The Vietnam War Explained
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Mr. Beat tells the story of the Vietnam War, the most controversial war in American history. Here is a less censored version: • The Vietnam War, Expla...
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0:00 Introduction
3:00 War in Vietnam (1945-1946)
4:27 First Indochina War (1946-1954)
10:27 Increasing American Involvement
15:26 The War Expands
35:29 Legacy of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the longest war in American history up to that point, only surpassed by the War in Afghanistan in 2021 lasting six months longer. The war dramatically hurt the reputation of the United States. It hurt…uh…the UNITED STATES quite a bit, too.
Today, the Vietnam War is seen as pointless. A big freaking mistake, based on lies, that led to millions of innocent people dying. It was a civil war that many say the United States had no business being a part of. Unlike the Korean War, the United Nations wanted nothing to do with it.
This video is demonetized and might be age-restricted, but the heck with it.
I released it, anyway. I have censored it so much already.
The less censored version can be found here: ua-cam.com/video/GLB6qbJ4jb0/v-deo.html
I think I'm done covering wars for awhile.
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Would you say that it could be interesting if a "Presidents, and how many people died because of the president's actions and (miss)handlings" comes someday?
PS: Congratulations to 1M!
Thank you Mr. Beat. I'm 19 and when I see a vet I thank them, but I really thank them if they were in Vietnam sometimes you can tell they want to tear up, some ask not to be thanked. It was so hard for them, so psychologically taxing. My neighbor is a Vietnam vet and since I love history I've always wanted to ask him about it, but I know he was sent home on injuries, and to this day he has bad PTSD. This was one of the toughest and most controversial wars that our country has been into (that really didn't need to happen).
Congrats on 1M Mr. Beat!!
i understand how frustrating this must be and i havent watched the vietnam one yet (cant wait), but know that the iraq war one was amazing and so important. thank you for your work. i hope that youll continue doing long form videos like this in the future. all the best from germany
You’re a real trooper Mr. Beat, excellent work
I really don’t understand why YT censors history channels but not channels that actually spread disinformation. Smh
“It’s kind of like the government telling you that there’s no war crimes, and then you get on TikTok and see the war crimes. And then the government bans TikTok.”
So much respect for saying this, Mr. Beat. Thank you.
But CHINA, your supposed to be afraid of CHINA and other buzzwords.
Tiktok should still be banned because it corrupts the minds of the youth. Of course certain horrific crimes are happening, but the app still ought to be banned.
Wat war crimes is he referencing I seriously don’t know can someone enlighten me?
@@bobfind9151 99% sure he’s referring to Palestine
@@bobfind9151 it’s implied he’s talking about Israel and Palestine. Mitt Romney recently admitted that a major reason for the TikTok ban happening now is the prevalence of TikToks that are pro-Palestine or criticize Israel.
"The one thing they don't prepare you for in war is the incessant use of Fortunate Son"
"I'd hear that song whenever i was in a helicopter."
some folks r born made to wave the flag they r red white and blue
Just wait until they get you with ‘The End’ and T.S. Eliot.
This may be the first Vietnam War video to not feature that song...
“The one thing they don’t prepare you for with Vietnam content is the incessant use of this same joke”
1-2-3-4, What are we fighting for? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn. Next stop is Vietnam.
“Hey hey LBJ how many kids did you kill today?”
Next stop is Ukraine.
Land of the free, amirite?
@@lukejolley8354 At least that wouldn't be the silly containment policy
Country Joe and the Fish…..love it!
Former Vietnam war protester who enlisted in the USAF because WWII vets said I didn’t know what I was talking about saying the government was covering up what was actually going on. Good to see your video. Thanks!
How was it back then? I recently interacted with a viet war vet and he said the protestors were "cowards" it was honesty shocking..
What we’re they saying if you don’t mind me asking? Usually you don’t hear that perspective from WWII vets, it’s interesting. My grandfather served in WWII and my uncle in Vietnam, but by my grandpa never spoke about it and my uncle passed away during the fighting. I keep researching and listening to veteran’s stories trying to learn and understand what they went through.
Lots of people were dying and I guess young people didn’t want to lose their lives for a cause they couldn’t get behind. To this day, I feel it was a needless war, but many of my peers don’t agree with me and would consider protesters, cowards. I think the protests helped show the coverage of the war and shape public opinion against it…so, a win there.
