THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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The US military was very confident and believed that their technology and military strength would easily over power the Vietnamese
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The US military was fearful of the Vietnamese because of how easily they defeated the French
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The US military was opposed to the war and did not feel that the spread of communism was a worthy cause to fight for
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The anti-war movement, which was particularly strong on college campuses, divided Americans bitterly. For some young people, the war symbolized a form of unchecked authority they had come to resent. For other Americans, opposing the government was considered unpatriotic and treasonous.
Detailed explanation-2: -Letters from soldiers abroad often described confusion and guilt about their military service. Other soldiers expressed feelings of betrayal by their own country. They asserted that soldiers deserved more support since they were dying for the idea of freedom and doing their duty as Americans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did they believe they would work? One strategy was “Search and Destroy” – US troops would go into the countryside to find and kill Viet Cong members. Another strategy was attrition – extend combat to inflict the most amount of enemies casualties thus forcing them to surrender.