War is ubiquitous; there will always be one country at war with another during all the times of the year. The first recorded war was in 2700 BCE in Mesopotamia between Sumer and Elam‚ and the latest have been the Syrian and Iraq wars. Although there have been countless amounts of changes in warfare since 2700 BCE there will forever be a constant controversy about what good comes from war. While soldiers are risking their lives across the world civilians are at home contemplating the pros and cons
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I can say‚ without a shadow of a doubt‚ I would dodge the draft. The thought of going to war makes me feel terrible. According to the “Background Essay”‚ the Vietnamese were very unconventional in their warfare‚ and that would terrify me. Even if I was in danger‚ why would I want to kill people? There is no reason to join if I am not going to provide any usefulness. I have a weak stomach‚ not to mention my conscience after I would kill other people. First of all‚ referencing the “Hook Exercise: The
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involved with other countries on war matters it only hurts our country as a whole and wastes lives. The U.S. has to stop trying to protect and bomb other countries because it’s doing more harm than good for our country. The Vietnam War is a great example of when the United States shouldn’t’ve gotten involved as quickly as they did. Stated as fact‚ 864‚000 bombs were used in operation rolling thunder (1965-1968). WWll ended in 1945‚ and the U.S. got involved with the Vietnam War in 1975. By 1967‚ nearly
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After the Second World War‚ cold war was on. The United States faced heavy loss in Vietnam episode and then the then President of U S‚ Nixon formulated a doctrine which stated that‚ “Asian boys must fight Asian wars”1 . This doctrine thus then turned out to be the future policy of United States. Russia then took control of Afghanistan by sending armed forces into the country. The West could not tolerate the occupation of Afghanistan by Russia and they saw the Russian intervention as Russia’s attempt
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The War in Vietnam is on event had many events which has impacted our history ever since the Vietnamese got independence from the French. The purpose of this essay is to explain how the Vietnam War led to many effects. The main reason why the Vietnam War occurred is because the Vietnamese wanted independence from the French. At first Vietnam was controlled by the afranch. Then‚ Ho Chi Minh fought the French and won. Then the Vietnam split into two countries: North Vietnam and South Vietnam
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Hist Period 4 11/11/10 Vietnam War The Vietnam War‚ a war whose beginnings and causes were questionable. Some say it was necessary for the US to intervene others say that there was no need to shed innocent blood over something that could have been solved using words. As I researched this war I couldn’t help but to stop and really think about the reasons we entered the war. The beginning of the war started during World War Two‚ when Japanese forces invaded Vietnam forcing out the French influence
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The Vietnam War throughout history has been debated as whether or not it was a necessary war. Some say the war is considered necessary because President Truman was simply trying to help stop the increase of communism in Southeast Asia so that communism wouldn’t spread to other nations. While others say the war was unnecessary because it was the first war the United States lost. In the text‚ Major Problems of American History‚ it was stated that people even consider America’s involvement in the Vietnam
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The Vietnam War: 1955-1975 The Vietnam War was highly controversial throughout the world it was one of the most recent wars as it occurred between 1955-1975 this was primarily a civil war until the United States got involved this in turn pulled several other countries into the midst of the war. This was one of the major wars that occurred after the two biggest wars in history World War One and World War Two‚ although it is on a much smaller scale for instance there was a significantly smaller playing
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When the New Zealand soldiers returned to their country from the Vietnam War in the 1960s-1970s‚ they were treated as they were expecting to be treated. They believed that they would come home to be honoured‚ cheered‚ and saluted by their people. However‚ they received the complete opposite. The men were told to immediately change out of their uniforms‚ combat ribbons‚ and medals‚ and to act casually as if they hadn’t just come from war. This resulted into no recognition for the men. They were very
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Side of the Vietnam War The Positive Side of the Vietnam War War is a tough gritty world that describes the destruction of people and countries in the name of nationalism; it is difficult to justify war and give a positive outcome when shown the disaster it causes. The Vietnam War was an extremely difficult war and is widely seen as a catastrophe by the world‚ even with that being the case there is still some positives that have been extracted from the situation. The Vietnam War is a heavily
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