The Ho Chi Minh Trail played a very significant role in Vietnam War and helped the North Vietnam with the war against South Vietnam. The construction of trails started when North Vietnam wanted paths to travel to South Vietnam. United States tried many ways to block and destroy the trail to stop the travel of supplies from North to South. Ho Chi Minh trail was very dangerous since it went through jungles and mountains. The trail was used to transport supplies from North by foot until roads were improved for transportation. Vietnam government is transforming the trail to highway to help the poor. The Ho Chi Minh Trail was made up of dangerous series of paths used by South Vietnam to link supply bases in North Vietnam.
The trail construction was ongoing throughout the war and continuous improvements were made to the trail. The trail was often described as a maze of twelve thousands miles of roads, trails, and other bypasses that were threaded through eastern Laos and Northeastern Cambodia crisscrossing Vietnam (Lamb). The trail was hard to detect because it cut through mountains and dense jungles of North Vietnam(“The Ho Chi…”). In the article “The Ho Chi” also stated, the trail linked multiple supply bases in North Vietnam with the battlefield in South Vietnam. According to Lamb, the construction of Ho Chi Minh trail started on May 19, 1959 when PAVN General Vo Bam was ordered to make a path from Truong Son Mountains to road, so they could send supplies to southern rebels. By early 1966, the communist expanded the trail to add small roads through mountains of North Vietnam and Laos (“ The Ho Chi Minh…”). Vadas stated, thousands of women help build the Ho Chi Minh Trail. During the construction of network of old pipelines along th...
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...environmentalist including Plante argue that the road can cause trouble because the highway might compromise biodiversity hotspots, including parks and nature revenues(Bui). Also, Plante stated “ Road constructions and placement can separate and destroy the communities they’re intended to help(Lynh).”
To conclude, Ho Chi Minh trail was very important road for North Vietnamese. The trail was build to transfer supplies to South Vietnam from North. U.S was very threatened by the Ho Chi Minh trail, so they tried to destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The trail was very beneficial, but very dangerous and life threatening. People traveled in bicycles or walked the trail with supplies before the roads improved for trucks. The trail was seen as hope for winning the war against the South. After 30 years, the trail has become hope for improving the economic by building an highway.
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In retrospect, it’s clear that the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese ability to combine both methods of warfare played a major role their victory. Their strategy provided them the tools they needed to win. In the end, they recognized that each type of warfare complimented the other to achieve their strategic goals.
This paper will examine how a unwavering adversary and difficult terrain combined to negate the effects of American technology. The Battle of Hamburger Hill was a battle of the Vietnam War which was fought by the United States and South Vietnam against North Vietnamese Forces from May 10–20, 1969. The battle took place on Ap Bia Mountain in the rugged, jungle-shrouded mountains along the Laotian border of South Vietnam. Ap Bia Mountain anchors the northwest corner of South Viet Nam's A Shau Valley. The valley has been a major infiltration route for Communist Forces from the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos to the coastal cities of Northern I Corps since1966. Ap Bia Mountain dominates the northern valley, towering some 937 meters. Official histories of the engagement refer to it as Hill 937. The American Soldiers who fought there dubbed it "Hamburger Hill", suggesting that those who fought on the hill were "chewed up like a hamburger" (E-History, 2012).
Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, portrays stories of the Vietnam War. Though not one hundred percent accurate, the stories portray important historical events. The Things They Carried recovers Vietnam War history and portrays situations the American soldiers faced. The United States government represents a political power effect during the Vietnam War. The U. S. enters the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. The U.S. government felt if communism spreads to South Vietnam, then it will spread elsewhere. Many Americans disapproved of their country’s involvement. Men traveled across the border to avoid the draft. The powerful United States government made the decision to enter the war, despite many Americans’ opposition. O’Brien’s The Things They Carried applies New Historicism elements, including Vietnam history recovery and the political power of the United States that affected history.
