Monday 13 August 2018

Social Studys #3 Vietnam War

My Opinion: There should be half and half of each Communism and Capitalism a good comparison is New Zealand, when you go to a doctor and you’re under the age of 18 they pay for it but with Capitalism none of that happens, Also when you retire you don’t get a pention but here we do.

What Happened: People were fighting over Communism and Capitalism. America was worried about the spread of communism.

When: 1955, 1975. During that time millions of people got killed.

Why did this happen: America started to fight because they were getting scared of communism being brought into America.

What happened/how were they fighting: The USA was trying to stop the spread of communism in the south of Vietnam. The Viet Cong used a surprise attack by tunnelling and ambushing the American soldiers.

What is the peace movement: University students in the USA didn’t support the war or violence and started protests all across America. The war was unpopular. It was unpopular with lots of Americans. Which is odd because they were fighting for America...There was no clear objective. They didn’t declare war. The media made it seem unwinnable as the news showed body counts each day.

What was New Zealand’s involvement: We were allies of America through ANZUS!

1 comment:

  1. Interesting thoughts Jack - I like the way you described NZ as being 'half and half'. I'd never really thought about it that way with some of the things our country does being more communist, and some more capitalist. There is an 'ideal' in communism where everyone is supposed to be equal, do you think this could ever happen?

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