The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield
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between good and evil‚ a war over resources‚ countries call to justice; these are usually the words we hear when we consider when we think of September 1st‚ 1939 and what became known as the tragic Second Great War or World War 2. The war officially started when Germany‚ under the influence of Adolf Hitler‚ introduced rapid militarization and a grasp for important resources seized control of Poland. Just two days after the fateful attack‚ Britain and France declared war on the Third Reich. Now as
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War is always a controversial topic whenever it is discussed in a political setting‚ or even a private conversation between friends. No War has ever been a more controversial than the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the longest War the nation has ever engaged in. The United States entered the war in 1961 and pulled out in 1975. Although the death toll did not reach as high as the civil war‚ or either World War One‚ or World War two. The Nation still lost over fifty thousand soldiers in the deadly
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the 19th century Vietnam has been at war between two political ideologies. Nationalism vs. Imperialism. Throughout its history Vietnam had trieb or to successively create a nationalistic identity but had failed again and again. When WW2 came to an end we saw how Vietnam’s history caused a revolution that united the peoples; through such events: oppression/suppression and thus causing an emergence in nationalistic ambitions. And a revolution which changed everything. Ex-Vietnam was part of French-ruled
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Korean War This July 27th marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the combat phase of the Korean War‚ but the conflict did not end on July 27‚ 1953‚ it merely came to a temporary halt. Though the Korean War may been overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War in the minds of many Americans‚ it had a dramatic effect on social change in the United States ("Korean War had major impact on race relations..."). We have spent the past 60 years living not in a post-war era‚
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The Vietnam War had a big impact on New Zealand war veterans. Between 1964-1972‚ there was about 4‚000 young New Zealanders who had volunteered to service in Vietnam‚ they were wanting to get out into the world and do something exciting but the thrills of war were soon replaced by the gruesome reality. Things got worse when they finally returned home as they came to face an angry public and were told to get out of their uniform quickly and not to tell anyone where they had been. The full impact of
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Vietnam US marines capture Vietnamese soldiersis a small country to the south of China (‘Vietnamese’ means “non-Chinese people of the south”). There were a lot of reasons for the US to enter into this war‚ of course all of them were considered ‘moral’ and ‘correct’. One long term reason was America’s fear of Communism. The USA is a primarily Christian population‚ they as well as people of some other religions felt that Communism was “godless” because they were atheists. America was also a democracy
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United States’ military and political interests in the Vietnam War later extended to Cambodia‚ erupting tensions that eventually led to a Khmer Rouge victory. After US bombing interventions destroyed the spirit of the nation‚ propaganda and ideology played a pivotal role in the orientation of a
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did during the time of the Vietnam War. The perception of image through television coverage combined with courageous work by employees of the government to uncover lies told by the government allowed society to gain a better depiction of the war. From this
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The Significance of The Vietnam War Within one generation‚ The United States have experienced The Second World War‚ The Korean War and fifteen years of The Cold War crisis. The Vietnam War was the last drop into the cup of American patience. The costs of The Vietnam War were intolerable‚ because they contravened traditional American values and hopes. In the year 1965‚ American government announced‚ with public support‚ that America is going to win the guerilla war and defeat the "global communist
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