During the events of the Cold war‚ many proxy wars began to engulf disputed‚ independent nations that were considered of importance. Two major wars being the Vietnam war‚ and the Korean war. The cause of the United State’s involvement in both wars‚ was the attempt to fight the spread of Communism. The president of the US at the time of the Korean war‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ had an ideology that if a country became Communist‚ then Communism would spread to neighboring countries. Which influenced the
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Compared to other political forms‚ democratic government is the fairest and just way to govern the citizens within a society. This can be showcased through the differences between fascism‚ and democracy‚ an example being Hitler’s fascist Germany back in 1933‚ compared to modern democracies of today. Democracy advocates and protects all individuals within a society‚ the same cannot be said for fascism societies‚ where elitism and hatred are ingrained within the ideology. Within the Third Reich‚ Hitler
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Revolution‚ which established a Communist State in China. Communism has now been introduced to Asia. In this period‚ after World War II‚ Communism was a popular ideology being introduced throughout the world. Vietnam was one of the many countries under the threat of Communism. At this time‚ Vietnam was a French Colony. As time went on tension started to come between the French and the Vietnamese people. As tension increased so did the fighting between the French and The Vietnamese. Finally in 1954‚ The
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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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Porshnique Wade Mr. Fredrick Hickmon American History I October 27‚ 2011 “Difference between Jeffersonian Democracy and Jeffersonian Republicanism” Jeffersonian Democracy‚ named after its leading advocate Thomas Jefferson‚ is a term used to describe one of two dominant political outlooks and movements in the United States from the 1790’s to the 1820s. The term was commonly used to refer to the Democratic-Republican Party which Jefferson founded in opposition to the Federalist Party of Alexander
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Similarities Between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War As time passes‚ every society endures situations which stress its’ very fabric. Each societies’ history is sprinkled with these situations. One such situations which the United States underwent was the Vietnam war. For years this particular event has been hotly debated. Hardly anyone who was present at the time agrees on any point concerning this war‚ except that they regret it. It has become "the greatest American foreign policy calamity
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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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What is the difference between a Democracy and a Republic? Almost ALL of the social problems in this country are derived from the fact that Americans don’t even know what kind of government they have! If you are like most people‚ you think that the United States is a democracy. If you do‚ then you are wrong! Recite the pledge of allegiance. Notice that it says "...and to the republic for which it stands." Now open your copy of the constitution to Article IV‚ Section 4. (You do have a copy
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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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Most countries today follow a capitalistic system‚ although we can still find those who practice the communist regime such as Cuba and North Korea. Communism and capitalism are 2 of the most well-known systems to have ever existed. By definition‚ capitalism is a social system in which a country’s trade and business is controlled by private owners. Communism on the other hand is a system in which there is equality in the economy and private businesses are eliminated. Both systems differ in several ways
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