US History: 1960's-1970's May. 2014 | Page 4

About the War

The main issues for the war were to stop the spread of communism in South East Asia. But it escalated to a lot more than that. One of the largest offenses in the war was Operation Rolling Thunder, this was the use of napalm, a jellied gasoline, dropped in bombs to burn and kill anyone in the radius. Another large factor of the war is that there were natives called Vietcong, they were plain dressed and were ruthless killers that could hide in plain sight without beings spotted.

DIplomacy For 'Nam?

With the recent leaving of French control from the Vietnamese area there is a threat of Communism. The risk of the Domino Theory is too high, so President Kennedy is sending in diplomats to understand and talk about the recent conflicts in the area.