involvement in the Vietnam War was the event/action that caused Australian society to change. The Vietnam War was the major push or an impetus for change in Australia and gave the new counterculture great momentum that eventually helped the counterculture to challenge the government and contribute to change in Australia. The result was a dramatic change in Australia’s society‚ irrevocably changing the once conservative culture to today’s modern multi-cultural society. The Vietnam War was the spark that
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Assess America’s role in Vietnam in the 1960s: No conflict since the Civil War more divided Americans than U.S. involvement in the Civil War in Vietnam. American involvement in Vietnam resulted in deep divisions in U.S. society and remains a dark time in history and consciousness for many Americans. There were divisions within American society over the issue of America’s participation in the Vietnam War. Because of the unsure motives for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and strong opposition
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The media played a critical role in the ending of the Vietnam War. With television rising in popularity at exceptional rates‚ the media quickly began to be the most efficient method of gaining knowledge of the world. Due to the “The Buddhist Crisis” in 1966‚ America already had a negative opinion of Vietnam. “The Buddhist Crisis” was the result of the South Vietnamese political leader‚ Ngo Dinh Diem‚ imposing his Catholic government. This resulted in the public suicide of Buddhist monks‚ which turned
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War I‚ also known as the “Great War‚" was a global conflict that caused many changes in political‚ economic‚ and social structures worldwide. It also provided women with new opportunities and roles in European society. It helped change traditional gender roles‚ which paved the path for advances in women’s rights. Prior to World War I‚ women’s rights were limited‚ and their primary role was to work at home. However‚ during the war‚ their rights expanded by gaining the role of now working at jobs traditionally
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Each country has its own cultures about gender roles. To be more specific‚ the female roles in Vietnam and America differ. First‚ Vietnamese women tend to taking care of their children by following and watching them daily. They spend much more time with their children‚ even if they are busy with work. From Vietnamese mothers’ perspectives‚ the children is everything they have so they can sacrifice anything to lead the children into a better future. This leads them to be more strict and sometimes
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Vietnam was the longest war in American history and the most popular American war of the 20th century. It resulted in nearly 60‚000 American deaths and in 2 million Vietnamese deaths. Even today‚ many Americans still ask whether the American effort in Vietnam was necessary or whether it was a noble cause‚ if it failed to protect the South Vietnamese from totalitarian government. The Vietnam War fought between North Vietnam‚ supported by its communist allies‚ and South Vietnam‚ backed by the
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open. The media gave people a reason to be against the war by showing these images‚ but it did not give people a reason to support the war. Little to no purpose was given for the battles as they were reported night after night on TV news programs. The media intentionally gave off the impression that the war should not be fought and that it should stop. Throughout the war the media contradicted the view of the war officials‚ who viewed the war in a more positive light‚ and it was the
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the main purpose of reuniting North and South Vietnam. The Vietcong was able to defeat the French and then the South Vietnamese army‚ having American forces supporting their defense. As the attacks began encroaching Saigon‚ U.S. Colonel Michael Macmahon held Mai’s sponsorship for a safe extraction out of danger. Soon after‚ Mai’s mother Thanh‚ would join her in the United States in 1975. As Mai and Thanh escape a complicated situation in South Vietnam‚ they’re confronted with an equally complicated
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The Vietnam War began in 1966 and lasted until 1975‚ this tragic war was one of the most important events in United States history. The Vietnam War helped shape modern world history by changing the minds of millions of people on how they felt and viewed the war. The purpose of the war was to stop the spread of communism which led to many negative outcomes such as students protesting‚ the Tet offensive‚ a severely damaged U.S. economy‚ and millions of lives lost or wounded. After WWII in 1945‚ France
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Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address‚ he explains that the soldiers‚ who fought so bravely in the Civil War‚ did not die without cause. Instead‚ they fought to change America for the better in multiple ways. There were a number of reasons for the Civil War‚ however‚ the unplanned realities which arose from this conflict‚ would bring new challenges and innovations for the United States. Among these changes‚ the Civil War developed America’s literary style‚
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