To what extent was the media responsible for the American withdrawal from Vietnam?
Tony Hush To what extent was the media responsible for the American withdrawal from Vietnam? The history of Vietnam is characterised by struggles for independence since French rule in 1859 after the French took Saigon, and a great ability in warfare and continual determined resistance to foreign domination. Major military involvement by American armed forces came after events such as Russian communist revolution in 1917 and the Korean War in the 1950's; these events put the America people in a period of moral panic with McCarthyism, and domino theory. After the French defeat and the following Geneva conference in 1954, where only a verbal military truce was agreed. Signs of further fighting and full America involvement were a clear possibility. Vietnam was one of the first conflicts to be televised around the world. Also it was impossible to keep all the forms of media under censorship, this made film footage and news reports under the scrutiny of the viewing public to judge for themselves. News films from the battlefield were by 1968 being transmitted from Tokyo via satellite (John Omicinski, Gannett News Service). Often these unedited films went straight into the airwaves for the evening news in jumbled, in unexplained minutes that gave the war an even more chaotic look. Within days of the Tet attacks, American campuses were in an uproar. Within weeks, many average
What were the consequences of Vietnam War for civilians in the years following the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam?
Kirsty Singleton 11MG Assignment 1 Question 2 What were the consequences of Vietnam War for civilians in the years following the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam? Once it was realised by the American's that the Vietnam War was a lost cause, they began the long and arduous task of negotiating a peace deal that, above all, would satisfy the American public. These talks began in the January of 1969, and were not concluded, or at least did not take effect until, the 28th of January 1973. The cease fire should have begun much earlier, in October 1972, but the current president of America, Richard Nixon, was not entirely happy with the proposed deal (which had been agreed in Paris by representatives from the U.S., North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the NLF)which stated that in order for the war to come to an end there would have to be a complete U.S. withdrawal, which would in turn be rewarded with a cease fire and release of all U.S. war hostages, who were currently being kept in Hanoi. The deal also included that both of the current South and North Vietnamese governments would remain in charge until new elections could be set up to unify the whole country. However, there was one part of the deal decided in Paris that Nixon did not agree with, and that was that North Vietnamese troops would be
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the US withdrawal of the war
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the US withdrawal of the war There were many consequences on both sides. The Americans pulled out of Vietnam in 1973 and the war went on until 1975. I will talk about the consequences in America first then continue onto Vietnam. Firstly, there was a great amount of life lost by the Americans in Vietnam. Although this loss of life was inevitable in a war, it is the amount of life lost which is important. Apart from the loss of life there was another major factor which some of the soldiers experienced, drug addiction is one of these. Marijuana was the most popular drug. GI's would smoke it in base camp and during 'R and R'. R and R was rest and recreation, a period of leave away from the front line. Cocaine and heroin was also used. Amphetamines were used to keep troops awake at night-time ambushes and just to get 'high'. In 1971 5000 men were treated in hospital for combat wounds and 20,000 for drug abuse. Psychological damage wasn't unusual, there are many different psychological damage, e.g. if there was a section on patrol then if they get ambushed then they have to get out of there (which is unlikely), there will be mines and a fire team shooting. So the psychological factor is that the men have to witness their fellow soldiers being shot and blown up and also the
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in the years following the U.S withdrawal from Vietnam?
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in the years following the U.S withdrawal from Vietnam? There were many impacts of the Vietnam War following it's ending in 1975. Some were political; for example Vietnam became a communist country, some were social; for example the way in which veterans were treated, some were economic; for example taxes were raised and some were military; namely the body count. Some effects of the war were short-term; such as buildings destroyed and some were long-term; such as the psychological conditions people suffered. The impact of the war was far worse for the Vietnamese than the Americans. After the US troops had withdrawn in 1973, hundreds of thousands of South Vietnamese refugees fled from the NLF to surrounding Cambodia and Laos. Saigon fell on March 30th 1975 and was renamed to Ho Chi Minh City; Vietnam was now united under a communist regime. This was to have terrible repercussions. Former South Vietnamese supporters were sent to concentration camps and "re-educated". Mass unemployment and starvation would soon begin. North Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Van Dong said "Yes, we defeated the United States. But now we are plagued by problems. We do not have enough to eat. We are a poor, underdeveloped nation. Waging war is simple, but running a country is very difficult" Around four million Vietnamese people
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S withdrawal from the war?
History GCSE Coursework Candidate Name: Candidate Number: Vietnam Post 1939 Assignment 1 What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S withdrawal from the war? When America had fully pulled out of the Vietnamese War in 1973, civilians of both Vietnam and America were left in devastation. The war was a stalemate due to the Viet Cong's determination in the war, therefore leaving America no option but to pull out. In the few years after the war, Americans had to learn to deal with losing the war, while the Vietnamese still had a full-scale war on their hands. There were still Americans who wanted the war to continue, and pro-war Americans were ashamed of their country. Although many Americans were in favour of ending the war, the pain of defeat was still evident, and war-based movies help them get over the loss. Many Americans had lost their faith in the government and not only the American public were questioning their status as a world 'superpower'. On the other front, in Vietnam, it could be nothing but relief when the Americans left the war. America left nothing but destruction and disease in Vietnam were due to chemical weapons, farmland was contaminated and people in close contact to the chemical Agent Orange (from both sides) were prone to cancer, and bearing deformed offspring. Many American
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians for the years following the US withdrawal from Vietnam?
