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 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
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 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 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 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
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
US and the Vietnam War
The American's defeat in the Vietnam War Why couldn't the United States of America succeed in the Vietnam War? By: Chia Ni Wu Word Count: 2564 Table of Contents Table of Contents.........................................................................................................2 A. Plan of the Investigation.......................................................................................3 B. Summary of Evidence.............................................................................................4 C. Evaluation of Sources............................................................................................6 D. Analysis...................................................................................................................7 E. Conclusion...............................................................................................................10 F. List of Sources.........................................................................................................11 A. Plan of Investigation The focus of the study is on the reasons why couldn't the United States succeed in the Vietnam War (1959-1975). This study focuses towards the end of the Vietnam War, where after thirteen years of war, United States was surprised by the fact that, how could such a developed nation with all the military power, not win in a war against an
US Policy towards Vietnam 1960-73
CONFLICT IN INDOCHINA-HAND IN ASSESSMENT . Critically analyse the nature & impact of US policy towards Vietnam between 1960 & 1973. In 1960 John F Kennedy won the presidential election. His new administration had inherited the anti-communist, cold war stance of his predecessors Truman & Eisenhower. Eisenhower had theorized that if one Asian nation were to fall to communism another would soon follow and the cycle would continue, this theory came to be known as the 'domino theory'. In South-east Asia the Kennedy administration became increasingly aware of the growing Communist 'threat' to the capitalist South Vietnamese government, in his first speech to the American public as their President, Kennedy made it clear that he intended to continue Eisenhower's policy of supporting the South Vietnamese government of Ngo Dinh Diem. Diem was a fierce nationalist and anti-communist, the US government hoped that Diem would help to rally support against North Vietnam's leader Ho Chi Minh. Through the CIA Diem was installed as President. Diem however resorted to force to reform his country. He soon took control of the armed forces to eliminate rival military groups. Kennedy had a good relationship with Diem, and in 1961 he arranged for him to receive the money necessary to increase his army from 150,000 to 170,000. He also agreed to send another 100 military advisors to Vietnam to
Why did the US withdraw from Vietnam in 1973
ASSIGNMENT: MODEL A1: VIETNAM Explain why the United States withdrew its forces from Vietnam in 1973. America had been involved in Vietnam for many years financially and actively. The French returned to their Indo China after the Second World War and although they received financial backing from the US they were defeated by the Vietminh. In Geneva in 1954, it was agreed that Vietnam would be divided in two - North Vietnam ruled by the communist Ho Chi Minh and South Vietnam led by Ngo Dinh Diem. President Eisenhower made it clear they would support Diem as America opposed communism. In 1960, President John F Kennedy agreed to send military experts to South Vietnam as well as equipment in an attempt to stop the spread of communism. By 1968 there were 536,000 American troops fighting in the difficult conditions in Vietnam. The main reason the US withdrew from Vietnam in 1973 was pressure from the media and the American people. The mass protests to end the war put the American government under a lot of pressure to withdraw. The media coverage provoked demonstrations throughout America. People also felt the need to protest because of increased taxes, the drafting policy and the fact the war seemed of no relevance to the American people. The manner of protest was extreme and this increased the unrest. The brutal handling of these protests by the authorities added to the anger.
