Essay About Vietnam War

War, huh, ya. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. That’s right, especially for Vietnam’s case. Vietnam has struggled mostly because the effects of war. They have been ruled by many countries, and Vietnam has struggled for independence since. Vietnam has been through wars, and the effects has created a communist country, and poverty throughout the country. In this essay, I will be talking about Vietnam’s struggles and why poverty is so bad over there.

War is the first topic, as the other struggles started because of war. I will be talking about the Vietnam war specifically though, as it was the main reason Vietnam spiraled downed. Vietnam struggled for independence, and the people that ruled over them took resources, draining the country

The Vietnam was because of the earlier Indochinese wars of the 40s and 50s (Guile 32). At the heart of the conflict North Vietnam which defeated the French colonial administration of Vietnam in 1954. North expected a single communist regime designed after the China’s and Soviet Union’s regime. However, on the other hand, the South fought for a Vietnam more closely aligned to the West. China and the Soviet Union was supplying North Vietnam with troops, weapons and advisors (Britannica 1). Although China and the Soviet Union were supplying troops, the South gained allies with the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain (Guile 6). At first the U.S. slowly issued in troops to Vietnam. By 1969, U.S. has over 50,000 military personnel were on Vietnam soil. During the years of war, American soldiers brought many cultural items that impacted South Vietnam. The deaths and effects of war forced the U.S. to back out of the war 1973, two years after that, 1975, South Vietnam fell to a war ending invasion by the North. When America was still in the war, they brought many cultural items, however with the North victory, the cultural influences were swept away (Guile 5). During the war, millions of