be futile”.9 Giap’s army developed a tolerance for this dragged out war and took on the approach of slowly draining the US moral. By studying and learning the strategies and tactics of the opposition Giap was able to predict landing spots and offensive movements‚ which allowed large scale ambushes and attacks that had US military confused. The NVA also used the well cut out Ho Chi Minh trail which kept supplies and communication effective between the north and the south making planned attacks
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Samantha Aurelio 31 March 2015 APUSH Cold War DBQ During the time period pertaining to the Cold War‚ the foreign policies and ideas established by each president remained in effect despite social and political unrest. However‚ United States’ involvement in the eastern hemisphere‚ governmental influence in the nation and in the “hot wars”‚ and presidential diplomacy caused foreign policies and ideas to contain many similarities throughout the duration of the Cold War. Therefore‚ the United States
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the year‚ which is the first new moon of the year‚ the beast would awaken and descend upon the village. The Vietnamese lunar New Year festival‚ Tet Nguyen Dan‚ is the most significant holiday taking place within the first three days of the New Year. The nearer New Year comes the more excited and enthusiastic people are. In general‚ preparation for Tet starts one week before New Year’s Day. The New Year’s cake New Year’s cake is a pastry made of the flour of glutinous rice and used primarily in
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The Vietnam War Vietnam is a small country to the south of China (’Vietnamese’ means "non-Chinese people of the south"). In 111 BC‚ Vietnam became part of the Chinese Empire. For the next thousand years Vietnam struggled to gain its independence from its much larger neighbour. This was achieved in 938 AD. The long period of Chinese rule had left its mark on Vietnam. The language‚ religion‚ architecture‚ system of government and most other aspects of Vietnamese life‚ reflected the influence of the
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Study Guide 1. Truman foreign policy between 1945-1952- I-Aid to Greece and Turkey to defend against communist pressure S- Support free people resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. 2. U.S. economic expansion post-WWII- I-Savings from WWII‚ expansion defense spending‚ improved technology‚ baby boom‚ expansion of consumer society. 3. 1950’s Red Scare- I-Fear of communist spies undermining the gov’t and misdirecting foreign policy 4. American
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Charles. Ho Chi Minh: A Biographical Introduction. New York: Scribner‚ 1973. Kobelev‚ Yevgeny. Ho Chi Minh. Hanoi: The Gioi Publishers‚ 2000. Lacouture‚ Jean. Ho Chi Minh: A Political Biography. Trans. Peter Wiles. New York: Random House‚ 1968.
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Sputnik Sputnik 1 was a Russian communications satellite launched in October of 1957. As the first earth-orbiting satellite‚ it scared the nation‚ as it indicated that the Russians were more advanced than we were and could possibly therefore hit us with missiles as well. The launch led to an increase in military funding and the formation of NASA in 1958‚ as well as the NDEA the same year. Tindall‚ George Brown‚ and David Emory Shi. America: A Narrative History. Ninth ed. Vol. Two. New York: W
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attrition marked by battles in such places as the Ia Dang Valley‚ Dak To‚ Loc Ninh‚ and Khe Sanh-all victories for the non-Communist forces. During his 1967-68 campaign‚ the North Vietnamese strategist‚ Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap‚ launched the famous Tet offensive‚ a coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 urban targets. Despite its devastating psychological effect‚ the campaign‚ which Giap hoped would be successful‚ failed‚ and Vietcong forces were ultimately driven back from most of the positions
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Cold War Research Paper The Cold War was a competitive rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted from the late 1940s until 1991‚ which was the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Berlin Airlift and the Vietnam War altered the worldwide bond between the Western Powers‚ Soviet Union‚ and Vietnam. These two historic conflicts that occurred during the Cold War impacted the nations involved. The Berlin Airlift was one of the greatest aviation engagements in history; while on the
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Vietnam the first televised war which shocked the nation. The media caused a negative outlet for the people because they saw the loss of lives in Vietnam. Furthermore‚ John became highly disliked by the American people after the Vietcong’s Tet offensive. The tet offensive was surprise attacks led by the Vietcong in order to break the stalemate because they believed their attacks would cause a rebellion in South Vietnam. It
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