the green troops find themselves in Vietnam and begin to experience the war first hand. Private Joker becomes calloused and violent as the movie rolls on and he watches his buddies die at the hands of the Viet Cong. The Tet Offensive of the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong in 1968 occurs in the film followed by the battle for the ancient city of Hue. War is nothing like the
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The higher education act of 1965 focused on funding for lower income students through government grants. In 1965 medicare which is aid to the elderly was amended to the social security act. And Medicaid gave the poor medical care. In December 1968 3 men successfully orbited the
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unsatisfied with the outcome of the war. Protest were happening around the country to stop the war. Years of fighting but there still was no progress from either sides until North Vietnam launched the Tet offensive. It was one of the biggest military battles of the Vietnam War‚ propelled on January 30‚ 1968‚ by strengths of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People’s Army of Vietnam against the powers of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam‚ the United States Armed Forces‚ and their partners
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Starting with teach-ins during the spring of 1965‚ the massive antiwar efforts centered on the colleges‚ with the students playing leading roles. These teach-ins were mass public demonstrations‚ usually held in the spring and fall seasons. By 1968‚ protesters numbered almost seven million with more than half being white youths in the college. The teach-in movement was at first‚ a gentle approach to the antiwar activity. Although‚ it faded when the college students went home during the
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1969 to 1974‚ negotiations and ceasefires took place‚ until in March 1975 no further aid was given to Indo-China from the USA. There are many important causes and consequences of Vietnamization; these include Anti-War protests in America‚ the Tet Offensive in 1968 and the election of Richard Nixon. Consequences include the fall of Vietnam to Communism‚ the Cambodian civil war and the fall of Laos. A short-term cause of
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Korean War The Korean War started in 1950 when North Korea attacked South Korea. The United Nations met to discuss this problem‚ and they decided to support South Korea against the attacking North. This happened just after World War II‚ and the United States was considered a super power. The president at the time‚ Truman‚ felt like once North Korea gained enough power‚ they would come and attack USA. To avoid a war on their soil‚ USA backed up South Korea. North Korea was a communist country
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Angels from Hell (1968)‚ Satan’s Sadists (1969)‚ Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)‚ The Losers (1971)‚ and Taxi Driver (1976) deal with Vietnam veterans’ difficulties with life after returning to the US. Tracks (1976)‚ Who’ll Stop the Rain (1978)‚ Between Heaven and Earth (1994)
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It was the year of 1955‚ when everything started. Not a single person‚ on this earth‚ knew just how bad and long this war would drag on. Many questions are still unanswered today. Why did America participate in this war? Why were our soldiers treated with such disrespect and unwanted love? The many lives that were lost‚ including our troops‚ cannot be brought back. This history cannot be change. But if we could go back in time. Would United States choose the same decision? Many things have gone wrong
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The Vietnam War -A History project- Nadine Gan‚ Grade 9 Part One. The Overview History ~ French Indochina ~ Vietnamisation ~ Epilogue Vietnam was a part of the French colony‚ Indo-‐China. Then at September 1940‚ the Japanese decided to invade Vietnam to prevent China from sending supplies through French Indo-‐China. Having invaded by
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century America began inheriting the foreign problem. Looking straight towards US victory‚ Lyndon B. Johnson began taking drastic attempts of ending the war. These efforts‚ however‚ as seen through the heightening of the Vietnam War in 1968 with the Tet Offensive‚ only brought further damage to the US government’s dependability and amplified the already heavy challenges that his successor were to face. Although Nixon’s foreign policy from 1969 to 1974 was successful at decreasing US involvement in
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