The Vietnam war

Kelliema

• Speaker 1 0:04
• Speaker 2 1:21
• Speaker 3 1:57

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   Kapitolu 1: Good evening. 76s · Speaker 1

   Good evening. It's 1971. The 1960s promised a great society, but what it left behind was a deeply divided nation. Tonight, we are going to explore the Vietnam War through four perspectives. Betty, as our historian, set the stage for us. So …

2. 1:21

   Kapitolu 2: Thank you, Betty. 310s · Speaker 2

   Thank you, Betty. Gabriel, you were one of those young men drafted at just 19. When you arrived in Vietnam, did the reality match what you had been told? Not even close. They told us we were fighting for the hearts and the minds of the Viet…

3. 6:33

   Kapitolu 3: one of the most important consequences was a major loss of trust in government institutions especially the presidency and the military the distrust also created what historians call the vietnam syndrome a long-lasting hesitation in american foreign policy to engage in new military conflicts without clear objectives the war also anticipate generational divides as younger Americans and older Americans often had completely different interpretations of patriotism and sacrifice I'm still fighting it today every loud noises every helicopter in a movie it brings me back to the war to the battlefield the legacy for us is being the forgotten generation. 93s · Speaker 1

   one of the most important consequences was a major loss of trust in government institutions especially the presidency and the military the distrust also created what historians call the vietnam syndrome a long-lasting hesitation in american…