Involvement in Vietnam The Vietnam War was one of the longest‚ and most costly armed conflicts in American history. The North Vietnamese and its southern supporters‚ known as the Vietcong‚ sought to overthrow the South and create one unified‚ communist state of Vietnam. This goal pitted the United States and South Vietnam against the communist regime‚ and the US maintained a military and economic presence in the country for almost 25 years. The increased American presence in Vietnam was primarily
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As America we are known for sticking our noses in things that do not concern us. One example that a lot of people use is the Vietnam war and how we had no business being over there and fighting their war but our government says we have to protect democracy when and where ever it calls for help so we shipped our boys off and got our asses handed to us pretty much. We lost a lot of good men for nothing we wouldn’t have gotten anything if we would have won the freaking thing anyways. With that being
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believed by the majority‚ that one of the chief downfalls of the American occupation in Vietnam was the underestimation of the resilience of the Communist Vietcong in the north. It was believed by most analysts‚ at the time‚ that the North Vietnamese could easily be brought to negotiate. President Johnson‚ along with most of his advisors‚ believed that once the North Vietnamese saw the enormous power of the U.S. military that they would ultimately capitulate. This was also the general consensus of those
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Losses from the Vietnam War The Vietnam War took a lot from the United States including human life‚ money‚ and supplies. Thousands of lives were lost. Some countries think we don’t feel loss because we are so strong‚ but we feel loss just like any other. Resources are vital to wars and so is manpower. Lives shouldn’t of been thrown away carelessly. It cost more than it should’ve ever had over a useless war. The loss of life was ridiculous over fifty eight thousand United States soldiers died
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before‚ the number of military and veteran personnel in post-secondary education is substantial. Due to this‚ there is also a greater need for specialized social workers to aid military and veteran personnel in their pursuit of higher education. Most civilian social workers are unaware of the uniqueness of military life. To better serve their clients‚ social workers should first become versed in military culture‚ military and government structures of care‚ current military and veteran population
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on the United States promise and from there the only thing that could have been done was to completely disengage. Richard Nixon was elected that year; he promised voter’s ‘peace with honor‚’ which to Nixon described the Paris Peace Accord to end the Vietnam war. But of course this was more easily said than done; peace talks were going on but there was little dedication from either side and they made very slight progress. At this time‚ Nixon had created a plan; ‘Vietnamization‚’ which practically meant
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SOCIO-POLITICAL EFFECT OF MILITARY RULE IN NIGERIA In most developing countries‚ there is a disruption of the civil-military equilibrium usually assumed in liberal democracies. In liberal tradition‚ the military is insulated from politics and subject to civilian control. In several developing countries‚ however‚ the military has not only intervened in the political process and overthrown the constitutional civilian authority‚ but it also often has established its supremacy over elected politicians
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propaganda. British officials used these events to effectively distribute the propaganda to their population. 2. The main reasons as to why the British portrayed the Germans as uncivilized and barbaric are to influence neutral countries to enter the war against
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is practically running all too fast through his childhood with his only and best friend Jenny. His mother taught him the way of life and leaves Forrest with the decision to choose his own destiny. Gump joins the army to fight in the service of the Vietnam battle. While enlisted he find new friends called Dan and Bubba‚ he wins lots of medals‚ helps create the smiley face‚ conducts a famous shrimp boat business‚ helps inspire several people to jog around the world‚ starts a pong-pong craze‚ donates
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What makes a human unique is their way of thinking. Conflict occurs when these thoughts collide. What one might treasure‚ might mean nothing to someone else. These conflicts have often turned into wars in history. One major war that take place because of human desires was the war between the Aboriginals and settlers from Europe who wanted to claim the New World (North America). The settlers wanted to industrialize the land‚ while the natives wanted to preserve and live in harmony with the land.
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