Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?

Write an explanation AND cite a source which shows the importance of the following six factors:

1. US military tactics in Vietnam
The US military tactics in Vietnam was important in the war because there tactics were very different from the vietam tactics. the vietnam tactics were geruilla and the US tactics were more traditionally fighting. The united states had things like guns, tanks, and also alot of poisonis gases. The military fought unfairly though because the poison killed alot of inocent people. the US military could not get used to the geruilla warfar of the vietnam. "what kind of war was the vietnam war"

2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
The unpopularity of South Vietnamese regime was another factor why the US lost the Vietnam war. The US had supported Diem. Diem was a extreme anti-communist who showed little to no respect to the Buddhist religion. Buddhist presists would protest and set themselves on fire. America still supported Diem. The unpopularity of the south vietnamese regime was the reason why the Viet Cong was formated. Source 33.


3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
The united states was used to regular fighting with guns. The viet Cong was used to geruilla warfar and fighting unfairly. The viet cong had tunnels and they were so used to there own land and the United States was not used to the Viet Cong land. Not knowing the land made the united states very inexperiences in fighting the Viet Cong because they were put into booby traps. The united states was very inexperiences also because the soldiers they had were very young and didnt know any better they to get into traps and get killed. "Viet Cong and Geruilla Tactics."

4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
During the Vietnam war the american public was not in favor of the united states being in Vietnam. Many people were opposed to war and many anti-war protests were formed. Pictures of children screaming and crying were leaked out to the united states. Also, the My lai Massacre was shown also. This shociked the american public and the united states public did not want the US soldiers in the war anymore. The loss of the support from american public made the united states army think about leaving vietnam and this made them lose the war. Source 42/50.

5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
The Chinese and Soviet supported the Viet cong. China and the soviet union supplied weapons to vietnam. This was very helpful to the viet cong. China did not want the united states to be in vietnam. The soviet union was also supporting the viet cong. They both wanted to spread communism and the united states didnt. The vietcong had more support then the united states did. The us had support from south vietnam but they did not do much. The united states did alot of the work when south vietnam sat back.

6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
In source 27 it is saying that the united states didnt really loose. The source is saying that the united states did a awesome job fighting and they didnt loose with military. The Tet 68 was a major turning point because alot of things went wrong then. The Source is making up excused saying that the united states was going against alot of things falling and they couldnt do anything about it. I do not agree with this source because i do believe that the united states did really loose. The united states played the war poorly and the Viet Cong did a much better job when fighting.