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Try: Statistics About the Vietnam War; recommended by the History Channel. Also look into, "The American War Library."
What else can I help you with?
What was a major problem for the US in 1970s?
The Vietnam War was a major problem and the continued draft.
Was a major problem for the US in the 1970s?
The Vietnam War was a major problem and the continued draft.
Why did president Johnson believe that it was important for the US to in in Vietnam?
We had been in Vietnam since Eisenhower and JFK had sent in advisors. The government policy was the containment of communism and Vietnam was part of that policy because it feared the the Chinese communist were spreading through Southeast Asia. Johnson was part of the containment thinking and when the Gulf of Tonkin incident happened it drew the US more directly into the war and he began to draft more and more men. Nixon expanded the war into Laos and before he was elected had stopped a peace treaty. It was to his advantage to have the war.
How many US soldiers were wounded in the Vietnam War?
At least 153,303 were wounded seriously enough to require hospitalization. Add to that the 58,152 that were wounded and died and you have 211,455. This does not include the number wounded, treated in the field and returned to duty.
How did the us respond to the french defeat at bien dien phu?
The United States took over where the French left which subsequently led to the second Vietnam war. The United States supported a new anticommunist government in South Vietnam.
Why was the Vietnam war difficult for the US Government?
Men resisted the draft!
What methods did the government use to acquire soldiers in the Vietnam War?
Draft
Vietnam war protester did what?
The NUMBER ONE reason for protesting the war was THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO VIETNAM (THE DRAFT!).
Why did the American government eventually lose public support of its war efforts in Vietnam?
The draft.
What were the exemptions for the military draft during the Vietnam War?
College students were the number 1 draft deferments.
When Was the Last War Draft?
The first US draft was during the US Civil War (1861-1865); the last US draft was during the Vietnam War (1961-1975).
What was the America public view of the Vietnam war?
The Vietnam War=the military draft!
When was the draft reinstated for the Vietnam war?
It went from WWII to Vietnam.
What was the impact of the Vietnam War upon the US Can you make any correlations with the current diplomacy of the US government?
The draft tore the nation apart. No draft...no problem.
What was a major problem for the US in 1970s?
The Vietnam War was a major problem and the continued draft.
Who is a person that fled the Vietnam War draft?
They were called "Draft Dodgers."
Should the US government be allowed to draft Americans to a foreign conflict involving Vietnam that was never declared a war by congress?
Certainly. The US Civil War (War of the Rebellion) 1861-1865 was not a declared war by congress, and THAT WAS THE US FIRST MILITARY DRAFT! What makes Vietnam any different from that?
