The Vietnam war

                    Today in class I learned that we would be reading " The things they carried" by Tim O'Brien. To understand  the novel we had to first understand where it took place and the circumstances of the setting they were in. The setting in the book takes place in Vietnam during the war. Before starting the discussion about the book, I first wrote down some questions I wanted to know about the Vietnam war. The questions I wanted to know were: What caused the war? How long did the war last? Who was fighting in the war? What were they fighting for? and what was the outcome of the war?

During the discussion, all of my questions were answered, not only helping my knowledge towards the book, but also my knowledge about the world. I learned that the Vietnam war was caused because of the United states fear of Communism spreading through South-east Asia. The Vietnam war lasted more then 10 years and the fight was between the North Vietnamese and the South Vietnamese, the Americans were supporting the South. The outcome of the war was that the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, fell. And the North occupied the entire country. The united states lost. The class discussion taught me a lot, and has helped me to understand the book.