The Vietnam War By nathan bonillas-ruiz
Introduction
- The Vietnam War was a conflict between the US and the people of Vietnam.
- It began November 1, 1955 and ended April 30, 1975.
- The conflict would cost the the US thousands of dollars and change the government drastically.
Operation Rolling Thunder
- Operation Rolling Thunder was a bombing run that began March 2, 1965 and failed to achieve its goal.
- During the campaign it was clear that it little effect as Hanoi increased the supplies and troops for the rebels and the fighting on the ground only intensified.
- Another problem was that bombings were coasting the US more money then it was Vietnam.
- Eventually president Johnson saw how little effect the bombings had and ended the operation October 31, 1968.
Political Downfalls
- The first problem was that the "war" wasn't even declared a war by Congress and cost more than 58,000 American lives.
- The more money and lives wasted caused antiwar marches or "peace walks" some of the more well know marches are the march to New York and Washington.
- The pressure from public eventually forced Congress to pass the War Resolution of 1973 which says that the president must get the consent of Congress before starting a war.
Operation Homecoming
- The Vietnam War ended April 30, 1975
- But before the war ended the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam was signed
- The treaty stated that the US had to pull back all forces within 60 days and Vietnam would release all POWs.
Works Cited Page
- Tucker, Spencer C. "Vietnam War." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2017, americanhistory.abc-clio.com
- Tucker, Spencer C. "Operation Rolling Thunder." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2017, americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/280488. Accessed 7 Apr. 2017.
- Newman, Jason. "Dissent in American Wars." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2017, americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/263209. Accessed 10 Apr. 2017.
- Tucker, Spencer C. "Operation Homecoming." American History, ABC-CLIO, 2017, americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/280478. Accessed 10 Apr. 2017.