@anon2427 he was father of my history teacher and was around 60 but pretty much he said "I did not do anything I would regret and I tried to help" responding to the mai lae massacre questions as he condemned the unit that did it. He also admitted that the reason for the beginning of the war "may have been a lie" I don't remember much of everything else as he started talking about recent events defending the U.S involvement in other nation affairs and politics of today
Thanks for sharing that. You were right. You were bloody right.
Nothing screams "fight for freedom" more than not having the freedom to choose if you want to fight
When I was in 9th grade, I chose to write an essay about the Vietnam War, as I didn’t know much about it and wanted to know more. The further I got into my research the more appalled and disgusted I was. The things people experienced were truly horrific. Thank you Mr. Beat for educating people about this very important subject. I feel that not enough people understand the horrors that happened during the war.
Thanks for watching and sharing that!
Sure hope you're talking about the terrorism the north did and how the north started the war and surrendered to America and failed their objective of conquering south vietnam.
@@Robert-hy3vv Cope
The North Vietnamese must have been much worse, because South Vietnamese still love everything and anything American - despite all the terrible things that happened during the war.
I’m in a relationship with a Hmong woman and she taught me the whole reason why that ethnic group is now here in America. During the Vietnam War, there was also the Secret War in which the CIA used the Hmong people to fight against the Viet Cong. In payment of fighting against them, the CIA helped the Hmong people immigrate to America. I’d love to see you make a video on this proxy war within the whole Vietnam War. Or how other groups were paid into fighting.
The CIA doing illegal secret wars? No way, they would never.😂
@@thebeermaster34 Do you think they're in charge?
My dad and his cousin were both drafted. His cousin was killed and my dad came back messed up mentally and physically. Thank you for bringing up how the rich got out of going.
My pop-pop was a soldier in the Army during Vietnam, he never fought in the war itself because he was honorably discharged due to an injury. He died three years ago at 72. Rip, 9/11/49-1/9/21.
Respect to your pop-pop
@@iammrbeat Thank you
R.I.P for your grandpa🙏
Crazy to think that some baby boomers are dying...respect to your pops but wow. Man...72 is too young.
My dad said his uncle fought the only reason he knows is because of the “trophy’s” he has from the war aka EARS
My FIL fought in Vietnam and we talk about every now and then. He definitely has suffered with PTSD. He still can't handle being in crowds, especially airports. He's almost 80 now. It's crazy how long reaching the effects of trauma can go. He's done well for himself at least considering all that. He's one tough dude. Thanks for making this Mr Beats.
I'm glad he's done well considering all of the trauma. Thanks for sharing that and thanks for watching!
How many children did he kill
@@eamonnkeenan3771 very insightful comment
@@eamonnkeenan3771I bet he didn't went there on his own will. Blame the ones who sent them there.
3 days before my exam on the Vietnam War and this comes out, all hope is not lost
YASSS
And unfortunately, oversimplified doesn't have a video on the Vietnam war, so it's good Mr. Beat uploaded this
@@noodle5283 We are still waiting for that Oversimplified Vietnam video. He has us waiting more than One Piece fans.
25:00 good timing with this video. So many americans are ignorant to the fact that we are seeing a repeat of the vietnam war protests on college campuses and create a laundry list of reasons why their money must be spent on suffering.
:)
Today's American college students shouldn't have to worry about being drafted into a war in Gaza. A lot of people aren't protesting for their life, they are just protesting misguidedly for an Islamic theocratic deathcult that has killed as much Palestinians or Arabs as they did Israelis.
The timing is not a coincidence. Mr. Beat rocks!!
The suffering started way before US involvement
My neighbor in Spanaway, WA asked me to help him find some of his war records. Being in the Army I said sure. Turns out he didn’t have US war records. I found out this man was a Commando during the war. He lost his jaw when he was hit in the face with a rocket, and spent 3 years in a reeducation camp after Saigon fell. He was awarded a US Bronze Star, and the National Archives have his records. I’ve fought in 2 wars on 4 different occasions over my 20 years of service. I’ve never felt more inadequate than I did when I found out the caliber of man who was asking me for help.
His experience wasn't unusual. During the Nixon Administration the V.A. decided to save money by refusing to acknowledge that several groups of men who had fought with (or in) the U.S. military were not "veterans" within the meaning of U.S. veteran benefit laws.
Thanks for sharing that and thanks for your service to our country.
