Context and Overview of the War
War Photography
Photography is one medium through which war is portrayed. The first photographed conflict was the Crimean War in 1854. These early images were used to view fortifications. War photography stagnated until the American Civil War. During the war, photography found new purpose. It was used to display the bloodshed of battle. During both world wars, photography was used to show the death and destruction across the world. Photography later evolved into motion-picture film, and is still used to capture images or video of war.
German camera used in war
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This Video shows how vital Photograhy and film are in war
Video Credit- National Archives
Vietnam Communist Party Logo
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Communism in Vietnam
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines Communism as a, “totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production.” After World War I, communism took hold in Asia. The French provinces in Asia spread communism to Vietnam. The country was divided into the Deomcratic South and the Communist North. Soon these forces clashed and ignited the Vietnam War.
Democratic Journalism
“Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.”
- Andrew Vachss, America Writer
President Bush and President Gorbachev
Photo Credit- New York Times
Communism Journalism
“Freedom of information should only be granted when communist society as a whole is likely to benefit.”
- Stanford Univeristy
Anti-communism propoganda
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Red Scare Newspaper
Newspaper Credit- Daily News
Vietnam
The start of the war in 1955 locked the Communist North and the Democratic South in brutal conflict. The Viet Cong, being a communist revolutionary organization, attacked Southern Vietnam. This led to the spread of communism throughout the country. America, not wanting communist ideals to spread in Vietnam, sent a military force to aid South Vietnam. Americans made many advancements in the war but catastrophic destruction and death led to horrible public approval. This caused America to leave Vietnam in 1973. The result was the capitulation of South Vietnam and communism's spread through southeast Asia.
Soldier in Vietnam
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