HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
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communism should be allowed to spread in Asia
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the conflict was considered a civil war and did not concern the United States
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the conflict should be resolved by the Soviet Union
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the war was causing problems for Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American public was largely split into two camps: people who wanted to end the war, known as “doves” and people who supported America remaining in the war until it was won, or “hawks.”
Detailed explanation-2: -At the heart of the conflict was the desire of North Vietnam, which had defeated the French colonial administration of Vietnam in 1954, to unify the entire country under a single communist regime modeled after those of the Soviet Union and China.
Detailed explanation-3: -Political Consequences of Vietnam War Protests The launch of the Tet Offensive by North Vietnamese communist troops in January 1968, and its success against U.S. and South Vietnamese troops, sent waves of shock and discontent across the home front and sparked a most intense period of antiwar protests.
Detailed explanation-4: -The growing opposition to the Vietnam War was partly attributed to greater access to uncensored information presented by the extensive television coverage on the ground in Vietnam.