The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a proxy war fought in Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia between the North Vietnamese—supported by the Soviet Union‚ China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the US‚ the Philippines and other anti-communist allies. The war was causing deep division in the US (Nixon‚ 1969) and so during the elections of 1968‚ the main issue in question was America’s involvement in Vietnam. Richard Nixon promised to ‘end the war and win the peace‚’
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Griswold 1 Chelsea Griswold Mr. Scott Modern World History 22 September 2010 The Vietnam War: Bellum Letale “A great war leaves the country with three armies – an army of cripples‚ an army of mourners‚ and an army of thieves.” Originally spoken by a German proverb‚ this mention is largely pertinent to relatively any war. After the Vietnam War‚ effect was spreading through the United States and Southeast Asia. Many were lost and wounded‚ as well as those who were afflicted by their loss
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Dissent from the American Public: “Give Peace a Chance” A large number of Americans opposed the Vietnam War. This was evidenced by things like a second march on Washington‚ D.C. in 1969‚ which drew 500‚000 participants. However‚ the everyday American did not support the publicized leaders of the protest movement. The clean-cut university students that originally led the protest groups had been replaced by “hippies”: outgoing‚ outspoken‚ loud protesters who had a very specific culture that included
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Déjà Vu is the first episode of the PBS documentary The Vietnam War. Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick‚ the documentary focuses on the historical developments that occurred prior to the Vietnam War; for example‚ there was discussion on French imperialism‚ the First Indochina War‚ and the power struggles between Vietnamese coalition leaders. However‚ the most intriguing aspect of this film was the story and rise of Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a communist leader that sparked a movement
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options do I have‚ leave the country‚ or hide for the rest of your life. Or go to war not only means serving your country‚ but helping people along the way. What were my advantages or disadvantages? None of those options were good‚ at that point I was in shock‚ and I just could not believe that this was happening to me‚ till this day I do not remember ever opening that letter. The advantage I saw was‚ if I went to war the money I will be getting. With that money I could help my family‚ have a better
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Period 7 Dr. Tarkington “With Liberty and Justice for ALL?” Purpose: To highlight the battles after the war that Americans faced as evident through Ron Kovic’s Born on the Fourth of July and Tim O’Brien’s If I Die in a Combat Zone. Thesis Statement: Moreover‚ The brutal awakening to the value of human life and the numb hearts that returned to the States throughout the war‚ left a debilitated generation with the task overcoming the past along with the rejection of a bias American society
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Chaotic Communism From Democratic to Communist‚ from peace to chaotic. Communism impacted the U.S negatively by bringing fear and series of wars. It created a conflict between the Democratic and Communists impacting lives of Americans. Just like in every story‚ there was a beginning to Communism. The idea of communism began in Europe during the 19th century brought by a philosopher named Karl Marx. His theory was that if a capital economy became a socialist it would then give more power
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States at the time of the major events in the Vietnam War was President Lyndon B. Johnson a senator from Texas‚ a professional politician. In November of 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson the vice president was sworn in to president on the air force one plane while carrying the casket of Kennedy. Johnson could then do what he wanted as president‚ he wanted to focus on civil rights‚ but he also inherited Kennedy’s commitments‚ obviously Vietnam. In Johnson’s first meeting in November 1963
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The North and the South grew different way in Civil war. In the South‚ there were mostly farmers. There weren’t many skilled workers that why manufacturing was not much. But in the North there were a lot of manufacturing and wealthy people‚ they had a lot of skilled workers. During the Civil War‚ there were some advantages and disadvantages between South and North. Few advantages in the South were able to fight on it large homeland‚ they had best military leaders‚ they encouraged young males to
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How effective were the Vietcong tactics of underground tunnels and booby traps in the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was a war that started during the late 1950s and ended during the late 1970s. The Vietnam War ended in the Vietcong victory over America. I believe that this was due to the underground ‘labyrinth’ of tunnels and the vast usage of guerrilla warfare used by the Vietcong. Their usage of the tunnels and booby traps were in my opinion ingenious. The variety of the booby traps that were
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