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Was propaganda more important to the vietnamese or the American's in the Vietnam war?
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What were the positive and negative consequences of American wartime propaganda?
Throughout American Military History, there have been positive and negative consequences alike that follow from the use of wartime Propaganda. One undeniable positive (seen, for example, during World War I) has been the stimulation of 'war spirit' among Americans. One undeniable negative (seen, for example, during the Vietnam War) has been tremendous demoralization and even hostility towards the government when the war-reality has turned out to be different from the propagandistic account of the war.
What is an example of propaganda during the Vietnam war?
For example, the us infantry put two deceased forms. Also, the instruction for the forms was written in the native language. The instructions were: first write the name of the deceased, and then put your name in the other document.
What are stereotypes of Vietnamese people?
They are from Vietnam. Some of them have Chinese blood. Their cuisine is similar to Chinese cuisine. They don't like being confused with Chinese people. They tend to have darker skin than the Japanese and Korean. Their written language is not calligraphy like the Chinese. They use the basic letters the English language does except they have multiple accent marks. Most of them aren't very tall. Some of them are very nice. I'm Vietnamese...and that's all I can think of is that some, not most, eat dog.
What is propaganda SERE?
SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape) TrainingSERE training is designed to help stiffen soldiers' resistance to the use of torture to turn captured military personnel into propaganda tools. ..SERE as related to propaganda goes like this: It is the training that military personnel receive to avoid being used as a propaganda tool for the enemy if captured. This is important especially for pilots of military aircraft, in the case that they are shot down over hostile territory (Bearing in mind our brave fellows, the abused and tortured U.S. pilots during "Vietnam Conflict" that the North Vietnamese Government then used as propaganda). Now by using more advanced/refined SERE methods, modern POW's are less likely to make mistakes at the hands of any vicious enemy's torture....therefore having more training at his disposal to utilize to deny the enemy the propaganda he wants.Here is more detail to clarify the relationship between SERE and Propaganda, regarding the use POW's as pawns in the enemy propaganda machine;American prisoners of war rely on training (for tools to resist coercion), faith in one's comrades (to come get them), faith in America (that they will not be forgotten and their families will be taken care of), and faith in God (for personal strength). The resistance portion of SERE provides the tools necessary to resist the enemy and return with honor. Today resistance training is taught by the USAF Survival School.Lt. Col. Rob Sweet was captured by the Iraqis during Desert Storm after ejecting from his stricken aircraft. Sweet was a former SERE school instructor and noted "the Iraqis threw everything at me I'd already seen… out of my weeks of captivity, I only saw one trick I wasn't expecting." Unfortunately, British Sailors and Marines taken prisoner by Iran had not had resistance training and unwittingly provided propaganda for the Iranian regime. One British sailor (mistaken for a US Marine) stated on Iranian TV (click here to watch the streaming video):To my family, I am sorry. They're waiting at home worried. To the government, to my boss, I'm sorry for my mistake. To the Iranian people, I am very very sorry for the mistake. It will never happen again. I will never forget this. This has been a very good lesson to me. I will not do it again. I will tell them the same thing: I made a mistake. But the Iranian people are very good people. That is the first time I have met Iranian people. They have been very kind….Iranian military commanders exploited the opportunity by remarking:Captain Seifollah Bakhtiarvand: They saw a boat heading toward our territorial waters in the Arvand River. They surrounded it, and led it to our port. When the American [sic] Marines disembarked, one of them peed on himself out of fear.Admiral Ali Fadavi: The truth is that "Marines" means "defeated man." When he faces forces of believers and he realizes where he is, he is so scared that he pees on himself.Admiral Ali-Reza Tanksiri: They raised their hands, and then one of them peed on himself. It was obvious that they were very scared. The cowardice of the enemies was to that extent.In contrast, trained US Gulf War POW's did all within their powers to avert propaganda material for enemy. Lt. Jeffrey Zaun hit himself in the face to look worse for the cameras, USAF Major Jeff Tice spoke in a bizarre accent, and Col. Dave Eberly gulped down glasses of water set in front of him to avert the appearance that he was being taken care of.SERE trains aircrews with a combination of classroom instruction and field training. The resistance lab provids each trainee with several days in a simulated prison camp complete with interrogations and other physical and mental challenges encountered in captivity. More recently, the Air Force expanded the training to include battlefield airmen.
A student from America can't ask this question about the Vietnam for a report why are they called gay for asking the question?
Sometimes people use the word "gay" as a synonym for "stupid." People who do this are just that, stupid.
Was there any pro-American propaganda during the Vietnam war?
No, of course. Vietnamese's cause is just.
Who fought against whom in the Vietnam conflict?
The vietnamese and the Americans
What was Australia's history in the Vietnam war?
the aussies were alies and fought in the Vietnam war with the Americans. (and of course the South Vietnamese - the Americans were paticipants on their side).
Who did America fight against in Vietnam?
The NVA and the VC (North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong).
Americans were evacuated from were when the north vietnamese invaded south Vietnam?
The south's capital; Saigon.
What was the Vietnamese' peoples reaction to the war in Vietnam?
Around 600,000 Vietnamese died in the Vietnam War. More Vietnamese died than Americans. That amazes me.
Can you play as Vietnamese in battlefield Vietnam?
Yes, you can play as Vietnamese in Battlefield Vietnam.
What did the french do to vietnamese resist them?
Vietnam was a French colony. The Vietcong first threw out the French. Then America tried to conquer Vietnam and the Vietcong threw out the Americans.
How did the Vietnam war affect the Americans and vietnamese alike?
Americans didn't like being drafted into military service; which is why you have an all volunteer army (military) today. The South Vietnamese liked Americans, they thought American GIs were funny and friendly.
What difficulties did Vietnamese immigrants experience when they came to America?
South Vietnamese refugees initially faced resentment by Americans following the turmoil and upheaval of the Vietnam War. A poll taken in 1975 showed only 36 percent of Americans were in favor of Vietnamese immigration.
What are people from Vietnam called?
Vietnamese.
What do you call a person from Vietnam?
Vietnamese
