THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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It was the longest and least successful war in American history
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It was long and hard, but did contain communism
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our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
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The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism
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Detailed explanation-1: -The end of the Cold War draft in the United States, therefore, is one of the Vietnam War’s most important domestic legacies. The death of conscription changed the calculus of American military engagement by dictating how conflicts would be fought and who would do that fighting.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Vietnam War was the second-longest war in United States history, after the war in Afghanistan. Promises and commitments to the people and government of South Vietnam to keep communist forces from overtaking them reached back into the Truman Administration.
Detailed explanation-3: -The USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. It decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Vietnam War was the longest war in American history and the only military war that the United States has lost. The War on Poverty guaranteed an annual income to all Americans, created jobs for the unemployed, promoted unionization, and made it more difficult for businesses to shift production overseas.