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THE VIETNAM WAR

THE VIETNAM WAR . J uan lemus. VIETNAM WAR . vietnam war was a long, costly problem with communism regime of the north vietnam and their southern allies known as viet cong against south vietnam and their ally, the united states

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THE VIETNAM WAR

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  1. THE VIETNAM WAR Juan lemus

  2. VIETNAM WAR • vietnam war was a long, costly problem with communism regime of the north vietnam and their southern allies known as viet cong against south vietnam and their ally, the united states • the war began in 1954 (though conflict in the region stretched back to mid-1940’s) • more than 3 million people including 58,000 americans were killed in the vietnam war; more than half of them were vietnam civilians • by the 1969 more than 500,000 military personnel were involved in the conflict

  3. what was the cause of the war • in october 1946, the french claimed their intention of reclaiming the north which meant that the viet minh would have to fight for it • the cause of vietnam war revolve around the simple belief held by the america that communism was threatening to expand all over south east asia • during this time american officials claim to view the nation as increasingly important in the campaign to halt the spread of communism

  4. Effects of Vietnam War • american military forces were eventually sent to vietnam to help combat communism • for obvious reasons the war in vietnam had a major impact on both south and north vietnam ensured that the civilian population suffered appalling losses • it also caused a lot of protests in america opposing vietnam war

  5. who protested • americans protested against vietnam war • mostly teachers and college students protested • african americans protested too

  6. why did they protest • Students and teachersthought it had no point and it was senseless and cruel. the main opposition to the vietnam war was the opposition to the draft; moral, legal, and pragmatic arguments against U.S. intervention; reaction to the media portrayal of the devastation in Southeast Asia. • african americans protested against the war because minorities made up a disproportionately large percentage of the soldiers in the vietnam war. the high number of african americans and poor americans dying in vietnam angered african american leaders.

  7. Effects after protests • in april 1967, martin luther king jr., publicly condemned the war. • in 1969 the government issued a lottery system for the draft. only those who had low lottery numbers were drafted. • more than 1.5 million students closed down about 1,200 campuses. • students were killed by national guard troops at kent state and jackson state universities

  8. "The Causes of the Vietnam War." The Causes of the Vietnam War. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/causes_vietnam_war.htm ""Opposition to the U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Dec. 2013. Web. 19 Dec. 2013. Vietnam War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013 http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war "Opposition to the U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Dec. 2013. Web. 19 Dec. 2013.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_the_U.S._involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War3

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