The Vietnam Wars

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The Vietnam war did not just happen. The French had been fighting in Indonesia since the early 1950s. The actual conflicts in Vietnam did not begin until the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was a time when numerous confusing events happened nearly at the same time. First, a war many could not justify and at the same time, young people were violating all the rules and values their parents had tried to teach them. This paper reflects on a book entitled The Vietnam Wars. 1945-1990 by Marilyn Young. There is one source used in this five page paper.