Question Q.14Comment on the statement regarding Vietnam War as proxy conflictGS1GS1
"The Vietnam War was a proxy conflict rooted in the ideological rivalry of the Cold War." Comment.
Introduction
The cold war between the U.S.A and U.S.S.R was an ideological battle that had led to conflicts and tensions in various parts of world including Vietnam & Korea.
28 words
Main Body
Ideological Rivalry of Cold War
1Socialism v/s Capitalism (USA)
2Communism as goal v/s democracy
3Establish self as a superpower in post World War II era
4Maintain a clout over other nations and spread over ideology
5establish hegemony over the mind world nations through ideology
Vietnam war
Conflict between North and South Vietnam backed by USSR and USA respectively.
Ideological war of adopting socialist communism or not.
Vietnam war as a Proxy conflict rooted in cold war
1Vietnam gained independence from colonial French but U.S Army entered Vietnam in the name of establishing democracy.
2In the name of establishing democracy, battle between U.S soldiers and local guerillas started in Vietnam.
3The local guerillas got backing and arms from the USSR side.
4U.S did not want socialism to be spread to other nations.
5North Vietnam was largely socialist while south saw U.S.A domination
6U.S. failed to win over Vietnam and had to withdraw
7Vietnam emerged as unified nation.
Scars of the Proxy conflict on Vietnam
1Huge loss of lives
2Chemical warfare - Orange bomb by U.S.
3Contamination of ground water, mines and pits established in Vietnam
200 words7 paragraphs1 bullet points
Conclusion
The cold war continued till 1990, when finally USSR was disintegrated. Vietnam suffered huge losses due to the proxy war.
20 words
- Clear identification of ideological tensions
- Good enumeration of Cold War context
- Mentions key ideological differences
Topper
Rishabh Sharma
AIR 116
Subject & Paper
GS1GS1
Topic
History of the World
World wars and Cold War
Vietnam War as proxy conflict
Writing Stats
248
Total words
7
Paragraphs
1
Bullets
formal, analytical
Tone