Throughout the makings of what is seen as the world today, struggles and disagreements that have led to wars have irrevocably been repeated and carried out in one way or another. As countries and their political and global power and influence have grown, so has their involvement in other countries, and so on. The United States of America is a nation that was born out of the need for freedom from a dominating country that was no longer serving them in a way they felt was just and fit. The United States was built on the idea that it would be the land of the free and the home of the brave. It has trademarked itself as a nation where one can come to and have all the opportunities deemed for creating a better life for oneself. The United States cherishes its constitution as one that inarguably delivers human rights to its people, with equity for all being included. All of this, but not limited to it, has granted the United States with a false sense of superiority and the role of a mediator i
n countries around the globe. The Vietnam War was a war that took place from 1955 to 1975 in Vietnam between what was then communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Although Vietnam was fighting for itself for freedom from France, the United States did not understand this at the time and was blinded by its fight against anything and everything having to do with communism. As a result, the U.S. alliance with South Vietnam and the Vietnam War, in general, serves as a perfect example of U.S. involvement in foreign affairs that was not necessary, and as a backfire, the lack of support for the war by Americans in the United States. The lack of popularity and support of the Vietnam War by Americans in the United States can be accounted for by the protest movement ambiance that overtook American society during the 1960s, the widespread media coverage of the war, and the growing mistrust by the public in the U.S. government, leading to the lost trust between American citizens and U.S. leaders.