My mom's side of the family was a big army and military family. I have ancestors that have fought in every war from 1812 up until Vietnam. Vietnam changed everything.
My mom's oldest brother fought in Korea and in Vietnam. After his second tour, he told my grandparents everything that happened. My grandparents did everything possible to make sure their two younger sons didn't get drafted. One spent a long time in medical school, the other lucked out that Saigon fell a few days before his 18th birthday.
Your family history is very important. Thank you for sharing.
My Grandpa fought in it. I wish I could still talk about it with him.
My grand uncle Roger served in Vietnam, all I know is he smoked weed, survived an explosion, and got herpes. Pretty badass. Sorry for your loss.
Forever greatful my grandpa let me pick his brain and ask questions even though they were very painful experiences. One thing to read about it, another thing to talk to someone who was there. I love him dearly for sharing those experiences wifh me.
Respect to your Grandpa
Same scenario here; I feel you.
I've got a few Australian mates who fought in Vietnam and they very rarely talk about their experiences there. Only recently has my friend Gordon opened up about his two tours of duty. It has shaped and informed his life. Veterans deserve our respect and compassion 🙏.
It is honestly insane to me the frequency with which I still run into people in real life and online that say "America was the good guys!" or "America won the Vietnam War!" when like pretty much any reading that doesn't come directly from the government will tell you otherwise in both cases. I enjoyed this video.
Good guys is a matter of opinion but "won" seems pretty ignorant.
North Vietnam had to wait for the US to end their involvement.
Even the North’s biggest military action the Tet Offensive was a huge blunder resulting is massive casualties. The difference is that the North did not have to answer to the people they govern. They could throw bodies away aimlessly without repercussions. You don’t hear about the atrocities committed by the Northern government compared to My Lai which was a rare unique and horrifying incident. You hear the constant propaganda that Uncle Ho wasn’t really a communist and wanted to be like American revolutionaries. So compared to the northern communist government I’d say yes, the US was way better. And I’d say the US didn’t lose the way so much as it lost interest.
@@PLandericus What the US did to Laos is 50x worse than anything that the North Vietnamese did to anyone. I will never understand why Americans just see the word "communism" and immediately lose their minds and all reason goes out the window.
@@PLandericus they lost interest because they weren’t winning easily. So I guess it’s just a way for the US to save face by saying they lost interest.
I am a 20 man from Texas. And most of my later academic journey was ruined due to covid 19 and other aspects in life. I appreciate your video essays and lovely style of teaching. Thank you @mrbeat
I wish all 20 of you the best of luck
I'm glad the videos help you learn some history. Thanks for the kind words!
Ah, tienes 20 anos? Impressive ...
@@NonTwinBrothers what?
This afternoon, I took the AP US History exam. To relax, I went on UA-cam and despite not really having an appetite for anything history at the moment, I put on this video because why not. I'm glad I did, Mr. Beat never fails to present multiple perspectives on every issue he discusses. Thanks for all you do, Mr. Beat!
Heh! I was worried I would literally get no APUSH kids watching this, especially I expected y'all to be sick of learning about American history at this point. Thanks for sharing this. It meant a lot.
@@iammrbeat as an apush kid i feel like a lot of us just want to learn about america more!! all my classmates are saying they’ve never felt so patriotic 🫡🇺🇸🦅
@@iammrbeat i am about to take my apush exam next week and this video really helped me reinforce a lot of what i learned in my class (key phrases emphasized, broader ideas contextualized, overall attitudes of the era etc.) i feel like these types of videos are a lot more beneficial and engaging to students, as compared to having to pore over textbooks and pages of dense notes, so thank you.
I went to Afghanistan. You didnt miss much. I came away jaded, angry and with a nasty case of PTSD, which took me years to stabilize.
Watching the widraw from Afghanistan on TV was heartbreaking, to say the least since i knew we should have been out of there at least a decade prior.
Im an 02 grad btw but didnt commission until 07, through ROTC.
I'm sorry you had to go through all that. I appreciate your service.
It's now happening with Ukraine and Russia.
People appreciate your sacrifice, even though that random UA-cam comment means nothing of course. Yeah, we should have never been there in the first place, but the withdrawal should have happened in 2009. It’s a shame that it didn’t happen. Us finally pulling out was the most alpha, total BOSS move that a president has taken in foreign policy in decades, and my life time. Uncle Joe totally defeated the military industrial complex, and the mainstream media, even the so-called “liberal media” (that doesn’t actually exist) freaking out and criticizing him because he pulled out and ended the war like an absolute fucking legendary boss was hilarious to watch. They were totally disappointed.
