I plan to do the optional assignment which was to support the war in Vietnam.
1. Note all of the reasons why you feel the war in Vietnam is wrong.
(I'll do why it's right)
1. It is to stop the spread of the evil communism.
2. We are protecting the rights of the Vietnamese people, to be a free nation and not have to be ruled by a dictator.
3. We need to look out for our own intrests in the matter as well, it is necessary to protect ourselfs against the communists in the cold war and haveing another communist nation in Southeast Asia would start a domino effect which would cause many more nations to fall, giving the communists an upperhand in the cold war.
2. Note what you re trying to achieve with this poster.
With my poster I'll be trying to convince people that the war is a necessary one for the US and that it is worth every effort and dollar being spent to win and stop the spread of communism.
3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image.
Images I can use could be a mixture of awe inspiring patriotic photos (flag being lifted from world war 2 ect) and pictures depicting communism as evil. This way it gives the message that the US, which has historically been a defender of moral rightnes, is once again going to war to protect the free world from another dangerous evil
4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
"America, we must once again protect ourselfs and the worldfrom another evil threat"
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Vietnam War Turning Points
1. Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer.
The Tet offensive brough up many domestic questions surrounding the war. Many questioned how the Communists were able to wage a successful offensive against the US forces considering all the money the US was putting into the war. It was also very destructive and carried with it many casualities. It caused a major drop in domestic support for the war.
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
No. Source 51 is curseing the actions that took place as unmoral, compareing them to those that the Nazis would carry out in WWII. Source 52 tried to justify the actions that were taken as not a mass murder but a stand against the evils of communism.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for
anyone to do anything about the massacre?
It became a "dont't ask don't tell" situation because of the fear of what would happen if word got out. Those involved in the massacre knew what would happen if the American public found out about the killing of so many innocents at the hands of the US Army. The already miniscule support that remained for the war would dissappear and there would be political nightmares for all involved in the war.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to
the American public?
American throughout history had been held to a higher moral standard. Never before had such non excusable devistateing actions been taken willingly by US soldiers. It was a shock because most everybody thought that the US was above that.
The Tet offensive brough up many domestic questions surrounding the war. Many questioned how the Communists were able to wage a successful offensive against the US forces considering all the money the US was putting into the war. It was also very destructive and carried with it many casualities. It caused a major drop in domestic support for the war.
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
No. Source 51 is curseing the actions that took place as unmoral, compareing them to those that the Nazis would carry out in WWII. Source 52 tried to justify the actions that were taken as not a mass murder but a stand against the evils of communism.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for
anyone to do anything about the massacre?
It became a "dont't ask don't tell" situation because of the fear of what would happen if word got out. Those involved in the massacre knew what would happen if the American public found out about the killing of so many innocents at the hands of the US Army. The already miniscule support that remained for the war would dissappear and there would be political nightmares for all involved in the war.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to
the American public?
American throughout history had been held to a higher moral standard. Never before had such non excusable devistateing actions been taken willingly by US soldiers. It was a shock because most everybody thought that the US was above that.
Monday, May 3, 2010
The U.S. struggles against the Communist in Vietnam
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
In regards to the strengths of the armies, the US/South Vietnamise army had the advantage. They had better weapons and better trained troops. If the war had been foughttraditionally they would have won the war easily.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
The effective use of gurella tatics on behalf of the Viet Cong was the reason why US forces could not defeat them. This outweighed any advantages the US had, because they simply could not find a way to defend the unpradictible tatics used by the Viet Cong.
a. The U.S. weaknesses were:
1) Their inability to adapt to the gurella tatics used by Viet Cong
2) Their lack of support from the Vietnamese civilians
3) Their low moral due to the constant fear of attack from Viet Cong forces.
b. At the same time, the Communist strengths were:
1) Their effective use of gurella tatics
2) The support of the Vietnamese civilians
3) Their high morale due to their genuine belief in their cause and the fact that they were winning the war
c. The U.S. forces did have some successes. For example:
Their bomb raids were effective in slowing the transportation of arms to the South and slowd military movements.
d. However, there were some major failures as well. Examples of these were:
They were simply not able to figure out a successful way to combat the gurella tatics used by the Viet Cong forces. They continued to take heavy casualities in the day and night attacks by the gurella warriors. These continued blows not only hurt the US militarly but moraly as well. The continued loss of life killed the moral of the soldiers stationed in Vietnam and caused them to live in constant fear.
e. The Viet Cong had some major successes, such as:
They played every advantage they had to their fullest. They used their knowledge of the land to effectively use gurella tatics and basically win the war. They Took advantage of favor from the citizens and used them for help in whatever ways they could. They caused the US soldiers to fear them.
f. However, they also suffered defeats, for example:
The bombing raids by the Americans were successful in killing over 1 million Vite Cong soldiers. This was not considered unacceptable by the Communist leaders, however, because of the high numbers of Viet Cong soldiers.
g. If I had to identify one major American weakness, it would be [Insert weakness here] because:
Weakness : inability to adapt to gurella warfare
because.. This was the reason they lost. They could not adapt and it destroied them in every aspect of the war. They lost casualitys and morale because of the constant attacks they could not defend against.
h. The key Viet Cong strength was [Insert strength here] because:
Strenght: gurella warfare
because... It played off all of their advantages and won them the war (above mentioned reasons).
In regards to the strengths of the armies, the US/South Vietnamise army had the advantage. They had better weapons and better trained troops. If the war had been foughttraditionally they would have won the war easily.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
The effective use of gurella tatics on behalf of the Viet Cong was the reason why US forces could not defeat them. This outweighed any advantages the US had, because they simply could not find a way to defend the unpradictible tatics used by the Viet Cong.
a. The U.S. weaknesses were:
1) Their inability to adapt to the gurella tatics used by Viet Cong
2) Their lack of support from the Vietnamese civilians
3) Their low moral due to the constant fear of attack from Viet Cong forces.
b. At the same time, the Communist strengths were:
1) Their effective use of gurella tatics
2) The support of the Vietnamese civilians
3) Their high morale due to their genuine belief in their cause and the fact that they were winning the war
c. The U.S. forces did have some successes. For example:
Their bomb raids were effective in slowing the transportation of arms to the South and slowd military movements.
d. However, there were some major failures as well. Examples of these were:
They were simply not able to figure out a successful way to combat the gurella tatics used by the Viet Cong forces. They continued to take heavy casualities in the day and night attacks by the gurella warriors. These continued blows not only hurt the US militarly but moraly as well. The continued loss of life killed the moral of the soldiers stationed in Vietnam and caused them to live in constant fear.
e. The Viet Cong had some major successes, such as:
They played every advantage they had to their fullest. They used their knowledge of the land to effectively use gurella tatics and basically win the war. They Took advantage of favor from the citizens and used them for help in whatever ways they could. They caused the US soldiers to fear them.
f. However, they also suffered defeats, for example:
The bombing raids by the Americans were successful in killing over 1 million Vite Cong soldiers. This was not considered unacceptable by the Communist leaders, however, because of the high numbers of Viet Cong soldiers.
g. If I had to identify one major American weakness, it would be [Insert weakness here] because:
Weakness : inability to adapt to gurella warfare
because.. This was the reason they lost. They could not adapt and it destroied them in every aspect of the war. They lost casualitys and morale because of the constant attacks they could not defend against.
h. The key Viet Cong strength was [Insert strength here] because:
Strenght: gurella warfare
because... It played off all of their advantages and won them the war (above mentioned reasons).
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