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The Vietnam War And Its Relation To The Domino Theory

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The vietnam war and its relations to the domino theory: was connected to all presidents who were in offices during the early 50’s to the mid 70’s due to its high tensions that arose before the war all the way to the end of the soviet union’s reign in the mid 90’s. The theory states that if one country in the asian countries falls into communism, then other countries will as well. Vietnam as well as other countries had been fighting wars against communism which made it split between north and south. The vietnam war was caused by communism and the U.S. intervened to stop communism. Later it would be worried by Dwight D. Eisenhower as well that the spread of communism be inevitable. Tet offensive: the tet offensive was a sneak attack on the U.S. …show more content…

raising up there troops from 100,000 to up to 300,000 troops as a result of different circumstances that made a huge impact with the war. Vietnamization: under president nixon, vietnamization was a policy in which the U.S. would take out the troops from vietnam and allow the south vietnamese government to deal with all the problems and the war itself. It was shown as an act of discontent by the U.S. because of how the war was turning out and the infamous outlook it gave. The fall of saigon: the fall of saigon was the end result of the vietnam war. It was the last battle in which the south vietnamese forces lost against vietcong and as a result, ended the vietnam war. The city of saigon which is the capital of south vietnam became ruled by ho chi minh and was renamed ho chi minh city at the end of the war. It resulted in the formal reunification of vietnam under communist …show more content…

government as a result of huge pressure by the people being drafted into war protested that the voting age should be equivalent to the age of consent to fight in a war. Protesters argued that if they had to fight for their country but not choose the leaders that govern it then it isnt fair for them. As a result the 26th amendment was placed stating that the legal voting age is 18 and no longer 21. President nixon was involved. The role of media: the media was an important factor to the vietnam war since the war was televised and broadcasted for the people to see. It was the first televised war, and it led to many people questioning what the u.s government is doing as a result. People grew to despise the war as a result of the media and gerald ford made it clear that wars after that should never be broadcasted again due to its sheer difficulty in controlling the people. The media led propaganda, protests, and worry on the people of the U.S. Credibility gap: is the difference between what is said to what is true especially in politics. Although during John F. Kennedy’s presidency connected to the start of the vietnam war, it began to be questioned in lyndon’s presidency whether what is said is what is true. As a result the people wanted answers to the questions enforced and wanted to know why the war is even being

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