Was the Vietnam “War” justified? In 1965‚ 3‚500 United States Marines put boots on the ground in South Vietnam. The Marines being the first United States battle ready troops on the field in a skirmish that had been brewing for years. The comnie government of North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union and the Chinese was confined in a battle with South Vietnam reinforced with the US in a Cold War proxy fight. The U S had been offering help as well as consultants to the South ever since the beginning
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important decisions are choices between the better of two options. The decision to go to war in Iraq was not an easy conclusion but it was one that was made with best intentions. It is my opinion that even though there were some mistakes made in the determination to invade Iraq‚ it was a just decision on both a security and a moral basis. This paper will briefly look at the background behind the start of the war with Iraq and then examine the rationale of both the pro and con side of this determination
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Well‚ this was the case for the United States and Mexico. After Texas gained its independence from Mexico‚ and was annexed by the United States‚ The U.S and Mexico began to dispute over their boundaries. Mexico thought that they bordered at the Nueces River and that the disputed territory was theirs‚ but the United States believed that they bordered at the Rio Grande and that the disputed territory was theirs. In 1845‚ a group of troops were walking in the distributed area‚ when Mexican soldiers fired
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time was James K. Polk. However‚ Mexico believed that Texas belonged to them‚ and so did the United States. The two sides ended up going up against each other to what is considered by Americans to be “The Mexican-American War”‚ and is considered by Mexicans to be “The U.S. Invasion.” The war occurred across Texas and Northern Mexico‚ with 13‚283 Americans perishing‚ and 25‚000 Mexicans losing their lives. The US was justified in going to war with Mexico because of the appalling way Mexico was treating
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Mexican-American War The Mexican American war started in 1846‚ ten years after Texas won its independence from Mexico. In 1844 Texas was annexed‚ upon their request‚ to the United States. This caused trouble with the Mexican government because they believed that the southern border of Texas was along the Del Norte river‚ while the American government believed that the border was the Rio Grande river. When U.S. President James Polk sent troops into this disputed territory‚ Mexico attacked‚ killing
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Was America justified in going to war with Mexico? This question is hard to answer as there were many reasons on both sides of the argument. However‚ in my opinion‚ the answer would be no. The Americans violated Mexican laws. How? According to Document D‚ American slaveholders crossed the Sabine River‚ which borders Louisiana and Texas‚ into Texas. This was an act of defiance against the Mexican mandate of freedom. In Mexico‚ owning slaves were not allowed. Also‚ when rebellion started‚ so did territorial
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The American Revolution began in 1765 and ended in 1783. It started after the Seven Years’ War‚ which meant that Britain had to pay off debts and enforce more protection on America. The Revolution was caused by disagreements between the American colonists and the British government‚ or monarchy. The charges leveled in the Declaration of Independence against the King were absolutely valid and justified. Although the Americans lived better than the British‚ who lived in Britain‚ they were still treated
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The Mexican American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. This was a battle for land where Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S. desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico’s northern lands. There were two main causes of the Mexican War. First‚ the idea of “Manifest destiny” meaning the belief that America had a God-given right to occupy and civilize the whole continent. As large number of Americans migrated towards
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What was the purpose for the Mexican American war? Well many people have their sides to what happened and if the U.S was justified or unjustified with going to war with Mexico.What was the war about? Who did it involve? The war was against the U.S and Mexico for disputed territory which is now Texas and the Western part of the United States.Who fired the first shots to start the war? It was Mexico‚ but why did they do it? I think it was unjustified to go to war with Mexico‚ for many reasons. Slavery
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