Compare And Contrast World War And Vietnam War

The Vietnam War and World War II, both are wars that the U.S. went into with one main goal, the goal to protect democracy. Though, both of the wars have significant differences, especially when referring to whether or not Americans approved or justified the war. Condoning the United States’ actions during the Vietnam War became difficult to condone rather than the actions taken during World War II. Overall, public support for the war in Vietnam was far more split than for the second World War. While the U.S. did have the goal of protecting democracy during WWII, the reason the U.S. entered WWII was due to Japan attacking their military base in Pearl Harbor which then caused the U.S. to declare war on Japan. Allied with Japan, Germany declared war on the U.S. Germany had

The growth of communism in North Vietnam and the conflict between the nation and France is what called for war. The war would not only bring casualties, but also bring great division among the U.S. The opposition to the war hit American troops first. American History:Reconstruction to the Present states on page 791, “The frustrations of guerrilla warfare, the brutal jungle conditions and the failure to make substantial headway against the enemy took their toll on the U.S. troops’ morale” After facing countless casualties, many American troops’ faltering patriotism could no longer fuel their desire to fight in the war. Protests and anti-war movements would emerge in the country as Americans were made aware of the horrors and the lack of progress made in the war, as page 798 in American History:Reconstruction to the Present states, “In April 1965 SDS helped organize a march on Washington, DC, by some 20,000 protestors. By November of that year, a protest rally in Washington drew more than 30,000.” Opposition to the war was made apparent by protestors and