HIS311H5 Lecture : HIS311Y1February 9.docx
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In the broader scheme of the cold war, it was a crucial event the longest lasting war that was fought during the period of the cold war by the us. On a far greater scale 3-4 million vietnamese died during the war. Vietnam syndrome: for some years afterward, and leading up to the iraq war in 2003 there was a concern over involving in an international affair would lead to a disaster. American policy makers were less willing to go and commit american forces overseas than they had been prior to that. From the canadian perspective, it was important in part because it created a lot of tension in canadian- american relations. Canada did not contribute troops directly to the war and was not a combatant at war. But canada was a part of the international control commission in vietnam and could represent american interests there greatly complicated matters.
