They fought with far more primitive weapons than the French who used modern powerful weapons supplied by the US. ... The USA were fighting against communism and not as war between colonialists and Nationalists. ... They progressively became involved when the view of communism endangered their 'Back yard'. The USA were dragged in to the war by their complete and whole hate of Communism. The US thought the war was communism against nationalists where in fact it was between colonialists and Nationalists. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Vietnam Revolution could apply be summarized as a war between communism and democracy. ... Although, in the end, communism reigned in Vietnam, the effect the war had on the world was the beginning of the end of the dominance of communist leadership in many similar nations. ... "With the approval of Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia, the Vietcong developed a primitive route along the Vietnam/Cambodian border with offshoots into Vietnam along its entire length. ... It was not as much about the U.S. stopping North Vietnam per say, but rather America stopping the spread of Communism around the W...

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• Grade Level: High School

However, the economic reasons were secondary to the political needs of the communism. ... Stalin's drive for the five-year plans was popular throughout the lower sections of the party, and communism being the government of the workers; it was hard for the more important officials to object to it. ... To conclude, the most important reason for industrialisation in the USSR was to ensure the survival of communism in its then form. ...

• Word Count: 5589
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate