Beginning in November of 1955 and ending in April of 1975 the Vietnam War was a hard-fought war between North and South Vietnam. American troops were sent over to Vietnam in the 1960s under the command of President John F. Kennedy. The U.S involvement in the Vietnam War was widely debated across the nation and split citizens into pro-war “hawks” and anti-war “doves.” Inhumane war tatics, meaningless murder, unprepared soldiers and governement secrets are four main reasons many people, including myself, did not support the war.
The assassination of the unpopular Vietnamese politician Ngo Dinh Diem led to an outbreak of unstable feelings among the Vietnamese people. In order to “protect” the South, President Kennedy sent 16,000 military “advisors” to oversee peace. The following year, the United States claimed …show more content…
Information about events occurring in Vietnam was being withheld from the public, prior to January of 1968 people were under the impression the war was coming to a close. In 1968 the Tet Offensive changed the minds of millions. North Vietnamese attacked South outposts killing and injuring thousands of people in hopes to inspire an uprising and force U.S troops to withdraw from the war. The invention of the television heavily contributed to the people’s distrust. Television allowed average people to see actual footage of the war itself, making the government’s claims of peacefully assisting South Vietnam to seem questionable. Television allowed average people to see actual footage of the war itself, making the government’s claims of peacefully assisting South Vietnam to seem questionable. The fact that citizens felt they could not trust their government caused support for the war to decrease drastically. The United States utilized inhumane tactics to “prevent” North Vietcong from invading South Vietnam, however, these
The assassination of the unpopular Vietnamese politician Ngo Dinh Diem led to an outbreak of unstable feelings among the Vietnamese people. In order to “protect” the South, President Kennedy sent 16,000 military “advisors” to oversee peace. The following year, the United States claimed …show more content…
Information about events occurring in Vietnam was being withheld from the public, prior to January of 1968 people were under the impression the war was coming to a close. In 1968 the Tet Offensive changed the minds of millions. North Vietnamese attacked South outposts killing and injuring thousands of people in hopes to inspire an uprising and force U.S troops to withdraw from the war. The invention of the television heavily contributed to the people’s distrust. Television allowed average people to see actual footage of the war itself, making the government’s claims of peacefully assisting South Vietnam to seem questionable. Television allowed average people to see actual footage of the war itself, making the government’s claims of peacefully assisting South Vietnam to seem questionable. The fact that citizens felt they could not trust their government caused support for the war to decrease drastically. The United States utilized inhumane tactics to “prevent” North Vietcong from invading South Vietnam, however, these