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    The United States involvement in Vietnam started out as simply a way to support the new leader of South Vietnam‚ Ngo Dunh Diem in the late 1950’s. As time passed‚ the US was drawn deeper into the unstable politics of this unstable new nation. In 1960‚ the Vietminh started an armed struggle for national unification. Under orders from Hanoi‚ the Vietminh soldiers created the National LIberation front (NLF) and had both materials and manpower support from North Vietnam to begin military operation in

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    of it ended up being. The Vietnam War‚ which was the longest war since the Cold War‚ was a war between Southern Vietnam and Northern Vietnam in which the United States became involved in on South Vietnam’s side. It was originally fought because Vietnam wanted to declare its independence from France stating‚ “Vietnam has the right to be free and independent country and in fact is so already‚” but the conflict quickly converted to a civil war between North and South Vietnam (Doc. 1- Declaration of Independence-

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    Vietnam: The Eisenhower and Kennedy Years Post World War II The years following World War II were a time of economic boon and prosperity for most Americans. At the same time‚ the Iron Curtain was firmly in place‚ the cold war was heating up‚ and the fear that communism would take over the world like a zombie apocalypse was almost palpable. In international politics during the post-war years the United States sought to establish itself as the leader of the free world. We no longer took the

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    change. After the Cold War had begun‚ Canada was forced to make quick and logical decisions‚ the impacts were felt from all over the world. Canada’s tremendous participation in the three major conflicts within the Cold War the Korean War in which they helped from stopping the escalation of the war‚ the resolution of Suez Canal Crisis with Canada’s contribution the crisis did not turn into a large battle and was immediately solved and their aid and guidance in the Vietnam War. Canada‚ because of their

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    Topic 5 – Australia in the Vietnam War AUSTRALIA’S RESPONSE TO THE THREAT OF COMMUNISM IN ASIA AFTER WWII Korean War: * 1945‚ Japan was forced out of Korea – country became divided along thaw 38th parallel. * Northern – Russian. Southern – Americans * UN arranged for Korean elections in 1947 * ^ allowed to take place in the south – establishment of the Republic of South Korea * Following them the Russians decided to create the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea

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    issue of cargo handling during the Vietnam War. The leaflet is an official primary produced in 1966‚ incorporating a mixture of images and written text by William Flint‚ Basil Box and Raymond King. The perspectives of the three authors on the issue of cargo handling and the Vietnam War seem fairly clear in this source. All three writers were against cargo handling for South Vietnam and refused to take part in the process as they believed that it was simply a ‘war against women and children’. The

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    Why Be Fake?

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    Suwaira Iqbal Ms. Shelly Sanders EN 1113- 05 26 September 2012 Why be Fake? People often call others fake without giving it a second thought. Human beings are capable of changing and adjusting themselves according to their environment. There are people all around the world who try really hard to blend into their surroundings‚ and mostly end up in situations where normal people develop a feeling of hatred towards those individuals for their fabricated behavior‚ like Scarlet Koop says “Time passes

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    Déjà Vu is the first episode of the PBS documentary The Vietnam War. Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick‚ the documentary focuses on the historical developments that occurred prior to the Vietnam War; for example‚ there was discussion on French imperialism‚ the First Indochina War‚ and the power struggles between Vietnamese coalition leaders. However‚ the most intriguing aspect of this film was the story and rise of Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a communist leader that sparked a movement

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    The Vietnam War had finished and on the 30th of April 1975‚ the Vietcong took control of Saigon and renamed it Ho Chi Minh City. President Thieu surrendered and fled the nation. Vietnam turned into a unified nation and races were held in 1976 . The Domino Theory proceeded into Laos and Cambodia yet not Thailand‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia and the Philippines. Aside from this fleeting impact‚ numerous short and long haul consequences for Vietnam once the Americans had cleared out. There is a comparative

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    African-Americans in Vietnam War  The Vietnam War marked a significant change in the way that African Americans contributed to America ’s military efforts. Vietnam marked the first major combat deployment of an integrated military and the first time since the turn of the century that African American participation was actually encouraged. A number of different factors contributed to the increasing tension between black and white soldiers in Vietnam. One of these factors was a decline in the qualifications

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