FratFiles

• Save Paper

George Kennan[1], who helped plan the containment doctrine in whose name America went to war in Vietnam, once called the conflict “the most disastrous of all America’s undertaking over the whole 200 years of its history.� In retrospect, few people would now disagree. At first, the Vietnam War seemed simply one more Third World struggle on the periphery of the Cold War to tip the balance against communism without becoming too deeply or straightly engaged. No president really decided to go to war in Vietnam. Rather, the American involvement there emerged from years of slowly increasing commitments that gradually and barely expanded.
Vietnam had a long history both as an independent kingdom and a major power in its region, and as a conquered province of China; its people were both proud of their past glory and painfully aware of their many years of conquest. In the mid-nineteenth century, Vietnam became a colony of France. And like any other European possessions in Asia,......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 1752
Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Vietnam Foreign Policy
   

   Vietnam Foreign Policy George Kennan[1], who helped plan the containment doctrine in whose name America went to war in Vietnam, once called the conflict "the most disastrous of

2. Vietnam's Foreign Trade Development Issues:
   

   Institutional Reforms and Export Encouragement: The introduction in 1986 of doi moi policy has brought about profound changes in the policy environment for economic and trade

3. The Impact Of Public Opinion On U.S. Foreign Policy Since Vietnam
   

   The Impact of Public Opinion on U.S. Foreign Policy Since Vietnam Since the Vietnam War, the public's opinion has played major roles in how policymakers operate. Their opinions

4. Foreign Policy Following Wwii
   

   Foreign Policy Following WWII Though the United States was the military power of the world prior to World War II, its foreign policy was one of detachment. The government was

5. American Foreign Policy 1945-2005
   

   American Foreign Policy 1945-2005 Once the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, it was clear that the U.S. was a major force in international affairs.