of communist influence/concepts and guided America’s foreign policy throughout most of the Cold War. The policy sought to confine such ideas solely within the existing boundaries of the Soviet Union. Many communist-threatening events during the Cold War were at a halt due to Truman’s tactic of containment as for example‚ the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War originally started when a group of Northern Vietnam nationalists attempted to overthrow the French leaders and unify the country under a communist
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November 1‚ 1955‚ when North and South Vietnam began the fight to reunify Vietnam for good. South Vietnam knew that they needed aid in order to fight this fight‚ so they turned to the U.S. for help. U.S. aid became a crucial part of South Vietnamese strategies in this war. Although‚ the start of U.S. help/aid did not come easily‚ it took a lot of loss for America to give it’s support. Add another sentence here! Ultimately‚ U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was a gradual process that led up to becoming
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War has a big impact on popular culture within society and in fact works into every aspect of pop culture such as music‚ television‚ film‚ and even video games. This is highly evident during the present war in Iraq which followed the tragic events of September 11‚ 2001. However the impact of war on popular culture can be traced back to World War I in the United States and even further in world history. As seen in the documentary “Militainment INC” we see fascinating‚ disturbing‚ and timely glimpses
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The Vietnam War There were some very interesting causes of the Vietnam War in 1954-1975. The Vietnam War a very deadly war during this time that took place in South Vietnam‚ North Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ Laos. The causes of the Vietnam War revolve around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia. Neither the Soviet Union nor the United States could risk an all-out war against each other‚ such was the nuclear military might of both. The
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The Vietnam War was not necessary Donna Baker COM/172 Version 3 October 29‚ 2012 Donna Hooley The Vietnam War started in 1954 with the defeat of the French and ended in 1975 with the fall and withdrawal of Saigon. The United States’ (U.S.’s) involvement in the Vietnam War started in 1963 with support of weapons‚ military training‚ advisement‚ and supplies until 1965 when U.S. troops went into battle with the North Vietnamese (Szczepanski‚ n.d.). American troops did not pull out of the war until
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The Vietnam War persisted for decades and outlasted many American administrations. The protracted conflict‚ which lasted from 1955 to 1975‚ was ostensibly a civil war between the communists in the north of Vietnam and the capitalist regime in the south; however it escalated into a proxy war between foreign powers. The United States’ level of engagement in the war was a direct result of the U.S. presidents’ foreign policy: American leaders who were passionately anti-communist such as Kennedy and
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The U.S.’s involvement in the Vietnam War is a highly controversial topic. George Kennan called the Vietnam War “the most disastrous of all America’s undertakings over the whole two hundred years of its history” because of great impact it had and left on America. Thousands of Americans were forced to fight and lost their lives. Some Americans believe it was the duty of the nation to defend other nations from the threat of Communism. Others believe it was not the U.S.’s place to get involved and that
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Cold War Research Paper The Cold War was a competitive rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted from the late 1940s until 1991‚ which was the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Berlin Airlift and the Vietnam War altered the worldwide bond between the Western Powers‚ Soviet Union‚ and Vietnam. These two historic conflicts that occurred during the Cold War impacted the nations involved. The Berlin Airlift was one of the greatest aviation engagements in history; while on the
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The Vietnam conflict began in the late 19th Century. France forcefully took ownership of the islands and made the Vietnamese islands a protectorate of France. The Viet Minh‚ or the League Of Independence was formed sometime around 1940. They were a group of people seeking independence from France. The French Government opposed this action and decided to try and stop the Viet Minh from advancing their political ideals into the rest of Vietnam. In the city of Dien Bien Phu‚ the Viet Minh surrounded
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changing attitudes to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the long struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify Vietnam and prevent the spread of communism. Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from August 1962 – December 1972‚ with approximately 60‚000 men and women serving. Australia was called to fight by the United States and on the request of the South Vietnamese government for assistance. The war was seen as necessary at first because of their fear
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