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

CBSE Class 10 CBSE Class 10 Social Science
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Examine the reasons that forced America to withdraw from the Vietnam war.

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  • US entry into war marked a new phase that proved costly to the Americans also.
  • Casualties were high. From both the sides, 47,244 died in battle and 3,03,704 were wounded.
  • This phase of struggle with the US was brutal.
  • The effect of the war was felt with in US as well.
  • Many were critical of the government for getting involved in the war that they saw as indefensible.
  • When the youth were drafted for the war, the anger spread.
  • US media and films played a major role irt criticising the war.
  • The war grew out of a fear among US policy makers and policy planners that the victory Of the Ho Chi Minh government would start a domino effect.