater of operation. The fleet ballistic submarines (boomers) stayed away; there was no need for them to be in that small pond. They remained on patrol in the Pacific where they were less likely to be detected yet well within range of tactical targets with their Polaris missiles. Oh, and don't limit your thinking on this one. The Russians has a number of boats in the South China Sea at different times during the conflict as well.
What were the similarities between the Korean and the Vietnamese war?
Both were fought between communist northerners and non-communist (free world) southerners.
How did the Boer War affect Great Britain's position in South Africa?
"No, they didn't because eventualy the became part of the british empire" IDblahblah
Yes they did, during WW2 Africa and India were being taken over by the Germans and were createing a complete land entrapment by the Germans and stopping trade and commerce between these countries, less trade = less money, less money during a war = you lose. If the United States, Russia, Cananda, Australia, and French Resistance, did not put up one hell of a fight, Brittish people would have a German accent. Remember this, Economy effects every part of a country, take away a countries ability to trade, you cut out its heart.
What were the tactics of the Viet Cong?
The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) was just like the United States Army (USA), except it was a newer army, had different style helmets (pith helmets), uniforms, weapons (AK-47's, RPG's, etc.), basically Soviet (Russian) & Chinese tanks, trucks, jet fighters, artillery, etc. Whereas the US Army had M-16's, M-72 LAW's (our counter to their RPG), steel helmets, and US made tanks, artillery, and jet fighters, etc. The NVA fought the US Army & US Marines generally the same way we fought them, normally at company (roughly 150 men commanded by a captain) or platoon (led by a Lieutenant, 30 to 40 men) level. Battles, such as depicted in the film , "We Were Soldiers..." was a BATTALION level fight. The film, "Hamburger Hill" may have been a BATTALION (600 men, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel-LTC) level fight. Khe Sanh was a DIVISION level battle, commanded by GENERALS. NVA & US Army/Marine battles were normally never larger than company sized firefights. They would ambush us, we'd counter-attack, they might "dig-in", we'd back off, call in an "air strike." After the strike, we'd "sweep" on line (men on both sides, walking straight ahead) into the bombed area to see what "the jets got." If there was more resistance, if we could handle it, we would. If not, back off (fall back) regroup, and call in another "air strike", or the artillery. Then repeat the process when neccessary. The Viet Cong (VC) were NOT regular army troops. They were home grown guerillas that were very organized. They tried to avoid "face to face-conventional battles." Mainly concentrating on blowing bridges, ammo dumps, fuel depots, and attacking local South Vietnamese towns (villages), and ambushing convoys & traffic on the roads. They surfaced during the TET offensive of 1968. They fought pretty well, but in the end, the VC were practically finished as a fighting force. From 1969 on, the NVA carried the brunt of the fighting for the communist forces.
How many US soldiers are at war in Iraq?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat_coalition.htm = Iraq Coalition Troops = The size and capabilities of the Coalition forces involved in operations in Iraq has been a subject of much debate, confusion, and at times exageration. As of August 23, 2006, there were 21 non-U.S. military forcescontributing armed forces to the Coalition in Iraq. These 21 countries were: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. However, in the August 23, 2006 Iraq Weekly Status Report (Slide 27) the State Department listed 27 foreign countries as contributing troops to the Coalition in Iraq. The additional four countries were Japan, Portugal, Singapore and the Ukraine. In addition, that same Weekly Status Report listed 34 countries (including the US) as maintaining personnel in Iraq (as part of the Coalition, UNAMI, or NATO). The State Department reported that Fiji was contributing troops though UNAMI and that Hungary, Iceland, Slovenia, and Turkey were assisting with the NATO training mission. However, it is unclear whether Hungary actually maintained any forces in Iraq as part of NATO or UNAMI since its government announced the complete withdrawal of troops in December 2004. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services committee on August 3, 2006, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld described the coalition in Iraq as composed of 34 allies (plus the US). As of June 13, 2006, MNF-I reported that 27 countries (including the US) maintained responsibility over the six major areas of Iraq. Since that time, Japan has withdrawn all of its forces from Iraq. For the purposes of this tally, only countries that contribute troops as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom are counted. Countries which had troops in or supported operations in Iraq at one point but have pulled out since: Nicaragua (Feb. 2004); Spain (late-Apr. 2004); Dominican Republic (early-May 2004); Honduras(late-May 2004); Philippines (~Jul. 19, 2004); Thailand (late-Aug. 2004); New