GCSE History Coursework: Denis Harley Assignment One; Question Two Question: What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians for the years following the US withdrawal from Vietnam? There were many effects on the civilians of both the Vietnamese and the Americans. Both were affected by short and long term problems. The obvious short-term problems were that of people who had been killed or injured or had been affected by disease. There was a lot of bitterness between the countries as families were torn apart by someone's father, son, brother or husband being killed. The men were seen as the 'breadwinners'. If they died, the whole family would fall into poverty or famine. This was mainly in Vietnam, where men were seen as the protectors and as the main representatives of a family. The effects of chemical warfare are still visible today. Many people were affected by the use of chemicals such as Agent Orange. However, not only did it impinge on people, but it destroyed crops and contaminated Vietnam's main export - Rice. A large amount of vegetation was destroyed and turned into mass barren land, a total overhaul of its once lush, green forest. People ate and drank rice and water infected with Agent Orange. This caused Cancer and mass hereditary deformities since. It was not just the Vietnamese who were affected; many US soldiers had the same problems.
What were the consequence of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S withdrawal from the war?
What were the consequence of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S withdrawal from the war? There were many consequences for the civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S. withdrawal of the war. The last U.S troops withdrew from Vietnam in March 1973. After the United States withdraw, South Vietnam became communist. The Vietnamese who helped the Americans were punished and their land and business was taken. This resulted the punished Vietnamese leaving the country; they tried to escape in boats. These people were who called the "boat people". Some of them drowned in ships that sunk and some of them were intend to Hong Kong. Also so much farming land were destroyed this was another reason why the Vietnamese civilians has to leave the country. Refugees became a huge problem after the war. Some of the refugees entered Australia and Britain. Also some of these refugees were attracted to the lifestyle in Ho Chi Minh City. In 1975, around 230,000 South Vietnamese left the country to settle down in US. Yet this was a problem to US as well, as they had to give living place, food, job etc for those people. Still the U.S who has created this situation to these Vietnamese, there fore they deserved to treat these refuges. Again U.S lost money spending on these refugees. In 1975 the North Vietnamese launched a
The Impact of the French colonisation of Vietnam
The Impact of the French colonisation of Vietnam Introduction There were both positive and negative effects of the French colonisation of Vietnam. Before elaborating the impact of French rule on Vietnam, it is important to understand what life was like before, during and after colonisation. However, it is difficult to fully assess the period immediately after French colonisation due to the influence of American intervention in 1961, starting the Vietnam War, which ended in 1975. The reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976 and its evolution until today is a result not only of the role of the French but also that of the Americans. It is important to highlight that the French period of colonisation was for more than 90 years during a time of peace while the period of American intervention was for only 15 years under difficult war conditions. To be able to isolate the impact of French rule, this essay will limit its extent to civil administration, which was largely unaffected by the presence of the American military. How was the country colonised? In the nineteenth century, the French wanted to extend its influence into the Asian territories. There was a possibility that they thought that the Mekong river delta was a gateway to China's huge market. This strategy commenced with the military action of the attack on Tourane (Da Nang, Central Vietnam) in 1858 by Rigault
Why did the French leave Vietnam in 1954?
This essay will inform on reasons why the French left Vietnam in 1954. Between 1870's-1880's French completed their conquest of French Indo-China and made it part of their empire. The French lost their own empire when it was occupied by the Germans in 1940. On 2nd September 1945, Ho Chi Minh announced the new independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Faced with a choice, USA supported the anti-Communist force of France which announced to take back Vietnam in 1946, as they did not like the idea of another Communist country- this would be a classic Cold War conflict. The war started in November 1946, when the French bombarded the port of Haiphong and killed 6,000 people. I believe that the most important reason that the French left Vietnam in 154 is cost and will explain my reasons for this. By cost I mean the costs of the French, and not in one way. The French had just been bled dry by the Germans in Word War II and so the had a low amount of finance available to them. This was would also cost them a lot of money and so they had to ask help of the U.S for finance. Throughout this war too many deaths, prisoners, and wounded men appeared and this in itself was another cost against the French. This soon aided the fact that the strength of French strongpoint were decreasing immensely. Also, there were too many deaths, prisoners, and wounded men for the French and so their
What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S withdrawal from the war?
Oliver Baker 11,Red What were the consequences of the Vietnam War for civilians in both the United States and Vietnam following the U.S withdrawal from the war? After signing the cease-fire agreement in 1973, James Reston was quoted to have said, " The impact of the war is likely to influence American life for many years to come. " Some of these effects were short term, and the others long term. One of the first short term effects was the colossal cost of the war, approximately one hundred billion pounds. This caused taxes to rise in the United States and eventually led to inflation. Because the war was a huge financial drain for America, forces elsewhere were left short of both men and equipment. The U.S was also affected by the war socially. The returning two million six hundred thousand Vietnamese Veterans were unfairly treated as second class citizens, and stereotyped as losers no matter how courageously they had fought. Most returning soldiers turned to a life of crime, alcohol, and drug addiction. This resulted in a disrespect of authority in America as many of the U.S public felt humiliation as they, the world's greatest superpower, were defeated by the small nation of Vietnam. Vietnam was even blamed for the racial tension in America as many blacks felt that they had done more than their ' fair share ' of fighting. Alongside all of this the U.S was accused of
