Why did the US enter the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was fought during the cold war on 1 November 1955 - 30 April 1975. The Vietnam War was a war fought between the North and South Vietnam mainly‚ but in later year the US would join in to help South Vietnam ward off the communist mind of Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam. The Vietnam today is no longer called a war in fact no war since World War I and II have been wars. Instances like Vietnam have merely been police interference or police actions
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In the book “Under the Rice Moon” by Rhiannon Puck‚ the little swallow is sad. It was sad because all of the people that had bought it said that they would take care of it. None of the people understood the little swallow. The swallow just wanted to fly and be free “Under the Rice Moon”. That was the only way you could take care of it. The last person to receive the swallow was a little girl. The girl was sick‚ she knew what it was like not being able to get out of a small space
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The United States got involved with the fight in Vietnam mostly as a result of three things: Eisenhower believed in what’s known as the domino theory‚ which is the belief that if one country in southeast Asia gave into communism more and more would start to follow suit‚ just like falling dominoes. Eisenhower said in his speech “This would lead to disintegration in Southeast Asia‚ with the "loss of Indochina‚ of Burma‚ of Thailand‚ of the Peninsula‚ and Indonesia following” (http://www.history.co
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Vietnam was a small Asian country‚ 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest was threatened strongly enough to fight a war there. The explanation for this lies in the fear caused by the spread of communism at that time. The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. You see‚ the US had to enter the war to stop the spread of communism in Asia since North Vietnam was communist. If North Vietnam was to succeed in converting Vietnam into a communist
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Paris Peace Accords‚ Operation Homecoming returned 591 American prisoners of war (POWs) to the US. At the time‚ over 1‚300 prisoners were listed as missing in action (MIA). An additional 1‚200 were killed in action (KIA) and body not recovered. In the ensuing 20 years‚ activist groups pushed the American government to look into the matter‚ and several investigations were launched. While no governmental investigation has determined that American POWs were left behind‚ there remains considerable evidence
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Regardless of whether one refers to the United States’ military involvement in Vietnam as a "war‚" or if one prefers to use the more commonly-used‚ (albeit‚ more historically accurate) term: "Military Conflict‚" the effects caused by this historical tragedy remains obvious to anyone who has ever bypassed a homeless veteran on the street begging for spare change. Likewise‚ one only needs to pass by the endless lines that trail out from amongst the front doors of the emergency room at the Long Beach
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Condoleezza “Condi” Rice is an American political scientist. Condi served as the 66th United States Secretary of State. The second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush. Condi became the first black woman to hold the post. Condoleezza went on becoming the first black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State‚ serving January 2005 to 2009. Condoleezza Rice was born on a November 14‚ 1954‚ Birmingham‚ Alabama. Condi was born as the only child of Angeline and John
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The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country‚ take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left‚ while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam‚ the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_the_Vietnam_War_affect_the_World The Vietnam War Ericka Davis History 135 - One of the most critical outcomes of armed conflict is the impact on societies. Armed conflict has far-reaching effects and substantially impacts societies. Below is a list of conflicts the United States fought after 1918. •Choose one (1) conflict from the list below:•World War II •Korean Conflict •Vietnam Conflict •Cold War •Analyze two to three (2–3) major consequences the
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While Rice was never known for her own ideas‚ that never stopped her from being a powerful leader. Condoleezza was influential in the way that most women are not. While most women with leadership roles try getting to the top as fast and in whatever way possible‚ Condi was not like that. She used her power for what some people like to think‚ the greater good. People were not afraid of Rice‚ but more or less excited for her input. She was influential in ways most people did not see. While she may not
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