Assess the reasons for the communist victory in the 2nd Indochina War The communist victory in the second Indochina war was highly due to the failures of conventional warfare from the US and ARVN such as the bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and search and destroy missions which did little to bring down the Viet Cong. The Tet Offensive also contributed by being a turning point for the war‚ leading to a decreasing American support for the war as it caused media chaos. The end of US aid through the Paris
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and the conspiring events happening across the ocean‚ citizens became precarious. Shortly after the Louisiana Purchase war broke out between France and Britain‚ this sparked discussion between political officials in America. Thomas Jefferson was president at the time and was known as a president who would not back down from imposing nations. Although‚
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got angry and wouldn’t stand for the oppression. They also struck fear into the hearts of blacks by physical and psychological tactics. The KKK was created by a group of confederate soldiers because the blacks helped the north win the war. Which is also why it was so hard to make the south conform to new laws that the government passed. As Mary Daly once said‚ “I had explained that women asking for equality in a church would be the same as a black man asking the KKK for equality”. Well‚ at least
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Wars have been fought since the beginnings of humanity to settle disputes‚ and the core concepts of warfare has not changed for thousands of years. Unfortunately‚ all wars come with a devastating cost the world must pay - the loss of many lives‚ the destruction of environment‚ and a deep wound in society which would take years to stitch back to unity. Between 1955 and 1975‚ the United States participated in the Vietnam War in order to prevent the spreading of Communism by the Vietcong from North
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"The story of Christian reformation‚ revival‚ and renaissance underscores that the darkest hour is often just before dawn" Os Guinness. The protestant reformation was an incredible moment in religious history. It ended the bad habits of the Catholic Church‚ made it united and created different beliefs. The printing press had an important role in kick-starting the reformation. It is a machine invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Europe. This machine was an innovation in the literacy of Europe. It made
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World War One or ’The Great War’ as it got to be known happened because of numerous reasons‚ some of which are unexposed till today. The clear trigger for the war was the death of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. The death happened amid the Archduke’s visit to Sarajevo. The Archduke was focused because of the general feeling among Serbians that‚ once named to the throne‚ Ferdinand would proceed with the mistreatment of Serbs living inside the fringes of the Austro-Hungarian
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some difficult decisions. Some of them‚ which caused wars and a lot of hate towards the British‚ and some that strictly affected the British colonies‚ which caused a lot of issues. The Seven Years war had a strong effect on the British Empire because it put the British in a lot of debt and they needed a way to get out of debt‚ which was one of the major consequences of the American Revolution. With the corruption that followed after the Seven Year war with the empire and
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The Cold War The Cold War‚ which occurred from 1947 to 1991‚ was a time of considerable political tension and competition. The cause of the Cold War has long been a discussion without a singular conclusion. While the exact cause of the war is not universally acknowledged‚ there were many factors that contributed to its development. Due to the overall distrust between the two superpowers‚ their conflict of ideologies‚ and the fear that that was created because of these‚ the period of conflict
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THE BLITZ Where and when did the Blitz start? At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940‚ the air raid sirens wailed as the luftwaffe (the German Air Force)‚ launched a massive attack on London. Around 350 bombers flew across the English Channel from France and dropped 300 tonnes of bombs on the docks and streets of London. Other places that were affected? Other important military and industrial centres‚ such as Aberdeen‚ Belfast‚ Birmingham‚ Cardiff‚ Exeter‚ Glasgow‚ Sheffield‚ Swansea‚ Liverpool
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differences between the North and the South led to the Civil War in the USA. The two parts of the country were developing at a different speed in the first half of 19th century‚ leading to a disparity in their economic situations as well as their social‚ cultural and political beliefs. While it is true that the US Civil War was triggered off by the issue of slavery‚ it would still be unfair to say that this phenomenon was the only cause of this war. However‚ slavery was the burning issue and the primary
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