Look back at your answers to your homework that was assigned on April 30, The U.S. struggles against the Communist in Vietnam. Your answers will be very useful for this summary activity.
Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?
The Americans did not lose purely for military reasons. There were other factors as well.
Write an explanation AND cite a source which shows the importance of the following six factors:
1. US military tactics in Vietnam
The Viet Cong were using the guerrilla war tactics which completely worked because the U.S. wasn't used to it at all and Viet Cong soldiers didn't wear uniforms, the American troops were always fearing every Vietnamese they had seen. The Vietnamese also had a better advantage because they knew the land way better than the Americans did which helped with their sneak attacks. (sources 36 & 37)
2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
The Vietnamese people didn't like the way that the South Vietnamese decided to handle things because they were doing things such as search and destroy and all of the chemicals that the U.S. was using so they just decided to support the Viet Cong since they weren't doing anything that was killing the women and children. (source 44)
3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
They gave the Viet Cong a bunch of weapons and supplies to fight with
6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
In source 57 they're saying that just because the Americans left Vietnam before the war was really over and that we had already stopped fighting, meant that we couldn't have lost the war. But I think that that was just some type of excuse that they used because they always have to stay on top.
Add other if you think there are factors you should consider.
Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?
The Americans did not lose purely for military reasons. There were other factors as well.
Write an explanation AND cite a source which shows the importance of the following six factors:
1. US military tactics in Vietnam
The Viet Cong were using the guerrilla war tactics which completely worked because the U.S. wasn't used to it at all and Viet Cong soldiers didn't wear uniforms, the American troops were always fearing every Vietnamese they had seen. The Vietnamese also had a better advantage because they knew the land way better than the Americans did which helped with their sneak attacks. (sources 36 & 37)
2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
The Vietnamese people didn't like the way that the South Vietnamese decided to handle things because they were doing things such as search and destroy and all of the chemicals that the U.S. was using so they just decided to support the Viet Cong since they weren't doing anything that was killing the women and children. (source 44)
3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
They gave the Viet Cong a bunch of weapons and supplies to fight with
6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
In source 57 they're saying that just because the Americans left Vietnam before the war was really over and that we had already stopped fighting, meant that we couldn't have lost the war. But I think that that was just some type of excuse that they used because they always have to stay on top.
Add other if you think there are factors you should consider.
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