The Vietnam War had many other names‚ such as the Second Indochina War. It was known as the Indochina War‚ as it was the name of the land in which Vietnam‚ Laos‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ Thailand and Burma sat. “The cold war was a state of political and military tension after World War II‚ between powers in the Western Bloc (US‚ NATO allies and others)‚ and the powers in the Eastern Bloc (The Soviet Union‚ and its allies in the Warsaw pact).” The cold war had shaped international relations in many ways
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Although very popular the Vietnam war was huge conflict during the years of 1964 through 1975‚ this single incident changed many Americans opinions about the nation’s role both in foreign affairs and domestic ones. The Vietnam war failed in its primary purpose which was to assists in the defense against north Vietnamese communism‚ just like the cold war previously this proved to be another example of escalation. The US involvement in Vietnam damaged the us reputation due to very misguided and complex
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turned from allies to enemies. When the war ended the Soviet Union was the greatest communist power and the US was the greatest capitalist power. During this time anti-communism greatly increased in the US‚ which was shown through events such as the rise of McCarthyism and trials such as the Rosenbergs. Each of these two powers wanted to expand their power by getting other countries to develop their system of government and economy; that led to the Cold War. Due to the large number of colonies in
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Research Précis and Annotated Bibliography Hmong Involvement in the Vietnam War Literature Review Outline I. Introduction A. History of Hmong existence in America (Barr‚ 2005; Mote‚ 2004; Castle‚ 1993) B. Hmong Values (Moore‚ 2003; Moua‚ 1995) C. Conflicts between Hmong culture and American culture (Moua‚ 1995) II. Body A. History of Hmong existence in America 1. Secret Vietnam War in Laos (Barr‚ 2005; Castle‚ 1993; Murphy 1997) 2. Communists persecute Hmong in Laos (Castle‚ 1993;
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AGAINST AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN WWI Losing lives is never a virtuous thing‚ but it is copiously worse when it could have been facilely prevented. World War I was an atrocious‚ horrific‚ and destructive experience that terrified those who unfortunately became involved. World War I occurred unnecessarily at the cost of the lives of many men and women. First we will reconnoiter why our country felt the need to become involved in the First World War. Then we will tear apart the details of damage caused
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During the Vietnam War‚ the U.S. had sent over millions of troops and billions of American tax dollars to fund a fight against an unknown enemy that they had never declared war against. Driven by Cold War fears and false assumptions‚ the U.S. dove into a war that it knew nothing about. However‚ in the end‚ the U.S.’ efforts were fruitless as millions of lives were lost and the public lost trust in their government. American involvement in the Vietnam War has long been a controversial and dark segment
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for national defense‚ protection of colonial and trading interests and deter threats/rivals. Many may consider it considered the sole cause of the First World War‚ however militarism alone could not have caused the Great War. Instead‚ the alliance systems was the main cause of WWI‚ however the atmosphere that militarism produced made the Great War seem like an appropriate response. A common misconception is that the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand‚ was the cause of WWI‚ however it was merely
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The United States never fought against one another. Nor did they go to war against one another. Instead‚ they fought through economics and politics. They did not cooperate‚ and work with each other‚ but worked against one another. This occurrence between the Soviet Union and the United states is called the cold war. This leads to communism‚ something the United States was against. Vietnam and Korea were two communist states‚ that the United States fought two wars against to expand their sphere of influence
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Location and Geography. Lithuania is on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Just over 40‚500 square miles (65‚000 square kilometers) in area‚ it shares borders with Poland and Kaliningrad (Russian Federation) in the southwest‚ Belarus in the east‚ and Latvia in the north. The country is divided into four regions: Aukštaitija‚ the highlands in the northeast and central portion of the country; Žemaitija‚ the lowlands in the west‚ stretching from the Baltic coast to the Nevėžis river; Dzūkija‚ in the southeast;
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Throughout the course of history‚ wars and battles have raged between humans. One of these historic wars was the Vietnam War‚ a war fought between the North and South Vietnamese. About 58‚220 Americans died in the Vietnam War. As a matter of fact‚ many Americans questioned the United State’s involvement in the war. Because of this‚ America became increasingly divided on whether troops should be continually sent to Vietnam. Some Americans were opposed to the draft because of the use of a draft‚ America
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