Question

Examine the reasons that forced America to withdraw from the Vietnam war.

Answer 1

Hint: The Vietnam war took place between Communists of North Vietnam against South Vietnam along with the USA. This war became more intensified by the continuing cold war between the USA and USSR.

Complete answer: The Vietnam war started on 1st November 1955 till 30 April 1975.For almost more than 20 years the USA tried to prevent Vietnam from becoming a Communist state. They used all kinds of means, military, diplomatic and financial to prevent this. Millions of people died during this war and America became involved in many war crimes.The massacre at Mai Lai turned many in the sUnited States against the Vietnam war. The Tet Offensive by the Communists crushed the hopes of the USA and opposition against the USA increased.The reasons that forced America to withdraw from the Vietnam war were:
1. There was huge criticism because of the USA's involvement in the internal matters of Vietnam.
2. Huge loss of men and money in the USA.
3. Hollywood films were being made in protest against the US involvement in the war.
4.47,244 people were injured and 303,704 people were injured.
The US President Lyndon B.Johnson wanted to initiate peace talk. In 1969 although protests had begun in the United States, the capacity of US troops had increased to a new level. The new US President Richard Nixon started the process of troop withdrawal and began the process of ‘Vietnamization’, which was a process to decrease American involvement in the Vietnam war against North Vietnam and moving all military responsibilities to South Vietnam. However he increased the intensity of the bombings.This led to a new range of protests in the USA and elsewhere due to the expansion of the war.

Note: The remaining Americans were airlifted on 30th April in 1975. Saigaon was captured by the People's Army for Vietnam who were the Communist forces. South Vietnam surrendered. The Colonel of North Vietnam welcomed the South Vietnamese saying that it is only the Americans who had been defeated, there is no winning and losing between Vietnamese.