Zealand (late Sep. 2004); Tonga (mid-Dec. 2004) Portugal (mid-Feb. 2005); The Netherlands (Mar. 2005); Hungary (Mar. 2005); Singapore (Mar. 2005); Norway (Oct. 2005); Ukraine (Dec. 2005); Japan (July 17, 2006); Italy (Nov. 2006); Slovakia (Jan 2007). Countries planning to withdraw from Iraq: Poland had earlier claimed that it would withdraw all soldiers by the end of 2006. It however extended the mandate of its contingent through at least mid-2007. Denmark announced that it would withdraw its troop contingent by August 2007. Countries which have recently reduced or are planning to reduce their troop commitment: South Koreais planning to withdraw up to 1000 soldiers by the end of 2006. Poland withdrew 700 soldiers in Feb. 2005. Between May 2005 and May 2006, the United Kingdom reduced the size of its contingent by 1,300. The United Kingdom also is planning to reduce significantly the size of its contingent by the end of 2007, with an initial reduction of 1,600 troops followed by an additional 500 troops by end of 2007. Countries supporting UNAMI: Fiji (150); Georgia (550) * On March 9, 2007, Georgia's deputy defense minister was reported as saying that Georgia would likely send additional troops to Iraq, possibly for a total contingent size of about 2,400 * On March 4, 2007, Georgia announced that it would increase the size of its contingent of Iraq, then standing at 850. The size of the increase was not reported. * Lithuania was reported to be considering withdrawing its troop contingent of 53 troops from Iraq. * On February 21, 2007, Denmark announced that it would withdraw its 460-strong contingent of troops from southern Iraq by August 2007 * On February 21, 2007, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that 600 British troops would return home within the next few months, with another 500 to follow by the end of 2007, leaving approximately 5,000 troops on the ground; from a high of approximately 40,000 troops during the major combat operations phase. * Slovakia's Prime Minister announced in late January 2007, that the country's contingent had effectively been withdrawn from Iraq * Armenia's parliament voted on December 6, 2006, to extend the mandate of its troops contingent in Iraq by an additional 12 months. The contingent was reported to be made up of three staff officers, two military doctors, 10 men making up an engineering unit, in addition to a transport platoon composed of 31 drivers * Georgia, on Nov. 4, 2006, deployed a contingent of 300 servicemen from the 31st Light Infantry Battalion to Iraq as part of a normally scheduled troop rotation. * South Korea announced on November 25, 2006, that the deployment of its contingent of troops to Iraq would be extended for one year, but its size would be reduced. Media reports suggested that it would decrease by approximately 1,200 troops from its current size of ~2,300 as of late-November 2006. * The last contingent of Italian troops in Iraq, numbering between 60 and 70 troops was due to leave the country during the last week of November 2006. * Georgia completed on the rotation of an infantry battalion from Iraq. The battalion returned to Georgia on November 27, 2006. It was replaced in Iraq by the 31st Light Infantry Battalion which left for Iraq on November 4, 2006 with a size of 300 servicemen. Some 850 Georgian troops were reported to be deployed in Iraq. * On November 27, 2006, UK Defence Secretary Des Browne announced that Britain's contribution to operations in Iraq would be significantly reduced by next year's end. * As of November 24, 2006, Australia's Department of Defence reported that it had 1,400 troops taking part in Operation Catalyst. 221 of these were assigned to HMAS Warramunga and Commander Task Force 158. 330 Australian troops were assigned to 2 C-130 Hercules and AP-3C Orion detachments. 518 troops from multiple regiments making up Overwatch Battle Group West Two began deploying in mid-November 2006 to relieve Overwatch Battle Group West One troops stationed in Iraq for 6 months. * Poland, in mid-November 2006, authorized the extension of the deployment of its contingent in Iraq through mid-2007. Poland's President was quoted as saying that the contingent would be fully withdrawn by the end of 2007. * On October 11, 2006, the Mongolian contingent in Iraq held a ceremony to mark the rotation of a new contingent of troops. 100 Mongolian Infntry Company soldiers were reported to be tasked with providing security for Camp Echo and MND CS * On September 2, 2006, Slovakia officially rotated in its 7th contingent of troops into Iraq. That contingent is composed of 103 troops * On August 10, 2006, Lieutenant General Ts. Togoo, Chief of the Generaly Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces reported that Mongolia would continue to maintain soldiers in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mongolia forces will complete their sixth combat rotation on September 26, 2006, and a seventh rotation will take their place. * On July 17, 2006, Japan completed a full withdrawal of armed forces from Iraq. This withdrawal was announced in June 2006. * On June 7, 2006, The Guardian Unlimited reported that Italy would withdraw all forces from Iraq by December 2006. * On May 9, 2006, VOA reported that South Korea was beginning to withdraw some of its force from Iraq. On May 9, 2006, the Korea Times