The total collapse of Afghanistan was the most predictable thing in the entire world. We could have stayed in Afghanistan for literally another 7 decades and the exact same outcome would have happened regardless in the exact same way. Ripping the band aid off was worth it both short and long term. Like I said, it was the biggest and most impressive foreign policy move a president has made in at least 50 years, if not longer. Uncle Joe deserves an ice cream for not allowing the mainstream media faux pearl clutching and pro-war propaganda to get him to reverse his decision. It was legendary, honestly.
Thank you for your service sir 🫡 hope the best for you
I believe that if the Iraq War never happened, the US mission in Afghanistan would have been more successful and the war would have ended earlier than in our timeline.
My grandfather fought in the war as a radio operator. Luckily I still have him around, he is 75. He cares about our country a huge deal but is not shy to talk about all the areas we have messed up in this war.
Thank you Mr Beat for your continued service in education for everyone. I truly believe you try and stick to the facts of everything and not get to much into personal opinion
I'm sorry your videos are getting demonetized, I find your content easy to watch and incredibly informative. I always come away knowing that I've learned something new. We support you fully
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Getting demonetized is how you know you're making good educational content these days, sadly.
Congrats on 1 mil!
Thank you!
Pls cover the Korean war next!! It’s rarely ever covered and a video this comprehensive would be a godsend
As a Vietnamese who subscribed to your chanel for a long time, thank you for making this video
Us Vietnamese, we don't care about communism or capitalism, America, China or Russia, we just wanted freedom. Even today, we might be a " communism " country, but we are different compare with China and Russia
As an American I hope Vietnam has long lasting freedom. And I apologize for what my country did. ❤️🇺🇸🇻🇳
@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI No need for that mate. War happened. We fought so many nations before to protect our country. We can't held a grudge on everyone haha. Right now Vietnam and America relationship is pretty good, which is nice to see
@@datbui6009 Greetings from the United States of America to Vietnam! 🇺🇸❤️🇻🇳
Đúng vậy 💯
I’m an American history teacher and something that’s always fascinated me about Vietnam was how much influence our founding fathers had on Ho Chi Minh. My uncle served in Vietnam and he said that was the biggest waste of time ever. Several of my relatives have suffered from the side effects from agent orange exposure.
I actually went to the Vietnam memorial recently on a school trip to D.C. By far one of the best memorials ive ever been to and nearly cried seeing all the notes from parents and children alike to remember their family members lost in the war. Its awful to see so many young people drafted and dying when they had their whole life ahead of them. Amazing video as always! (These are better than my school at explaining things most of the time lol)
My history EOC was yesterday, impeccable timing.
I wanted to release this last Friday actually!
@@iammrbeat nah you good passed with flying colors
I am an American currently living my best life in vietnam since 2016. Beautiful country, beautiful people and delicious food.
That’s why my present responsibilities have me where I belong in the rear with the gear
My uncle was sent to Vietnam in 1968, being called up as a result of dropping out of UCLA. He briefly served outside Saigon, where he was shot in the ass and almost immediately got a transfer to Berlin, where he spent the remainder of his service and which he apparently loved. He didn't tell anyone in the family that he'd ever been in Vietnam to begin with until 2000.
Thanks for sharing that, Sam. I had an uncle (on my wife's side actually but I call him an uncle) who served during the Vietnam War but out at sea.
When I was 18 and thinking about enlisting or going to college, I had a conversation with my Uncle (mom's brother) about it. He was a Vietnam vet and he told me "every man in your family on both sides has fought in every war since the founding of this country and somehow returned home. I'm not sure how much luck is left in our blood." That simple statement helped me make the decision to go to college.
Later on, in doing my own genealogical research and talking with my Aunt (dad's sister), I came to understand that he was at least partially correct, at least for my dad's side of the family. The men on my dad's side had fought in the Revolutionary War (US), The Civil War (North), and both World Wars. This is further corroborated by the fact that the men on my dad's side all had children in their 40's or older, so I would not have been born if any of them had died in combat.
