1. Why did the u.s. lose the Vietnam war?

2. The US never really understood the culture of the Vietnamese people.
The Vietnamese conducted a “people’s war in which everyone played a part.”
The US never really understood the culture of the Vietnamese people.

3. Analyze the following Vietnamese propaganda posters to understand the Vietnamese viewpoint of the war:

12. Compare the pictures of the Vietnamese propaganda poster to the two pictures drawn by American soldiers of that depict their experiences in Vietnam. How do the experiences/goals of the Vietnamese differ from those of the Americans?

15. The U.S. underestimated the fighting ability of the VC and North Vietnamese.

16. Despite dropping more tonnage of high explosives on Vietnam than the whole of WWii, the US could not stop the movement of troops or supplies to the south along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

17. After 1969, there were deep questions about the efficiency of US troops. There was a serious drug problem; desertion rates were high and morale low.

18. America was not prepared to keep experiencing high numbers of casualties.

19. At first, most Americans supported the war
At first, most Americans supported the war. By 1970, the Peace Movement had support from all sections of society.

20. The peace movement included the VVAW (Vietnam veterans against the war
The peace movement included the VVAW (Vietnam veterans against the war.) listen to what John Kerry said to the senate committee investigating the war:
Read what John Kerry said to the Senate committee investigating the war: