The Vietnam War Throughout the past century, there have been numerous controversial topics from suffrage to slavery. Perhaps one of the most controversial, at least in my opinion, was the war in Vietnam. Even today, right now, if you ask someone what he or she thinks about the Vietnam War, you are sure to get an earful. ... The war began as a Communist guerrilla campaign supported by North Vietnam, who sought control of South Vietnam. ... In the beginning, I feel that the American people stood firmly behind the actions of our government officials. ...

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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE VIETNAM WAR Why was there a Vietnam War?? This question has been asked a lot of times since the war. ... The United States war in Vietnam had no beginning and it was a series of steps between 1950-1965 "in May 1950, President Harry S. ... The United States was now at War! Since there were so many starting points in the Vietnam War it complicated to say the causes of the U.S entry. ...

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VIETNAM Vietnam was the longest war the United States has ever been a part of. ... Before the war many Americans knew nothing about Vietnam, let alone where it was located. ... A new part of the war was started on January 30, 1968 when North Vietnam and the Viet Cong started attacks on the major cities of South Vietnam. These attacks started at the beginning of the Vietnamese New Year, which is known as Tet. ... On March 29, 1973 the last US troop left Vietnam, but the war did not cease there. ...

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The war in Vietnam was a battle in which many major figures around the world played a part. One of the significant figures that played a huge role in the Vietnam War from 1954-1963 was Ngo Dinh Diem. ... The army of republic of Vietnam, also known as ARVN, forced peasants to return the land they owned to the landlords. ... After major political conflicts and military failures, the organization of Diem supporters and admirers were beginning to lose faith in Diem as "its savior " in South Vietnam (Young 94). ... In Washington, Joseph Buttinger, one of Diem's original supporters, argued that...

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