reported that Korea maintained a force of 3,277 soldiers in the Kurdish city of Irbil but would soon be withdrawing 40. Both articles reported that by the end of 2006, South Korea would withdraw a total of approximately 1,000 troops. * On February 22, 2006, the Bulgarian Parliament approved a measure to send a 150-person non-combat contigent to Camp Ashraf on a humanitarian mission designed to oversee control of the camp. On March 29, Bulgaria sent its first contingent to the camp. * In late December 2005, Ukraine completed its withdrawal of troops from Iraq. RFE/RL reported that the withdrawal was almost complete on December 20. * In October 2005, Norway announced that it would begin withdrawing its forces from Iraq. It soon completed a full withdrawal. * In March 2005, the Netherlands completed a full withdrawal of its troops from Iraq. RFE/RL reported on the withdrawal in January. {| ! colspan="6" | Countries Supporting Ops in Iraq
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In Iraq In Theater Total Future 1 United Kingdom ~7,200 1,300 ~8,500 2 South Korea ~2,300 ~2,300 ~1,100 (?) 3 Australia ~850 ~541 ~1,400 4 Poland 900 900 5 Romania 865 865 6 Denmark 460 ~35 (NATO and UNAMI) ~500 7 El Salvador 380 380 8 Georgia 300 550 (UNAMI) 850 ~2,400 (?) 9 Azerbaijan 150 150 10 Bulgaria ~150 ~150 11 Latvia 136 136 12 Albania 120 120 13 Czech Republic 100 100 14 Mongolia 100 100 15 Lithuania ~50 ~50 16 Armenia 46 46 17 Bosnia & Herzegovina 37 37 18 Estonia 34 34 19 Macedonia 33 33 20 Kazakhstan 29 29 21 Moldova* 12 12 ! TOTAL ! nowrap="nowrap" align="middle" | ! nowrap="nowrap" align="middle" | ~14,200 ! nowrap="nowrap" align="middle" | ! align="middle" | ~17,000 ! nowrap="nowrap" align="middle" | | UNAMI Fiji ** 150 150 Hungary *** 0 Withdrew troops: Mar. 2005 Nicaragua 0 Withdrew troops: Feb. 2004 Spain 0 Withdrew troops: Late-Apr. 2004 Dominican Republic 0 Withdrew troops: Early-May. 2004 Honduras 0 Withdrew troops: Late-May. 2004 Philippines 0 Withdrew troops: mid-Jul. 2004 Thailand 0 Withdrew troops: Late-Aug. 2004 New Zealand 0 Withdrew troops: Late-Sep. 2004 Tonga 0 Withdrew troops: mid-Dec. 2004 Portugal 0 Withdrew troops: mid-Feb. 2005 Singapore**** 0 Withdrew troops: Mar. 2005 Norway 0 Withdrew troops: Oct. 2005 Ukraine 0 Withdrew troops: Dec. 2005 The Netherlands 0 Withdrew troops: Mar. 2005 Japan 0 Withdrew troops: Jul. 2006 Italy 0 Withdrawal troops: End of Nov. 2006 Slovakia 0 Withdrew troops: End of January 2007 * A contingent of Moldovan soldiers arrived in Iraq in February 2006 to clear unexploded ordinance. This contingent replaced the third contingent of Moldovan soldiers which had redeployed to Iraq in February 2005. Many media reports regarding Moldova's supposed full withdrawal of troops have failed to mention either the 2005 or 2006 redeployment. ** Fiji's troop contingent is deployed as part of UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) *** Was part of NATO Training Force. **** Singapore's token contribution was a landing ship tank deployed to the Persian Gulf which arrived home on March 19, 2005.
Sources: * Media Reports as listed. * Directly contacting the embassies of the respective countries within the United States. * Embassy websites * MNF-I * State Department * CENTCOM |}
{| ! colspan="5" | ! Division ! Brigade ! Battalion ! Personnel ! Equipment ! TOTAL | Light infantry platoon Estpla-13[Estonia] 34 Infantry battalion [Georgia] 300 EOD platoon [Bosnia and Herzegovina] 37 U/I Infantry Company [Azerbaijan] 150 U/I Brigade, Zaitun Division [South Korea] ~2,300 Contingent, Ranger Bn, SOF Unit [Macedonia] 33 ! colspan="5" | Multi-National Division (North) | U/I Unit [Albania] 120 ! colspan="5" | Multi-National Division (South-East) | 20 Armored BDE [UK] 7,200 Joint Task Force [Australia] ~1,400 Multiple Units [Romania] 865 elements, Danish [Dancon/Irak] 515 U/I Military Police Unit [Czech] 100 U/I Unit [Lithuanian] ~50 ! colspan="5" | Multi-National Division (Central South) | 1st Warsaw Division [Poland] 900 U/I Unit [El Salvador] 380 U/i Unit [Bulgaria] ~150 U/I Unit [Latvia] 136 Peacekeeping Operations BN [Mongolia] 100 U/I Engineer Unit [Slovakia] 103 U/I Support Unit [Armenia] 46 U/I Engineer Unit [Kazakhstan] 29 U/I Unit [Moldova] 12 |}
{| ! colspan="5" | UNAMI - UN Assistance Mission in Iraq ! Division ! Brigade ! Battalion ! Personnel | 'Shavnabada' BN [Georgia] [UNAMI] 550 U/I Unit [Fiji] 150
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Why was the Tet Offensive a strategic blow for the US?
the TET offensive was a surprise so america obviously didnt see it coming. america wasnt ready for the attack. this made the TET offensive devastating
Did we accomplish anything by going in the Vietnam war?
to stop Communist expansion into Southeast Asia.
What was Eisenhower's major accompleshments during his presidency?
He created all of the US Interstate Highways in America. These nice 4 lane highways that criss-cross thru-out the United States, were actually for military movements...notice how the standard car lane is alittle over 12 feet wide. US tanks are 11 feet wide (average).
Eisenhower got the idea when he was with a military convoy crossing thru the desert into California in the 1920's. Slow, and bogging down...he said, "...there's got to be a better way!" When he became president in the 1950's...he made a better way to move convoys!
