THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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The United States attempted to fight a conventional war against a guerrilla force thatavoided large battles.
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The United States measures only attracted the support of the peasant masses andfailed to gain the support of the local elites.
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Humans could not adapt to the terrain in Vietnam.
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War was unpopular politically in the United States.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States entered Vietnam with the principal purpose of preventing a communist takeover of the region. In that respect, it failed: the two Vietnams were united under a communist banner in July 1976. Neighbouring Laos and Cambodia similarly fell to communists.
Detailed explanation-2: -The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism, but foreign policy, economic interests, national fears, and geopolitical strategies also played major roles. Learn why a country that had been barely known to most Americans came to define an era.
Detailed explanation-3: -Despite the decades of resolve, billions and billions of dollars, nearly 60, 000 American lives and many more injuries, the United States failed to achieve its objectives. One factor that influenced the failure of the United States in Vietnam was lack of public support.
Detailed explanation-4: -There was no war front to advance, no safe region to defend, not even a well-defined theatre in which to operate. The Vietnam conflict was a 360-degree war where any soldier – particularly Americans and Westerners – might encounter attacks, ambushes and booby traps at any place or time.