War was a strung-out‚ vicious‚ and costly war that went on between the communist government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Northern army was supported by Soviet Union‚ China‚ and other communist countries. The Southern army was supported by the United States of America‚ Australia‚ Thailand‚ and other anti-communist countries. During this time‚ the Cold War was also going on between the United States and the Soviet Union and just added on the intensity of the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam
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South have a chance at victory? The Civil War had many factors at play when determining who would win. The South were believed to have the best chance at winning at first. This is mostly because the South had the “LeBron James” of military generals‚ which was Robert E. Lee. However‚ as it turned out‚ the North had emerged from battle as victorious. Although the South seemed to have a decent chance to win at first‚ the military‚ economic‚ and political factors did not give the South a chance in winning
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things the KMT had‚ they had enormous support from the peasants. As 95% of the Chinese population‚ the peasants were the main citizens of the country. Through this mass support‚ Mao Zedong was able to achieve many things. So why did the communist win the civil war? This essay examines the different reasons why the Communist won the Civil War. Ever since 1934‚ two main political parties in China‚ Communist Party of China and Nationalists‚ were in a constant struggle for power. This animosity led
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Why did the Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War? The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start of 1921. During this time the Bolsheviks faced massive opposition to their rule in the form of the White Armies‚ led by the former officers of the Tsarist state‚ and also from intervention by the forces of foreign countries. The Bolsheviks were surrounded‚ and often outnumbered by their opponents. At times‚ their situation seemed hopeless. Yet‚ by the start of 1921‚ the Bolsheviks had defeated
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How Did The South Think They Could Win The Civil War? How did the South think they could win the Civil War? The Southern states were convinced at the onset of the Civil War that they would effectively protect their way of life and their rights. They were sure of this victory mainly due to these three reasons. First‚ the south had a great business exporting cotton to England. As the Southern U.S. cotton industries grew‚ foreign countries began to rely on the South for their cotton supply.
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Union. All they could muster were relatively hollow threats on an ad hoc basis. It was an approach US Secretary of Defense James Forrestal complained was ‘a patchwork job’. Having formally adopted the concept of the ‘containment’ of Soviet Communism in late November 1948‚ most policymakers within the Truman administration simply assumed‚ or perhaps hoped is a better word‚ that the American atomic monopoly would somehow intimidate the Soviets from breaches of the peace for fear of precipitating
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Greece and Turkey to communism would lead to the fall of other countries‚ so he urged Congress to aid the countries with money‚ known as the Truman Doctrine. In Western Europe‚ many were faced with shortages of food and medical supplies‚ so Congress approved the Marshall Plan‚ in which the U.S.
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Why did the Liberals win the 1906 election? In the1870s‚ the Conservative Party won three out of four elections and formed the government for 17 years out of a total of 20 years. It reflected the Conservative Party was the most powerful party in England at that time; they even had an overpowering majority of seats in the House of Lords. They had support from everywhere. However‚ the situation changed dramatically when the Liberal party won the general election in 1906 with an overwhelming majority
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Position Paper: Did the U.S. win the War of 1812 The United States of America did in fact win the War of 1812. One reason the U.S.‚ was the country victorious‚ was that the U.S. navy caused a lot of damage to the British. Another reason was that the U.S. did get some land from the war. The final cause to prove that the U.S. did indeed win was that America gained International recognition and respect. Here is a more thorough look at these reasons. There were reasons to support the theory stating
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How did Penicillin help the Allies win WWII? Branna Prine Word Count: 1‚894 Table of Contents Plan of the Investigation………………………………..................................................... 3 Summary of Evidence………………………………......................................................... 4-5 Evaluation of Sources………………………………......................................................... 6 Analysis………………………………............................................................................... 7-9 Conclusion………………………………
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