The conflict in Vietnam was not given a great deal of support from the American public. The enemy was not quite clear, unlike in previous wars in which it was knew what they were fighting against. During wars like WWII, nationalism grew and they expected to win. However, where Vietnam was concerned, many people did not even know why we were fighting, including the soldiers. Something else that made Vietnam different from other wars was …
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…to Vietnam, which was the original goal of the campaign. Even that goal was an unnecessary one because Vietnam becoming communist did not lead to the countries around it becoming communist as well. Communism did not expand much after Vietnam, so the domino theory was proved to be untrue. The war in Vietnam accomplished none of its original goals and changed the lives of an entire generation of Americans and the rest of the world.