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Is Myanmar and Vietnam the same?
Myanmar is located on the mainland of South East Asia. Vietnam is located in South East Asia. It is bound by the South China Sea to the east, Laos and Cambodia to the west and China to the north….
Was the Vietnam War Unjust?
Ultimately, the actions of the United States in the Vietnam War were unjust according to the Just War Theory. America failed to meet the requirements of both jus ad bellum, justice of war, and jus in bello, justice in war.
What happened to socialism in America after WW1?
America’s stance on socialism wouldn’t be any more forgiving in the subsequent decades. After World War I — which many socialists opposed — the federal government cracked down on political dissent — both real and imagined. This was the first Red Scare.
Could the United States go to war to defend South Vietnam?
If you consider that in today’s world, the United States could go to war if China attacks Taiwan and almost certainly would go to war if North Korea attacks South Korea, the use of U.S. military force to defend South Vietnam against North Vietnam at the height of the Cold War seems less puzzling.
How did China get involved in the Vietnam War?
It is now known that in a secret meeting between Ho Chi Minh and Mao in the summer of 1965, China agreed to enter the war directly if the United States invaded North Vietnam. As it was, China’s indirect involvement in Vietnam was its greatest military effort after the Korean War.
Did the United States turn Vietnam into a Cold War conflict?
This provides an answer to those who claim that the United States, by its intervention, mistakenly turned a pure civil war in Vietnam into part of the Cold War. The United States shared its belief that Indochina was a major theater in the global Cold War with the Soviet Union and China.
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