The Domino Effect Of The Vietnam War

The amount of civilian casualties taken during the Vietnam War more than doubles that of all the combatants fighting in the war that is only the official amount recorded (Spector). Lasting for fifteen years, the Vietnam War was a war of many new weapons, mass casualties, and many causes leading up to the war. It was fought between the Communist North Vietnamese and Republic South Vietnamese along with Vietnam was originally a French colony until they sought to separate from the French to form their own country. This would result in an uprising lasting for seven years eventually forcing the French to leave the country and permit the Vietnamese sovereignty in 1945 (Spector). Even after independence, the country lacked strong government because

This was a prominent belief towards communism since it held tremendous amounts of power and influence across the world. This was the main focus of U.S. Foreign policy as country after country would be consumed and transformed into a communist state (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica). Such countries included East Germany, Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, and many others which were also adjacent towards one another (The Editors of Encyclopædia). Southeast Asia was the next target with the Korean War being fought over the Communist takeover over all of Korea. One by one other Southeastern countries fell towards the communist power, finally prompting the United States to take action to preventing further spread all across Asia. The United States chose to invade Vietnam a country and fight a war that ended in even more death than what was thought possible. Instead, they should have given aid to other countries in the Asia and support them to influence them against communism. Because of the Domino Effect, the Vietnam War was based out of fear. This one policy essentially was the reason why the United States invaded Vietnam and caused grief

What was even more interesting was how the people felt about the war, those in Vietnam and in the United States. Surprisingly, at the start of the Vietnam War, it was glorified in the United States; it was thought to be a short war showcasing how America retaliated towards communism. As the war dragged on, further doubt was created because the war did not end nor show any promises. This led towards major protests happening in the nation protesting an end to the Vietnam War. Astonishingly, the protests worked, and continuous pressure prompted the war to end and stop involvement in Vietnam. Along with that, the involvement of Walter Cronkite was crucial in changing the point of view for thousands and thousands of Americans. He was a famous American journalist known to all Americans of the time as “The Most Trusted Man in America,” (“Walter Cronkite: The Most Trusted Man in the America”). This name was synonymous with him because Cronkite was known to speak the truth of his mind and made sure his words had no bias attached to them, (“Walter Cronkite: The Most Trusted Man in the America”). His special coverage of Vietnam in wartime shocked thousands of viewers, especially because Cronkite was a firm supporter of the Vietnam War before his trip. However, in his report, Report from Vietnam, Cronkite basically called the war a stalemate and points out to his whole news audience about proposing a truce because the war