American History

One of the major reasons for the fall of South Vietnam was a poorly trained as well as a poorly guided military team. Although South Vietnam apparently was strong during the signing of the Paris Peace Accords at the start of 1973, there was a very big weakness behind what was seen as a strong team of military forces. The spontaneous growth of the military group contributed very much to the low quality and standards of military engagements. There were only a few influential groups which could stand up to the challenge posed by the enemies. Integrity was not upheld in the ranks held be various officers and thus compromised on the ability of the military to deliver.

Secondly, the government as at then enjoyed only to some degree, the support which came from the Vietnamese people who were abused and neglected for quite a long time. The U.S withdrawal in offering funding and support was a major blow. Thieu was in a position to sustain the functioning of South Vietnam when U.S provided this support. Despite the achievements made by the military of South Vietnam, there lacked time and adequate extensive cultural support needed to enhance the traditions of military as well as intensive training to produce classic force of fighting.

Lastly, economic constraints were also a major setback to South Vietnam. The military to the South Vietnam could not be maintained by the natural well being of South Vietnam. The military was costly in matters of budget. This was regardless of whether the economy was flourishing or not. This situation was more worsened by the economy of U.S being in recession in 1973 and thereafter as well as the OPEC oil withdrawal concerning the help given to South Vietnam which started to decline very fast. This brought about shortfalls in fuel, spare parts, rolls of ammunition and the finances needed to pay the soldiers.