To Kill a Mocking Bird
The Vietnam War, which lasted from 1945 to 1975, defies description. American troops were involved from 1965 to 1973, making it America's longest war. It was the first war the United States lost, and it was the first war brought into the family living room by television. For the soldiers who fought, it was a war without front lines, against an enemy who often wore civilian clothing. The Vietnam War is probably the most misunderstood war in which America has ever fought. The death of 57,939 Americans and 10% of the Vietnamese population all started in the little peninsula between India and China. Between 1893 and 1954, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam were politically united under the name French Indochina. After the French withdrew from Vietnam in 1955, it was divided into North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. The Communists, who wanted to be free from the French, controlled North Vietnam. The South Vietnamese, however, wanted to remain anti-Communist. The French supported this stance, and sought support from the U.S. to resist the spread of Communism in South Vietnam. The United States was determined to keep South Vietnam out of the control of the Communists. Each president, from Eisenhower to Nixon, committed the
Eisenhower helped empower Ngo Dinh Diem as South Vietnam's first leader after the 1954 Geneva agreement, which ended France's command in Vietnam. After Diem won the election, South Vietnam's new government caused more hostility within its boundaries. The United States backed the South Vietnamese government with more advisers and financial help. About 700 military advisers were there by the time Eisenhower left office in 1961. Atwood, Paul. "Vietnam War." Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99. CD-ROM. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1998. End of all military operations in Laos and Cambodia; "There is no such thing as a splendid little war. War is death and destruction... The Army must have the price of involvement clear before we get involved, so that America can weigh the probable cost of involvement. For there are worse things than war." Release of all American prisoners from North Vietnam; The terms of the cease-fire agreement called for the: Kolko, Gabriel. Anatomy of A War. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1985.
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