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Essay on Vietnam War
As a watershed event in modern American history, the Vietnam War is an integral part of America today. Indeed, its impact far transcended Southeast Asia and the men, women, and nations that participated there it also altered the political, economic, social, cultural, and ideological landscapes of the United States.
One of the greatest ironies in a war rich in ironies was that Washington had also moved toward a limited war in Vietnam. According to Bell “The Johnson administration wanted to fight this war in cold bloodcold blood. This meant that America would go to war in Vietnam with the precision of a surgeon with little noticeable impact on domestic culture. A limited war called for confined mobilization of resources, material and human and caused little disruption in everyday life in America. With the advent of the Cold War and an increase in nuclear weapons, a limited war made sense to many strategic thinkers in and out of Washington. Of course, these goals were never met.
Why US became involved in Vietnam War?
The United States became involved in Vietnam because American policymakers believed that if the entire country fell under a Communist government, Communism would spread throughout Southeast Asia. This belief was known as the “domino theory.” The U.S. government, therefore, helped to create the anti-Communist South Vietnamese government. This government’s repressive policies led to rebellion in the South, and in 1960 the NLF was formed with the aim of overthrowing the government of South Vietnam and reunifying the country......
