and South Vietnam. Tet Offensive began January 30‚ 1968. This day was in fact considered the most important holiday in Vietnam. North Vietnam bombed and attacked several cities in South Vietnam on this day. The main communist operation began the next morning when Vietcong troops attacked
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Vietnam Did you know that the narrowest part of Vietnam is only 50 miles long? That’s about the same distance from Union City to Santa Cruz! There are around 60 different groups of people called ethnic minorities. In Vietnam there are also a large number of tourist attractions. GEOGRAPHY Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It borders the gulf of Tonkin‚ the gulf of Thailand‚ and the South China sea. It is next to Laos
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“The Great Depression” The United States has changed a lot since its “Birth” in 1776. The United States changed for better or worse from The Great Depression‚ The Vietnam War‚ and The Attacks of 9/11. These life altering events formed America with tragedy‚ and destruction. Being the land of the free and the home of the brave. We rose up stronger and with hope. That’s what makes America great. The Great Depression all started when the stock’s value started to plummet with no hope of recovery
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Vietnam War of 1954-1975 prolonged to a conflict that potholed the communist in the North Vietnam’s government and the southern allies; that was called the Viet Cong‚ versus the South Vietnam’s government and its chief ally‚ the US. This war was known as the “American War” in Vietnam (War against the Americans to save their Nation). This war was as well divisor of a larger local controversy‚ and this might have led to the cold war that existed between the United States and their respective allies
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1. Jamestown‚ 1607 2. First Africans brought to Virginia‚ 1619 3. Mayflower Compact‚ 1620 4. Great Migration of Puritans to Massachusetts‚ 1630s and 1640s 5. Roger Williams established Rhode Island‚ 1636 6. William Penn established Pennsylvania‚ 1681 7. Salem witch trials‚ 1692 8. James Oglethorpe established Georgia‚ 1732 9. Jonathan Edwards sparked the Great Awakening‚ 17349 10. The French and Indian War‚ 1754-63 11. Proclamation of 1763 12. Stamp Act‚ 1765-66
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that public opinion was completely ineffective. Perhaps the most convincing evidence can be seen when examining the 1968 presidential election. Had LBJ’s approval rating been closer to what it was in 1964‚ he would surely have stood for re-election. His decision therefore must be seen as a direct response to an increasingly negative and sceptical public in the wake of the Tet Offensive. In addition‚ although it has been argued that the US would remain committed in Indochina for another five years there
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Semper Fi: Do or Die The film Full Metal Jacket is an intense and gritty examination of the United States Marine Corps basic training program and following that‚ the Marine grunts’ experiences in Vietnam in 1968 during the Tet Offensive. Expertly directed by Stanley Kubrick and premiering in 1987‚ Full Metal Jacket is Private Joker’s story‚ is narrated in his voice‚ and the viewer sees the conflicts through his eyes. It is a film worth watching for the caliber of acting‚ for the illustrative plot
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Name _______________________________________ Class ____________________________ Date _____________________ The Vietnam War‚ Nixon‚ & Watergate CHAPTER 16 Chapter 16 Highlight Packet 16.1 Origins of the Vietnam War: 1. What started the U.S. involvement in Vietnam and why did we fight? Who was President at the beginning? French went to the U.S.A for money and the United States did not want Vietnam to become a communist country because if they had all the other poor little countries would
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After World War II‚ the Red Scare‚ a fear of communism‚ swept the whole nation and all around the world. When the Vietnam War began‚ the United States immediately intervened and helped South Vietnam fight against the Communist North Vietnam. Our mission was to contain any measure of communism. Some major issues that were addressed were: the amount of lives lost along with the draft issue‚ impossible control of protesters and riots‚ and false information given to the people of America. In the beginning
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| Final Theatre Paper | Compare and Contrast between Hair and RENT | | [Type the author name] | 5/1/2012 | Theatre Final Essay Theatre has been a prevalent form of entertainment for centuries. As time has progressed‚ the meaning behind theater has shifted to adapt with society appropriately. Different genres of theater have been emerging all throughout history and continue to emerge even today. There are so many different genres of theatre that any individual can relate to it. One
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