Why did Britain not fight in Vietnam?

The main reason the UK didn’t enter the Vietnam war was that the newly elected PM, Harold Wilson, judged it to be unwise. This was ostensibly on military, financial and moral grounds, but perhaps dominantly it was for domestic – and indeed party – political reasons.

Why did the U.S. fail to defeat North Vietnam?

There were a couple of reasons for this. First, the Americans were an invading force, and the Vietnamese were fighting on their own soil. Second, the Americans were not willing to make an all-out commitment to win. I was in the U.S. Air Force in Thailand in 1971.

Who ended up winning the conflict in Vietnam?

Those who argue that the United States won the war point to the fact that the U.S. defeated communist forces during most of Vietnam’s major battles. They also assert that the U.S. overall suffered fewer casualties than its opponents. The U.S. military reported 58,220 American casualties.

Did the U.S. lose the Vietnam conflict?

The United States forces did not lose, they left. America lost approximately 59,000 dead during the Vietnam War, yet the NVA/VC lost 924,048. America had 313,616 wounded; the NVA/VC had approximately 935,000 wounded. North Vietnam signed a truce on Jan.

Why did the United States go to war in Canada?

The United States’ first foray into Canada occurred at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, when colonial troops marched all the way to Quebec City before being repelled. By the time the War of 1812 rolled around almost four decades later, the so-called “war hawk” members of Congress were clamoring for a second go-around.

Why didn’t more French Canadians fight in WW1?

French Canadians felt little attachment to the British Empire’s war in Europe and were more reluctant to enlist. Patriotic enthusiasm and economic hard times kept volunteer recruitment numbers high in the first part of the war. But as the conflict dragged on, the fervour dwindled.

What did Canada do to replace soldiers who died in WW1?

On the homefront, the government waged its own battle to replace the soldiers lost overseas. At the start of the First World War, patriotic enthusiasm and economic hard times kept volunteer recruitment numbers high in Canada. (National Archives of Canada)

Where did the Canadian Expeditionary Force fight in WW1?

The Canadian Expeditionary Force saw their first battle in March 1915 in the French town of Neuve Chapelle. After arriving from Salisbury Plain in England, the Canadian forces were instructed to prevent the Germans from reinforcing the sector of Neuve Chapelle.