Jimmie Lockwood 1/25/16
Foreign Policy
Foreign policy
is an important overview of major trends regarding the foreign policy of the
United States from the American Revolution to now. The Vietnam War took place
mainly in Vietnam. A small country in Southeast Asia. November 1, 1955 is when the Vietnam
War started, and April 30, 1975 is when the Vietnam War ended. And the Panama
Canal took place in Panama. It is a 48 mile canal that connects the Atlantic
Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The build of the Panama canal started in 1913 and
was opened 1914.
A foreign policy is, according to https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=strict&q=what+is+foreign+policy, a government's strategy in dealing
with other nations. During the Vietnam War foreign policy was used to make
changes. A lot was going on so there was time for a change. According to http://www.countriesquest.com/north_america/usa/history/foreign_policy_vietnam_war_and_watergate/the_impact_of_vietnam.htm, the United States ended the military
draft and switched to an all-volunteer army. Congress passed the War Powers
Resolution over Nixon's veto in November 1973. The resolution limited the
president's ability to send troops into combat without congressional consent.
Beyond policy changes, the war in Vietnam changed the attitudes of a
generation. First, the war increased caution about involvement in foreign
affairs. After Vietnam, Americans more carefully weighed the risks of intruding
in another nation's problems. And dealing with defeat in the war broke the
confidence in the moral and military. According to http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history the intense Cold War between two
global superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union. More than 3 million
people (including 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War; more than
half were Vietnamese civilians. According to a survey by the Veterans Administration,
some 500,000 of the 3 million troops who served in Vietnam suffered from
post-traumatic stress disorder, and rates of divorce, suicide, and alcoholism
and drug addiction were markedly higher among veterans.
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