Interview

1. How old were you during Vietnam?
21….

2. What did you know about the experiences of other vets?
Everyone was different. We mostly did not sit around talking about it.

3. What do you remember about the media cover during the war?
The media was mostly left-wing biased and presented a very slanted anti-American view of the war.

4.do you think most people knew why you were over there?
Yes, but the antiwar rhetoric confused a lot of people.

5. What were vets like after the war?
Most Vietnam vets came home, went to college and/or got a job, got married, had kids, bought a house, raised their kids, and are now enjoying their grand kids. The antiwar myth that all Vietnam vets are homeless drug addicts living under the freeway and suffering from PTSD and the after effects of exposure to Agent Orange are a bunch of lies the biased media is still trying to maintain to demonize the Vietnam vets. In the 70s they spit on us. Today they pretend to be all caring while tell the public lies to justify their old antiwar position back in the 60s.

Differences between how the media covers the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - with how they covered Vietnam.

During the Vietnam war the media would cover everything that is happening. Like if there was a picture of a solider or another ally or enemy doing gruesome things the American Public would be able to view it. This is one of the reasons people did not like the war in Vietnam. But during the war on Iraq and Afghanistan the media did not show all of what was done in them to prevent things to be similar to Vietnam. but wiki leaks showed some of the things and the public did not like it.

Twitter account for President John F. Kennedy.

JFKatthehouse:
Hello Castro, welcome to power and a friendship.
1/10/1959 3:58 P.M.

JFKatthehouse:
Guess I was wrong about you Castro.
1/15/1961 3:06 P.M.

JFKatthehouse:
We won't fight you for now.
4/10/1961 7:43P.M.

JFKatthehouse:
You can't rebel against us, with what we taught you.
4/13/1961 8:12 P.M.

JFKatthehouse:
Castro, you have no power without the Soviets.
7/24/1962 12:29 P.M.

JFKatthehouse:
Spy plans have spotted missiles in Cuba. Bad!!!!
10/20/1962 12:01 A.M.

JFKatthehouse:
We need a way to fix this problem.
10/21/1962 3:13 P.M.

JFKatthehouse:
Let us start to try to negotiate with the Soviets.
10/23/1962 6:36 P.M.

JFKatthehouse:
They are not responding..... wait we have contact with them for negotiation.
10/25/1962 4:49 A.M.

JFKatthehouse:
What we are going to do is remove missiles from turkey so that they remove the missiles from Cuba.
10/29/1962 5:41 P.M.

Topic 12 Study Guide

Truman Doctrine: Said that we have to give aid to countries that are being influenced by communism.
Containment policy: Was the Truman Doctrine, NATO Nd the Marshal plan.
Bay of pigs invasion similar in panama: We went in to take away power from dictator.
U.S. Foreign Policy with regards to Korea and Vietnam: Truman Doctrine
Intervention:
Cold War development: The Cold War started when Russia became U.S. enemy when they developed and used nuclear weapons.
War Powers Act: Congress is the only one that can declare war, but can grant the US president the use of the army if the US or its territories are attacked.
WWII Foreign Policy vs Post WWII Foreign Policy:
Limited War: A war in which there are restrictions on weapons, soldiers, or territory and with an objective smaller than total destruction of the enemy.
Containment in Europe: Containment Policy; Used Marshall Plan to 16 European countries by giving $12B in financial aid.
Division of Germany Main Points: west is free and the east is communist.
Douglass MacArthur dismissal: MacArthur was the General during the Vietnam war and was dismissed, because he was mentally unable to handle powers he had.
Korean War and Persian Gulf War similarities:
Nuclear Test Ban: 1963 Treaty was signed by the U.S., Britain, & Soviet Union to stop all nuclear weapon testing, but no one really did until the 1998.
Long Term Effect of Vietnam: it makes us think twice before we get involved with a country.
Peace Corps: Are people that spread the good side of the United States of America, through humanitarian acts and the helping of developing nations.
End of Cold War: The fall of the Berlin Wall ended the Cold War
Domino Theory:
Nixon's Détente: Easing of tensions between the Soviets & U.S.