History of the Vietnam War

How the US Got Involved in the War France ruled almost all of Indochina from late 1800s and World War II. Many French colonists who built their own plantations on peasant land for own gain, experienced growing unrest among Vietnamese peasants. France reacted brutally by further decreasing freedom of speech and assembly by arresting protestors. However, these actions were unsuccessful and unrest continued to increase. Many revolutionaries escaped to China. In 1924, the Vietnamese started to …

…that could provide so much misleading information. The war diminished the optimism that Americans felt during the Kennedy years. References: Arlen, Michael. The Living Room War. New York: Viking Press, 1969. Lang, Daniel. Casualties of War. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. Gottlieb, Sherry Gershon. Hell No, We Won't Go!: Resisting the Draft During the Vietnam War. New York: Viking Press, 1991. Hixson, Walter L. The Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War. New York: Garland, 2000. http://www.vwam.com/