Colonial Origins Of The Vietnam War

Colonial Origins of the Vietnam WarStudent NameCourse Number: Course Name DateAlthough the Vietnam War is often cited as beginning in 1955 and ending in 1975, the origins of the tensions that caused an outbreak of war can be traced to the 19th century, when Vietnam was a colonial territory of France. From the American perspective, the Vietnam War is currently associated with the Cold War, which was a period of escalating tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. From the Vietnamese perspective, the war was perceived as a struggle for independence from colonial rule. By the 19th century, many parts of Asia were under colonial control by European powers. The British, for instance, had already colonized Hong Kong and India. The economic value of colonialism was that the colonizing nation could exploit indigenous resources. In order to morally justify colonialism, the European attitude of the era was that white Europeans, through Christian benevolence, were bringing civilization to an inherently inferior race. In 19th<w:u