Additionally, my dad told me he had almost been drafted to Vietnam but the war ended before that happened. However, my dad was born in July 1956 which would make him 16 when the final draft of the Vietnam War occurred in June of 1973, so I wonder about the veracity of his claim (he's dead now so I can't ask him).
My generation of siblings and cousins on both sides was the first in many generations to have no males join the military. I think this is probably due to Vietnam Syndrome spurred on by the access to information which became so widespread in our youth. In fact, to my knowledge, we are all decidedly anti-war. Sorry grandpa!
I’m sure your grandpa would be glad you’re alive.
I sure your grandpa is glad you weren’t sent to war to fight for oil or “speed democracy”
@@KarenHayes-fi5fu For sure. He was not a fan of war after returning from what I understand. I've seen pictures of him before and after the war and it most definitely took a physical toll on him. He was a mechanic for B17's in England but according to my Aunt, he was also part of a "reclamation squad" that would glide into enemy territory when a downed but salvageable bomber had been identified. My dad told me he refused to do anything in the snow and would say he spent "too many cold nights in France."
My mom's dad was part of a mortar team and was in Bastogne, France during the Battle of the Bulge. I never really knew him because my mom kept us away from him (for reasons outside the scope of this conversation). But I have heard that he said he could go from foxhole to foxhole on the front line and find nothing but frozen corpses. Apparently he had a mental breakdown and started shooting his sidearm wildly on the frontline so the Germans would shoot him but they never did, ostensibly to save ammunition and let the freezing temperatures kill the Americans. He was taken to a psychiatric facility and that's the last thing I know about his time in the war.
I was very young when I started hearing these stories so I imagine that also colored my view of military service and war.
3:27 FDR was very anti-colonialism, definitely ashame he died in 1945 and didn’t live out his term because US forgein policy would have been so different.
Yeah he would have let Kremlin Joe have the whole world
FDR being good is a presentist trap my friend
@@daltongalloway Maybe not that much, but he was very naive with regards to the Soviets. Truman was the man we needed at the right time.
@@daltongalloway there is no reason to believe he would. You may say “Roosevelt gave half of Europe to Stalin” not really. The USSR had millions of troops all the way up to Berlin. The west can’t just say to the USSR to leave, they defy us. FDR had no choice too.
@@jimmym3352 Roosevelt really wasn’t, he began to take a stand against Stalin a few weeks before his death
My grandfather served in the Navy and fought in the Vietnam War. Afterwards, he struggled greatly with PTSD and substance abuse. He was a great man and I wonder what he would be like now. He passed away yesterday, May 9 of 2006, when I was 2yo.
Thank you for the great video Mr. Beat
Disappointed you didn't mention the millions of Vietnamese refugees who fled, many of whom settled in the USA.
Millions fleeing 50+ years of straight war should be obvious
Well the US left them at the end of the war anyways, so it's not worth mentioning
There's other stuff he didn't mention. For example, the role of Australia, New Zealand and other US/Sout Vietnamese allies. It mostly just focuses on an overview of the US involvement in the war itself.
Millions ?
@@leaveme3559 look up “boat people.”
I work at a steel plant in PA an hour outside Philly. 75% of the old timers fought in Vietnam , most are retired now but they are exactly what you expect, biker/rocker dudes with tattoos and huge beards . The draft was not evenly applied , fortunate son is a great song from that era calling that out. I believe the largest group of draftees actually came from PA, near Quakertown and Lehigh valley.
Drafts have never been equal. Wealthy families can buy their way out
My papa got a direct spray from agent Orange in Vietnam.
My uncle has lung damage from it.
what did it taste like
@@dg-ov4cf my papa passed in 2018 and never talked about his time in Vietnam and I was to young to understand at the time
Agent Orange exposure can cause genetic mutations that can potentially make descendants more susceptible to cancer. Your parent and/or you may be eligible for specific benefits from the US government, which you may already be aware. Contact your local Veteran’s Affairs offices.
I'm British and know the reasons for it, but do any American viewers know why British and Japanese troops fought in Vietnam in 1945, on the same side?
Also I find it ironic that the man probably most responsible for the Vietnam war, Charles de Gaulle, advised Kennedy to keep away after the French withdrew. De Gaulle, despite being out of government during the Indo China war, was so influential that he was able to bring down French governments that were unwilling to maintain the colony. In 1945 the British advised de Gaulle to prepare Indo China for independence in cooperation with the Viet Mihn, but he wasn't our greatest fan and ignored our rather sensible advice.
