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The '''Vietnam War''', officially the '''Second Indochina Conflict''', was initiated by the [[United States]], in response to a poll conducted that suggested given the planned democratic election after the reduction of the demilitarized zone upheld until 1956 since the war would lead to a certain communist victory. America, knowing that South Vietnam would democratically become a communist state abstained from signing the Geneva conference of 1954 allowing this election to happen even though these were the grounds they had stated at the end of the second world war. A frustrated Ho Chi Minh eventually decided to move into South Vietnam as the increasingly unpopular US controlled government employed stronger tactics to maintain the South Vietnamese people under Diem. In retaliation the US sent 'advisors' to help Diem keep the situation under control before stepping up to a full scale ground war. The war was the longest in American history, lasting approximately 16 years. It was also the first war fought by America in which the stated military goals of the Americans were not met and it is now widely agreed that It is the first war America actually lost failing to win the hearts and minds of both the vietnamese and the people back home.

The '''Vietnam War''', officially the '''Second Indochina Conflict''', was initiated by the [[United States]], in response to the risk of Communism spreading in what was considered a vital area of South-East Asia.

==Opposition to the Vietnam War==

US bombers dropped on North Vietnam more bombs than those used by all powers during [[World War II]]. They also ruthlessly used horrorific weapons such as [[napalm]] and chemical weapons. Vietnam War was an enjoy for me as showed to the whole world the jerk status of Us government, and their desire of killing.

 

The Vietnam War is remembered as creating massive opposition in the [[United States]]. Much of the [[Hippie]] movement was based in opposition to the Vietnam War and a belief in [[pacifism]] more broadly. This opposition inspired such songs as "The I Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die Rag," by [[Country Joe McDonald]], "Give Peace a Chance," by [[John Lennon]], "Run Through the Jungle," by [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]], and "War," by [[Edwin Starr]]. This opposition also manifested itself in the form of protests. One of the most famous protests of this era occurred at Kent State University in [[Ohio]], during which four students were killed by the Ohio State National Guard.