Knowledge on the War in Vietnam:

(What do you know about the Vietnam War?)

Although I personally was not present to witness the Vietnam War, I possess some knowledge on the subject. For example; I know that the officials used The 'Domino Theory': that if Vietnam fell so would the rest of East Asia. and 'Policy of Containment': strategies used by the US Government to 'contain' or stop the spread of Communism. These were their ideas on why/how we (the US) needed  to stop communism from spreading. The Vietnam War lasted 19 bitter years. And in that time - the war only worsened. For the soldiers it was difficult to tell who was the 'enemy'  really was. As many of the civilians were farmers at daytime, but turned lethal in the night. They set up many kinds of traps for the soldiers. The soldiers (US) were sent on 'search and destroy' missions - where they were ordered to demolish anything within sight - to kill people and animals alike. Later on there was the 'Tet offensive' - where the soldiers expected a cease fire on the Tet lunar year (a holiday) - but on the other side the Vietnamese were supplied by Ho Chi Minh. But luckily the US managed a counter attack. On the other side of the country - back in America counterculture was taking place. People started to see what was happening after the war was being broadcast. Woodstock Festival also took place. (Where there was music and drugs). There was also supporters of the war (called the Hawks) and the anti-war people (the Doves). The hawks believed it was America's patriotic duty to go fight in the war, while the doves questioned why America was even involved.