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During the Mexican American War, the route was vital to the United State’s capture of New Mexico and the later capture of further west lands such as California. The route was used by U.S. General Stephen Kearny to lead his troops into New Mexico. It was a relatively quick and easy route (compared to others at the time) and allowed for his troops to quickly enter Santa Fe and peacefully capture New Mexico. The route itself even contributed to the capture of New Mexico without hostility. Since the route had already been in use for several years before war broke out, many New Mexicans relied on it for their everyday goods and felt like they were more a part of the United States rather than Mexico. Even after New Mexico had been taken under American control, the Santa Fe Trail still proved to be a vital trading route during the rest of the war and helped the Unites States become the victors. Since there was not a surplus of goods and food made by native New Mexicans, when soldiers were passing/stationed in New Mexico, many goods had to be imported over the trail from places such as Missouri. Even though it was not the easiest or safest way of transport by today’s standards, the trail’s military use helped commerce and the economy boom in towns and villages that were situated beside
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After returning, Minh had help from the Vietminh; an organization of communist that wanted freedom from other countries. Their main goal was to turn Vietnam into a self-governed communist country. France wanted none of this non-sense. In 1945 they had moved back into southern Vietnam and ruled most of the cities. Ho Chi Minh swore to fight France to gain control of the whole country. U.S. promised to aid France, and sent almost $15 million worth of financial aid to France. The French fought for four years, being financially aided by the U.S. the whole time. The U.S. spent nearly one billion dollars in order to help France regain control of the tiny country. The only reason that much effort was put into a small area was the fear of the y. Domino Theory. The Domino Theory first showed it's head during a 1954 news conference by U.S. President Eisenhower. The domino theory is the fear of the spread of communism from one country to the next, and so on. Even with the assistance of the U.S. France could not gain the control it once had on Vietnam.
The primary sources I selected to write about have do with the horrible years of the Reconstruction Period, how freedom for former slaves was a huge issue and debate across the whole nation, especially the south because of the views slave holders had. From these primary sources we see what former slave holders had to say about their views on the freedom of slaves, and the views of former slaves as well on freedom and the sacrifices and pain they had to go through to be where they are at today.
The participation of the United States in the Vietnam War was Archer 2 the subject of much debate with the American public throughout the duration of the war. The war in Vietnam did not cause any direct harm to the United States. The conflict was between the Vietcong, rebel communists in North Vietnam, and the South Vietnamese. The U.S. became involved in preventing the attack. the spread of communism.
advance for the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong, but also gave the United States a
The Vietnam War was a lengthy and fairly costly armed conflict involving the communist North Vietnamese regime known as the Viet Cong, South Vietnam and the United States. The war began in 1954 although the area was in Conflict since the mid-1940s after North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and his political party; Viet Minh took power during the Cold War. During the escalating standoff between the democratic United States and the communist Soviet Union; and at the end of the Red Scare, the United States attempted to stop the spread of Communism. The Vietnam War was never officially declared a war by Congress, but rather deemed a “conflict.” The “Conflict” began as a “proxy war” under President Eisenhower and Kennedy, but fully escalated under Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon. Although the American people wanted end the spread of Communism, the Vietnam War received a vast amount of opposition in the States, along with tons of media coverage and journalists reporting on the war. Unfortunately the Vietnam War was perceived as a failure due to many contributing factors such as the numerous unnecessary casualties inflicted on both sides (History.com).
The Vietnam War took action after the First Indochina War, in fact the Vietnam War is also known as the Second Indochina War. This war included the communist North Vietnam and its allies of the Viet Cong, the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies going against South Vietnam and its allies, the Unites States, Philippines and other anti-communist allies. It was a very long and conflicting war that actually started in 1954 and ended in 1975. The war began after the rise to power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist party in North Vietnam. More than three million people were killed during the war, this included approximately 58,000 Americans and more than half of the killed were actually Vietnamese civilians. The Vietnam War ended by the communist forces giving up control of Saigon and the next year the country was then unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Many people, including both men and women were directly and indirectly involved within the war itself. Women worked many different roles in the Vietnam War, and they are most definitely not credited enough for all that they actually did.
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