The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam supported by China and the Soviet Union against South Vietnam supported by the United States and other allies from 1954 to 1975. The Tet Offensive in 1968 showed a lack of progress for the US despite heavy bombing campaigns. US forces began withdrawing in 1969 as domestic opposition grew. North Vietnam captured Saigon in 1975, reunifying Vietnam under communist rule. The human and economic costs were immense, with over 2 million Vietnamese civilians and 58,000 US soldiers killed. The war severely damaged US credibility both domestically and abroad.
The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam supported by China and the Soviet Union against South Vietnam supported by the United States and other allies from 1954 to 1975. The Tet Offensive in 1968 showed a lack of progress for the US despite heavy bombing campaigns. US forces began withdrawing in 1969 as domestic opposition grew. North Vietnam captured Saigon in 1975, reunifying Vietnam under communist rule. The human and economic costs were immense, with over 2 million Vietnamese civilians and 58,000 US soldiers killed. The war severely damaged US credibility both domestically and abroad.
The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam supported by China and the Soviet Union against South Vietnam supported by the United States and other allies from 1954 to 1975. The Tet Offensive in 1968 showed a lack of progress for the US despite heavy bombing campaigns. US forces began withdrawing in 1969 as domestic opposition grew. North Vietnam captured Saigon in 1975, reunifying Vietnam under communist rule. The human and economic costs were immense, with over 2 million Vietnamese civilians and 58,000 US soldiers killed. The war severely damaged US credibility both domestically and abroad.
The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam supported by China and the Soviet Union against South Vietnam supported by the United States and other allies from 1954 to 1975. The Tet Offensive in 1968 showed a lack of progress for the US despite heavy bombing campaigns. US forces began withdrawing in 1969 as domestic opposition grew. North Vietnam captured Saigon in 1975, reunifying Vietnam under communist rule. The human and economic costs were immense, with over 2 million Vietnamese civilians and 58,000 US soldiers killed. The war severely damaged US credibility both domestically and abroad.
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Vietnam War (1954–75)
The world had become bi-polar after WW2.The power were stretched out to two giant nations of the world US and USSR. The one was the holder of the Communist government while the other follows Capitalism. It was a war between Communist government of North Vietnam and its allies USSR, China along with the pivotal support of Viet Cong in South Vietnam against its arch rivals United States and its allies like Philippine ,Australia and other allies etc. It is to be remembered that North Vietnam had defeated French imperlism in 1954 to unify the country under one communist regime while South Vietnam naturally closed aligned with the US and Western Europe. The small amount of US army was always presented in South Vietnam to protect its allies against the threatening of North. However the full scale war had started in 1961 which was lately escalated to active combat in 1965.Due to increase of US arm personals more than 500,000 in South Vietnam the Russia and China activated in the region and poured ammunition supplies to North with war strategist and advisors. Despite a little gain by United states initially they built up their forces and hope to win the war quickly however they are failed to understand the resistance on the otherside.US engaged with search and destroy operations all along with furious air strikes and ground forces.US dreamt of getting victory was fade to black when the domestic support for war starts to falling.
Tet Offensive Tet Offensive in 1968 proved a lack of headway for US into the war. Over 50,000 Viet cons lost their lives during the Tet Offensive that slant the position of US in the war. Due to such great offence by the North side the south dominated Viet cons units were no longer existed in south region. Because of North Vietnams upper hand the Laos was invaded by her. In retaliation US bombed to Cambodia as North Vietnam used it as a supply route.US newly President Richard Nixon in 1969 sought the war is demoralized by his own people all along with opposition and he reduced recruitment. The US forces starts to withdraw in 1972. The supplies of the weapons became limited. The Air strikes and bombardment declined. On January 1973 all the US arm forces withdraw and the war was officially ended but the peace accord were crashed prompt and the war begin for two more years until Phnom Phen fell to Khmer Rouge on 17 of August 1975.North Vietnam capture Saigon and South Vietnam was retreated and surrendered. The Cost Of The War The Vietnam war surpassed over $168 billion or $1 trillion dollar’s today Include $111 billion in military operations and $28.5 billion in supporting of South Vietnam.
The Vietnam Veterans and families took $22 billion a year their children received benefits until age 18.
Human Costs at war
Official estimate of war losses were as many as 2 Million Civilians on both sides while 1.1 Million claim to lives in all-out war on both the side. Over 1944200 were wounded by both sides.US lost 58,318 soldiers during the war while another 153,303 were wounded.1643 were arrested and missing till today. 250,000 South Vietnam soldiers were killed while 1.1 Million North Vietnam fell to prey in the war.
Total Disaster
Vietnam was heavily bombardment by both the side. Over 6.1 Million tons of bombs were dropped in Vietnam . Which is far higher than to compare with WW2 which was estimated to 2.1 Million tons of bombs used.US dropped 20 Million gallons of herbicides to devastate the hiding places of North Vietnam soldiers which in fact barren 5 million acres of forest. US used Agent Orange a poisonous gas caused health problem for estimated 3 Million People in Vietnam. The war lasted for 19 years.
The war created distressed and distrust between US people and the government as many of the People in US not only opposed the war but listed as a government lied as it was false pretext to wage a war. US soldiers indiscriminately spree of fire killed over 500 unarmed civilians in My Lai massacre. President Nixon secretly bombing to Cambodia resulted an add injury to insult to US position in the war not only domestic but internationally too. Consequently US failed to get any marginal support from his own people further the Watergate scandal in 1972 confirmed the doubt of the people.