It was only for a brief part of 1945. Japan was there first during the war, Britain came in afterward after the Japanese defeat. So really they weren't on the "same side." I should have made this more clear.
I did. I know Mark Felton did a video on it.
Funny to see how the British can make good policies regarding imperialist matters. I guess it's easier when the colonies are yours.
My Grandpa was a Vietcong troop, he is always proud of protecting his nation from foreign invaders
Thanks for sharing that
Your grandpa was a hero!
His services will never be forgotten!
Hell yeah man.
His service will not go forgotten.
My 12th grade project was on this war. Would've loved to have this video back then
Go back and do the project again. :)
@@iammrbeat actually my project and presentation was so bad 😞, the teacher told me to do it again and I had to a reenactment of an interview with Bruce Lee. But thanks anyway Mr. Beat!
Despite Vietnam's current corrupt government, the country is flourishing. I was just in Saigon on December 2019, visited beautiful mangrove forests in the Mekong delta river system. The country is rebounding from that disastrous war quite nicely.
Massive fan of your channel, your satire is awesome, found you with the watergate scandal vid. Keep it up!!!
That tik tok ban comment really hits the nail on the head. Everything infront of our eyes yet our government is gaslighting us into thinking none of it’s true
fr, crazy its always been this way
I'm all for a ban on tik Tok itself but that bill gives the government some suspicious amount of power...
@@Baconcatboyexactly only the American company’s should be stealing our data not the Chinese company’s
@@BaconcatboyPatriot Act 2.0
Tiktok should still be banned regardless
Congrats on one million subs, Mr. Beat! Please keep the great videos coming!
you are sincerely doing the lord's work with this content. despite it being demonetized and not pushed into recommendation pages, you still create factual and unbiased reports of oft suppressed and murky historical events. thank you for all you do
AWESOME JOB, MR. BEATS!!!
No mention of Kissinger?
Very glad this channel has reached 1 million. Has always been my favorite channel. ❤️✌️
I appreciate you!
Haven’t even started the video, but I already know it’s a classic. Thank you, Mr. Beat! 🙏🏽
Thank you for sharing this information despite money. You are a wealth of knowledge. I appreciate you!
Hi Mr Beat, I’d just like to thank you for making such amazing content. Your videos are incredibly informative and i love your personality. Keep making great content !
I appreciate the kind words!
The Viet Minh (Namely Ho Chi Minh himself) were not "straight up communists" which provoked the US into fighting them, they wanted help from the US, Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist who wanted independence, he was not a communist. But the US was staunchly against liberating them from the French so he turned to China for aid, which thus brought about communist rule and sentiment after-the-fact. The US pushed them into communism by fighting against them out of their own fear that they might fall to communism. Ironically the US could have more effectively fought against communism if it had been them who sided with the Viet Cong to help take over South Vietnam instead of China. If that were so, Vietnam today would likely be much more like modern Philippines in being an independent western ally on the South China Sea. Or South Korea and Japan to a lesser extent.
Great video. Sorry it got age restricted again. You make fantastic stuff
I can not thank you enough for including native captions that have the correct spellings instead of relying on UA-cam's auto caption feature. Seriously, I know it's something that most viewers probably won't even see, but this audio disabled subscriber appreciates the labor so much!
holy crap mr beat you are on a roll lately, i love the longer documentary format
Right on...I shall keep making more videos like this, then. :)
Congrats on a million subs brother 🙏 Well deserved.
Thank you!
Congrats on 1 Million subscribers!🎉🎉
Awesome video - regular fan from Australia. You cover all the key issues with good facts and aren’t a partisan.
Hi Mr. Beat!!
My granddaddy served for 3 years in the army during Vietnam. He sadly passed this April at 76. Feb 2 1948- April 29 2024 RIP Grandad and ty for your service.
RIP
Mr.Beat you are amazing! Keep it up!
You are amazing, too. Thanks for the kind words.
Wait, when did you hit 1 million?? Congrats Mr Beat!! Thanks for your great videos, and for all the extra facts for me to give the kids when i sub for history class!
I really respect you for sharing the the truth of history despite it being an unpopular topic it’s why I have watched so many of these for a while now
It's a tragedy that your content gets demonetized. Thank you for uploading both versions.
