THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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it portrayed the frustration that Americans soldiers experienced in combat
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it made public the horrible atrocities committed by the Viet Cong
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it showed how South Vietnamese civilians lost their homes so U.S. Marines could find and capture enemy snipers
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Americans didn’t like seeing their soldiers being ineffective in combat
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Vietnam War severely damaged the U.S. economy. Unwilling to raise taxes to pay for the war, President Johnson unleashed a cycle of inflation. The war also weakened U.S. military morale and undermined, for a time, the U.S. commitment to internationalism.
Detailed explanation-2: -More than two decades of violent conflict had inflicted a devastating toll on Vietnam’s population: After years of warfare, an estimated 2 million Vietnamese were killed, while 3 million were wounded and another 12 million became refugees.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many Americans opposed the war on moral grounds, appalled by the devastation and violence of the war. Others claimed the conflict was a war against Vietnamese independence, or an intervention in a foreign civil war; others opposed it because they felt it lacked clear objectives and appeared to be unwinnable.
Detailed explanation-4: -Early coverage of the war was generally positive and upbeat, which reflected American opinion. Following the Tet Offensive, stories about the Vietnam conflict frequently became more negative; troops began to withdraw and public opinion dimmed as well.