The Vietnam War lasted from November 1955 through to April 1975. During this time almost 1.5 million people were killed including both soldiers and civilians. Towards the end of the 1960s the public began to be less approving of the war at hand starting many Anti-War Movements‚ which many popular musicians of the time joined as a voice of the masses. The Beatles were one of the many musicians who joined the protest against the Vietnam War. They formed in Liverpool‚ England‚ during 1960 voicing
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and the war is won. There is still questions though about the war. What started the war? How did America get involved? How did the War End? What Started World War II? The war was thought to have started with Germany attacking poland. “When Germany entered the western portion of Poland‚ Britain and France declared war on Germany. But when Russia moved into eastern Poland‚ there was no war declaration by either nation.” (threeworldwars.com) For some reason they thought it was an act of war on Poland
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Germany is usually seen as the society that was controlled by their government‚ but America’s government had the same kind of control over it’s people . Although it seems America had a lot less‚ it’s because they enforced ideals considered today as correct . Both had almost complete control on media with propaganda‚ along with programs to improve people the way they wanted. The Hitler Youth has often been called indoctrinating. With the continual use of Boys State to this day and since I have gone
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fate changed when World War 1 swept into the United States. Women have contributed a significant amount for the development of the United States but they were not always independent. With the start of the Great War‚ improvements for women started to occur. The gender barriers for women were broken as women entered the workforce. World War 1 was a military conflict which lasted for four years involving nearly all the biggest powers of the world. As men started leaving for the war front‚ life on the
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European nations capitalized on advanced technology to expand their territories into the Americas‚ Africa‚ and India. The French and British established trading posts in India‚ which led to conflict. Queen Elizabeth the first was in power in England‚ sponsoring privateers such as Sir Francis Drake. The Portuguese settled in the southern and eastern coasts of Africa‚ and the Spanish gained control over Latin America. The Spaniards were able to conquer the Aztecs with such efficiency due to the weakened
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The Vietnam War was a very long war fought by the United States. Actually‚ the time span was the longest of wars fought. The Vietnam War‚ itself‚ spanned for about 15 years with in the time frame from 1955-1975‚ however‚ there was conflict leading up to the war for many years before hand. This war was between North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam had allies or support from China‚ the Soviet Union‚ and a few other communist allies‚ whereas South Vietnam was supported or had the allies of the United
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Vietnam independence was achieved through conflict‚ since western powers responded to anticolonial movements by declaring war two times: 1946 and 1965. During World War II‚ France lost control of Vietnam because the country was defeated by Germany (722). Due to the France defeat‚ Vietnam had a weak internal government‚ which resulted in the invasion of Japanese’s forces into French Indochina (725). In 1946‚ France declared war against the Communist Party of Vietnam‚ led by Ho Chi Minh‚ who was
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“NAACP Support of the Vietnam War: 1963-1969” talks about the head of the NAACP‚ his relation with President Johnson and the support they provided to his policy. It goes on to mention that it was also a financial benefit to the organization to stand with the president during that time. The article written by Veronia Majerol in New York Times Upfront‚ titled “The Vietnam WAR” talks more on how the war divided America‚ mostly between generations‚ the older crowds supported the war and the younger crowd
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The Korean War would be a radical step in fighting wars‚ as well as the feelings people had toward the war. All wars in American History fought before the Korean War were based on either national survival or the gain of territory. A strong conflict was created between the Soviet Union and the United States. From this conflict‚ tension was so strong that wars were fougt in the midst of this Cold War. The Korean War was the first America ever waged that was not fought for national survival‚ for
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The Vietnam War The Vietnam War began on November 1st‚ 1955 and officially ended on April 30th‚ 1975. It began because of South Asian countries falling to communism. There was a term called the “domino theory” which states that when one country falls to communism‚ the surrounding countries fall soon after‚ causing a domino effect to ensue. Therefore‚ when Vietnam began to fall into communism‚ the United States was determined to stop the spread of communism in South Asia by stopping the source: Vietnam
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