Thank you for the knowledge
This video finally de-mystifies a lot of the stuff that happened during that war, which was a defining event, for my parents' generation. Thanks for this!
The world has since learned not to get into unwinnable wars that cause nothing but carnage and destruction, right??
Congrats on 1 Million Subscribers!!!!!
Well thank you so much!
Was waiting for oversimplified but this will do. All love Mr Beat!
I applaud you for posting this video, despite some of the uglier parts of it and the demonetization. Educators should always have the ability to present history in as factual manner as possible. Great job on this!!
Thank you so much for covering this war. This war isn’t really explained much in school well since it’s hard to talk about such heavy losses but you did a great job and explain this objectively and fairly. And know its history that happened. If only George W. Bush knew this history…to learn from.
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers! One of the best history UA-cam channels. Thanks for being fair and telling difference of opinion and bias and objection and bringing clarity to subjects. I know people of many different political views that enjoy this channel for it’s objectivity :)
Congratulations 🎊 it’s helped me get into many new things 🙌
I was gonna angrily comment that this wouldve been helpful before the apush exam but there was literally nothing aside from like 2 mcq questions on stuff past the 1900s
That’s disturbing. Do you think the test has been diluted due to current war protests going on?
Your “Explained” videos are some of the best videos on UA-cam.
Excellent video. Thank you.
You should be in Nebula by the way. I dont know how the process works but you should definitely be there
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A mostly American perspective on the vietnam war, disappointed it didnt go more into a inner politics of South Vietnam and North Vietnam leading up to the vietnam war and amidst the Vietnam war.
My Grandpa was an ARVN captain who fought the Binh Xuyen in 1955 and later owned a farm Xuan Loc before moving to america after the suspicious death of his eldest son who at this point had joined the new Communist government’s armt
A very comprehensive look at the Vietnam War, thank you for the video.
I appreciate that your videos don’t shy away from showing the ugly part of historical figure’s résumé’s without being slanted. Definition of informative. PS. I wish you were my history teacher.
I was arrested at a campus protest for Palestine recently at my college. I think history is very much repeating itself.
Amount of troops in Vietnam during Kennedy’s presidency: 3,000
Amount of troops during Johnson’s presidency: 300,000
Another banger teach!
my grandpa was in the army during vietnam as well but didnt fight…. I have been waiting for a video like this for a while W mr Beat
1 million incredible great work
Thank you!
Congrats on 1mil🎉
I see u hit the million mark..u deserve it bruh, i aint seen one of your videos that even was average, they're all Good or Great
Thanks for putting this up, here in Australia we never really learned about the Vietnam War, and it's such an extensive topic to explore, so this has been a damn treat, cheers Mr. Beat! 🍺
Wdym I learned about the Vietnam war in both primary and high school
Don't learn at all, or don't learn about the participation of countries other than Australia?
@@gracchus7782 Neither, personally we were told 'This is what happened, why it happened and some of Australia's involvement' - None of the real details
can you do a video on the korean war?
Yes! Make this top
He did say in the description that he wouldn't be making anymore war videos for a while sadly
Absolute banger video as usual
Thank you!
The video was have all been waiting for
Great video. You went more in depth than I expected and I definitely thank you for that.
Thanks for watching!
I’m a Vietnamese-American i always try to avoid this conflict especially with all of the bloodshed of my people I always thought it was stupid that people would fight over different types of flawed governments/ religions that can coexist
It's more like normal people fighting for the rich to make a profit. Religions and political systems are just used for PR.
The rich rulers of the US know that if communism gets popular, they lose all of their power. They’re willing to kill millions of people just to maintain their wealth and power.
Thank you Mr. Beast, never disappoints!
My final history exam in October-November will be on the Vietnam war. Currently learning about the Cuban missle Crisis, great video.
Grats on 1 million subs!
Congrats on a million subs buddy
Thank you so much!
WHOA didn't expect that comment about war crimes and TikTok. Nice!
congrats on the 1 mil
I was so nervous you weren’t gonna mention the Rage Against the Machine album cover. 😅
Thank you for releasing this at such a important time. History is so important but so neglected, the past few months (and years) have once again proven this to be the case.
Waiting for 2030 when Mr beat releases his video on the current Israel - Palestine conflict and we all realize that students are always right
Totally without bias…
The Jews and Arabs in the Levant have made poor decisions. It is not as one sided as the media would have you believe.
Mr Beat uploaded let’s go!!