Chapter 22 MRQ#1 When and where did communism exercise influence during the twentieth century? Originated from Karl Marx and Marxism; Karl Marx predicted communism to take place in industrial societies, not rural/ peasant areas Represented final stage of development of equality and collective living w/out private property Vietnam was a major struggle; nationalistic, violent roots and communism from ho chi Minh spilled into Laos and Cambodia Fidel Castro led rev. nationalist movement in Latin Am.…
Vietnam is a well-known for battle of government that went on for several years and still has many issues. Communism was consider highly dangers to American values and should not be allowed to spread. Because of this mentality America felt it had the right to invade Vietnams land through funding and supplying who they felt should be in charge who was Ngo Chi Diem. This paper discus the stereotypically American, American influences, and the treatment of Phuong. Granger and Pyle represent two different way’s the America people react to the Vietnamese people.…
Overall, the Vietnam war was a popular conflict that failed in terms of the defense of S, Vietnam against the communist N. Vietnam, and changed many American’s opinions about the nation’s role in the world and on their lives. The Vietnam War was yet another example of the escalation of the cold war, but his time, American intentions were completely misguided, and the damage done to society was huge. American involvement in Vietnam increased conflict and tension in the U.S. because of the overwhelming unpopularity of the government decisions causing great social unrest and unhappiness especially young people, political corruption in the Johnson and Nixon administrations, and economic mismanagement of the war effort vs. domestic programs. As…
The American takeover of the newly born South Vietnam that hurt the people more than it helped, taking on a series of destruction and devastation rather than assisting and strengthening. The 11 year war that sparked a movement where greed and imperialism was challenged by the people. The conflict that lead to the first loss of freedom. (#6, p.1) Vietnam’s fight for freedom began post World War II, after an attempt from the French empire to reclaim…
Many intellectuals and Americans saw the Vietnam War as damaging to American society and, unlike WWII, lead to people questioning America’s role in the world and whether the country had any right to intervene. Noam Chomsky in his 1969 book American Power and the New Mandarins directly negates the idea of American intervention. Chomsky links the Civil Rights struggle in America with the Vietnamese people in the statement “racism and exploitation at home can be linked with the struggle to remove the heavy Yankee boot from the necks of oppressed people throughout the world”. Whereas intellectuals during WWII encouraged United States to join a war, the vivid imagery of “heavy Yankee boot” and “necks of oppressed people” when concerning the Vietnam War shows how American influence in other parts of the world was now resented by not only people from these oppressed countries, but by Americans themselves. As well as this…
United States Pro-War The United States was up-against propaganda from many directions. The Americans found themselves in a war, unfamiliar to them. The status of the United States military was old, obsolete, and was geared for a strategic arsenal for traditional assaults as learned in the tactics deployed in World War Two (WWII). The early journey of the war was led through passivism.…
After reading the first four sections of “The Vietnam wars, I think that the Vietnamese people have a very proud culture. One example of this is in section one when China called them “the pacified south’ and they got offended. They got offended because they were a fierce and proud culture, so if you called them gentled and submissive they would retaliate. Another Example of why they are proud is in section two when the French invaded Vietnam and attempted to turn the natives to their culture and ideals, yet the people still clung to their traditions. This shows that they are proud because even when facing invasion, they clung proudly to their own culture.…
First we will focus on analyzing why the United States tried to contain communism in Vietnam, then how the U.S. underestimate the enemy, after that how such a small nation could fought off the American power and why they had the advantage in their country, then we will describe the internal problems that occurred in the United States, lastly we will state the attitude of citizens of Vietnam towards the American soldiers. According to Dewey W. Grantham (1998) containing the communism in…
The Vietnam War could not have occurred at a worse time in Unites States. PRior to the war, the long, grueling, and strenuous Civil Rights Movement resulted in an “unofficial official” divide within the country. As far back as JFK, U.S. interest in Vietnam was made evident. JFK adopted Eisenhower 's fostered idea of the “Domino Theory”. JFK wanted to prevent the South Vietnamese from spreading Communism throughout the rest of the country.…
It is from these tensions that the Viet Cong insurgency originated. It is the origin of the Viet Cong insurgency that lies a point of contention for historians. David Elliot argues in his novel, The Vietnamese War, that the Viet Cong formed from the Politburo’s influence over villagers. However, David Hunter’s novel Vietnam’s Southern Revolution, makes a case that the Viet Cong’s origins came about as a result of a ‘populous movement.’ I believe that Elliot’s’ interpretation is the more persuasive of the two, as Hunt’s view is limited to the experiences told by NLA defectors’ regarding everyday life, while Elliot encompasses both rural life and Party…
French Colonialism in Vietnam undoubtably had a profound impact on the nation’s development and formation. The effects of French rule, while extended and pervasive, were not felt equally in the entire nation. French rule left a far different legacy in northern Vietnam as opposed to southern Vietnam. By establishing themselves in the South first, the French had a much different influence there in Cochinchina than they did in the Tonkin in the North. Since French rule began in the South, many Vietnamese collaborators with the French would find benefits to their support of the colonizers.…
Where the Domino Fell is a book by James S. Olson and Randy Roberts, it speaks on the history of the Vietnam War, which happened from 1945-1995. This war involved the North Vietnam and South Vietnam after the World War II ended. A war that the Vietnam needed a new system apart from that of the French colonial government, which created so much discomfort, from the way they treated people. Hence, a revolution was necessary to them, to make a change and making things better. My aim in this paper is to bring out a general view and opinion of the book, as well as look into Vietnam War, and what went wrong with it.…
The Media’s Influence on the Public during the Vietnam War The Vietnam War quickly became known as the ‘living room war’ because it was the first major conflict that was highly televised. During the war, the media heavily covered the conflict in a negative light, which in turn persuaded the public against the involvement. This led to mounting pressure on the government from the anti-war movement that caused the US to eventually withdraw. The media was originally sympathetic to the war effort, but became overwhelming negative after the events of the Tet Offensive. This immense change in support influenced the public to turn against the war in a society that rarely questioned official policy.…
“It was the last time I would see them for 14 years.” Uong, who is a Vietnamese refugee, fled his home at the age of 10—being separated from his family for 14 years (Uong 2). Being a refugee is rough as it requires one to leave his home country and to start a new life in a completely different world. According to Yen Le Espiritu, a "refugee" is described as a person who harbors "a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion" (Espiritu 209). There are many variations of refugee groups since countless minority groups have left their homeland due to reasons such as persecution.…
During the mid 20th century, Vietnamese citizens were instilled with the fear of falling under foreign rule. Dang Thuy Tram's Diary Last Night I Dreamed of Peace gives primary insight into the experiences of civilians during the Vietnam war. Tram's diary demonstrates Vietnamese nationalism's impact on the war effort for both soldiers and Tram, effectively leading to the idea of a dehumanized American society. Prior to Americans entering the Vietnam war, the Vietnamese looked to Ho Chi Minh, who spoke passionately about overcoming French imperialism and fighting for independence. He dehumanized the French, calling them “terrorists”, and encouraged citizens of Vietnam to take back their country.…