United States military . The land war in Vietnam raged across much of South Vietnam , and the United States tried to make a battlefield more favorable to them . According to a number of estimates , the Air Force sprayed herbicides on one tenth of the land mass of South Vietnam , about 6600 square miles (Young , A . L , J . A . Calcagni , C . E . Thalken , et al ,1978 , p . I-11 ) The Air Force called its defoliation activities in Vietnam ``Operation Ranch Hand (Gough , 1986...

They did not like their new hamlets (Smitha , p 14 . At a news conference on the steel crisis during his term , US President John F . Kennedy contrasted those Americans fighting for freedom in Vietnam with executives who pursued private power and profits beyond a sense of public responsibility (Bostdorff and Goldzwig 1994 . While recognizing the importance of the steel controversy , he re-emphasized the value of the US mission in Vietnam . Whenever he had the chance , he restated the nation 's...

The persistence and fear of America of the possible rise of communism brought the war unfinished until the reign of President Johnson . Aftermath of the War The Vietnam War is also memorable because of its remarkable effect to the economic , political , and social aspect of the country . After the war , America felt the result of the lavish spending in the war . One of which resulted to the weakening of dollar rates . In addition , the investor 's confidence in the economy...