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The US was fighting to stop the spread of communism throughout Asia.

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Allies/ nations who supported both sides 

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Allies/ nations who supported both sides 

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North Vietnam- Soviet Union, China, the communist allies.

South Vietnam- Includes U.S, South Korea, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist nations.

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North Vietnam- Communist led. Wanted to spread communism throughout Vietnam, hoping to reunify all of Vietnam.

South Vietnam- Not communist. U.S. supported this side.

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Civilians:

North Vietnam:
Around 2 million civilians
South Vietnam:
195,000 - 430,000 civilians

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Although the domino theory was supported by the U.S. government, the domino effect did not occur, with many of the surrounding Southeast Asian nations not embracing communism, such as Thailand, India, Bangladesh, and Malaysia.

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On Christmas eve  the Viet Cong bombed a location where U.S. officers were housed in a hotel within the city of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, in the year of 1964
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When soldiers returned from the war, many people would harass them and not give them respect. Many U.S. citizens did not support the war, which explains why veterans were disliked.

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Military Personnel:
United States:
58,220 soldiers
Viet Cong/North Vietnam: 600,000 - 1.01 million soldiers
South Vietnam:
110,000 - 313,000 soldiers

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A foreign policy theory where there was the belief that if one nation fell to the communist ideology, then the surrounding countries would also embrace communism. For example, the US believed that if Vietnam fell under communism, then the surrounding countries of Laos and Cambodia would also flip, which would continue on with more nations.

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-The Vietnam War cost the United States 58,000 lives and 350,000 casualties. It also resulted in between one and two million Vietnamese deaths

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-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Harry S. Truman
-John F. Kennedy
-Lyndon B. Johnson
-Richard Nixon

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CBS Camera rolls as platoon comes under fire, Vietnam, 1970

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CBS Camera rolls as platoon comes under fire, Vietnam, 1970

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Vietnam War, 1970: CBS camera rolls as platoon comes under fire

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Along with debt, there was also large amount of destruction from the war.

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From the war, warfare and the war in general costed a lot of money, also impacting the soldiers lives (Agent Orange). The war, in total, around $950 billion in that time, around 168 billion now. After the war, we were in debt of 500 billion dollars!

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These are the effects of Agent Orange. It can cause rashes, cancer, tumors, and much more. Here we see a man before and after the war. He now has a rash that is incurable.

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This is the herbicide called Agent Orange. This destroyed the geography and territory in the jungles of Vietnam since it was used by the US to attempt to drive the Viet Cong out of the jungles, by dissipating all leaves off trees. Agent Orange was debated by the UN if it was politically correct under the Geneva protocol to be utilized in war.

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Ngo Dinh Diem was in favor of democracy when Vietnam gained its independence so the U.S. supported him in his rise to becoming the president of South Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem became very unpopular when he began not acting in the best interest of the country. So the people rebelled.

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"The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man."- Ho Chi Minh.

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The war had mostly occurred in the Southeast Asian region of Indochina.

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In the U.S. people were very conflicted about whether or not the U.S. should be involved in the Vietnam War or not. The people that supported the war were called "Hawks".
The people that were opposed to the war were known as "Doves".