Vietnam War- Explain why the United States removed its forces from Vietnam in 1973

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Explain why the United States removed its forces from Vietnam in 1973         There were many reasons for America backing out of the Vietnamese war. However there were two main reasons which played a big role in Vietnam’s defeat. These included the criticism from the media and the antiwar activists in America. Near to the end of the war America was devastated. America now realised that they were in trouble financially, politically and morally. At the start of the war the USA were the world’s greatest military powers and they believed that the chance of them winning the war was high. However the reasons for their downfall were obvious from the start.          The coverage from the media in America was classed as shocking to the
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Americans as they had never before seen the devastating affects on the people in Vietnam. It was as if the American people had finally opened up their eyes to see what was really going on and to see how far the soldiers would go to succeed in the fight against communism. American leaders did not approach war in the right way and used violence and force rather than trying to persuade Vietnam out of communism and this came across strongly to the Americans. From the coverage American civilians were able to see innocent children and women dying. The use of ...

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