Before the Vietnam War, the American public had never been regularly exposed to the powerful scenes of war. As compared to words describing an event in a printed publication, an image, especially in the context of war, is much more powerful as one is able to shape their own opinions without having to create a visualization. The public began the shift from having newspapers and print media being the primary source of information to watching a news program on TV, which requires less attention to comprehend information. As the 1960’s progressed, more Americans spent more hours watching TV. Throughout the Vietnam War, television cameras captured the scenes of war and for the American public to see like they never had before. By 1965, the US found itself in a direct combat role fighting in Vietnam lasting until 1973. Johnson assumed the Presidency upon Kennedy’s death, the events in Vietnam began to escalate. Kennedy hoping to avoid entering the US into a direct combat role in Vietnam, ensured that the role of the US military advisors in Vietnam remained limited. With the Cold War in full swing, the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations justified US support to South Vietnam through a strategy of “containment” to prevent against the
Following the conclusion of an intense independence struggle against the French in 1954, Vietnam was divided into a Northern communist state and a Southern democratic state. Library of Congress.Īfter the end of World War II, the United States began its complicated and complex involvement in Vietnam. Watching a Film Footage of the Vietnam War on a Television.
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