The Vietnam War that occurred in Laos was a military conflict that took place
from 1st November 1955 to 30th April, 1975. Following the first Indochina war,
this antagonism was characterized by two fighting groups, the South Vietnam's,
supported by US and other anticommunist countries, and North Vietnam, featured
by communist allies and the republic of China.
Effects of Vietnam War on
the Culture and Behavior of People
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| Vietnam War |
Just like a normal war degrades the
emotions, behaviors, habits, economies and the general way of life for many,
Vietnam War was not an exemption. Basically, this war was a hinge in Vietnam's
culture. This means that the collective confidence of the entire Vietnam
population was shattered. However, this doesn't imply that the entire Vietnam
culture was wiped-off, it was a perfect cultural transformation. Luckily, this
moment was a good stimulator of Vietnam's most valued and greatest art works and
designs. The danger and desperation that left both the Southern and Northern
communities homeless and desolate led to the creation of works with lasting
value and great beauty.
Language was another victim of the war. With
American soldiers touring the Southern parts for attack-planning and strategic
military design launches, those living there were able to learn some English
bits. Before the war, English in Vietnam was not a language of long sentences
and stately prone. However with time, prospective Vietnam writers began
mastering language and a state of eloquent English balance was
attained.
Before the year 1955, Vietnam has been enjoying a state of
relative peace during which scientific knowledge took great leaps and bounds. As
if this is not enough, cultural prosperity greatly increased. However, all these
came at a standstill after both the northern and southern parts broke into hues
and cries over the conflict. Although originally the two localities rarely faced
immediate cultural degradation and erosion, this came to be prevalent and
especially after the war. Basically, the entirety of the war as well as the
western civilization jumped into a dangerously cultural new chapter.
The
countries involved in Vietnam War were never the same. Things fell apart, a
brand new menace of totalitarianism came up from wreckage and a new chapter of
technology and scientific innovations came thereafter. The thousands of bodies
that were trampled upon the war raised a state of fear, uncertainty and
dreadfulness. Indeed, the sheer life loss that all the communist participants
experienced in such a limited period of time in history was something never
expected, it was something unprecedented.
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| Vietnam culture |
Up-to-date, both the Northern
and Southern parts host feelings of fear and sometimes doubts. Somehow there are
losses that each party faced although it wasn't equitably shared. Some parts
suffered dramatically than others and even date, it becomes hard for local
travelers to venture each others localities, perhaps this stark contrast is
what makes forgiveness and complete reconciliation impossible. It is still a
dilemma for the Northern and Southern parts to make a reconciliation move as
culture, habits and many other way of life traits differ at a greater extent,
something that never existed long before the war. And this fear and hesitant
move to reconcile form the basis of our fifth cultural disorientation during the
Vietnam War.
And anytime within Vietnam, artists, artifacts and other
design strongholds are able to imitate the picturesque that prevailed, both
during and after the war. This is so as to draw the feelings, memories and
sentiments that the beloved left after their lives were shattered from the face
of the earth. And anytime in your travel to Vietnam, the diversity of such
memories in both museums and cultural attraction sites will only serve to draw
heart-wrenching memories of the after war.
