The Vietnam War was a worldwide conflict that lasted from November 1, 1955 through 1975. It was one of America’s most tragic losses, and one of the most longest devastating wars America was included in. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, left a big scar on American History. The United States failed politically, socially, and economically during this period. At the time, Lyndon B. Johnson was the president, and he claims he would give public support to any actions that would have been taken. Today’s records say that the U.S. lost fairly around 58,220 fatal casualties during the war. While on the other hand, Vietnamese citizens nearly lost quite more. Not only did the U.S. lose soldiers, but there was a big loss to self-respect as well. …show more content…
While Ho Chi Minh wanted a communist country, he formed the League of Independence for Vietnam. After Japan withdrew their forces from Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh declared a Democratic Republic of Vietnam. As the Cold War started to spread, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower says to support Diem and South Vietnam. Diem sent a beatdown on Vietnamese Congress using U.S. military training and equipment. Around 1957, Vietnamese Congress started to fight back, and then they start to begin engaging the South Vietnamese army. In 1961, John F. Kennedy sent a team to report conditions to South Vietnam to help Diem confront the Vietnamese threat. The Domino Theory was sort of a threat that stated if Southeast Asia fell to communism, then other countries would follow behind. Otherwise, if one country falls under communism then so would the others. Kennedy then stopped large military interventions, and raised U.S.