Cold war

During the Cold War, the United States faced many international issues that either involved them in wars directly or indirectly. Because of this involvement, the United States entered a period of Cold War for over half a century. Some of the events that the United States was involved in, proved to be fruitful and other times a unwise decision.

During 1954 to 1965, America became more involved with Vietnam for several important reasons, the most important one is that America feared Vietnam would expand communism all over Asia. Throughout these years the USA could have retreated and stopped giving aid to South Vietnam, but didn't, as the Presidents wanted to maintain there stature of strength and not let Russia think they were weaker.

From 1946 ahead the Vietminh organisation set-up and was led by, communist Ho Chi Minh. He fought seriously with the French. They fought with far more primitive weapons than the French who used modern powerful weapons supplied by the US. But since Vietminh were poor on the subject “technology” they made up with ferocity, anger, patriotism and tactics. They fought using Guerrilla techniques and gave them major advantage to the Vietminh.

The US was not actually into the war they were just supp

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The plan consisted of bombing North Vietnam key military targets, army barracks, bridges and cities in an attempt to bomb the Vietminh in to submission and stop communism in Vietnam and hopefully the Middle-East. Diem was a Nationalist and was supported by the Americans. At first America were indirectly part of the war, they gave financial aid and equipment to the South Vietnamese. Diem had no intention of holding the elections and said that the communists would not allow free elections in the North.

Another involvment of the US came from signing the non-aggression pact to the Cuban Missile crisis. This was temporary, the elections were to be held in 1956 in which the Vietnamese could vote for one leader for the tow divisions. The USA was again fighting for the wrong reasons as they thought it was non-communist against the communists. He did this as he wanted to grasp hold of the war, and now the public were on his side.

The South Vietnams army would not fight for their country and the Guerrillas ruled the countryside. Unable to help in the relief of the battle at Stalingrad, the Allied tried to devise a way to make Germany surrender unconditionally.

On the 11th of February 1965, President Johnson made it clear that he thought 'Operation Rolling Thunder' would win the war.

The year 1954 was a major turning point, which brought about the immediate involvement of USA.

These are a few of the international issues that the US faced directly and indirectly during the Cold War. President Kennedy knew of the assassination but did nothing but, ironically a few weeks later Kennedy himself was assassinated.

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