American involvement in the Vietnam War justifiable? Beginning on the first day of November in 1955‚ the second Indochina War was fought between North Vietnam‚ who was communist‚ and the government of South Vietnam‚ that was anti-communist. For the most part the war was fought in the countries of Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos‚ and lasted approximately 20 years. There is a large debate amongst many people about whether the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam war is justifiable or not‚ but it
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Korean War This July 27th marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the combat phase of the Korean War‚ but the conflict did not end on July 27‚ 1953‚ it merely came to a temporary halt. Though the Korean War may been overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War in the minds of many Americans‚ it had a dramatic effect on social change in the United States ("Korean War had major impact on race relations..."). We have spent the past 60 years living not in a post-war era‚
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One foreign affair was known as Vietnam. The Vietnam War was the longest war in the nation’s history. This war‚ from both abroad and at home‚ drastically changed the society of America‚ socially‚ economically‚ and politically. It caused for much anti-war sentiment and fueled the counter culture movement‚ it caused inflation and contributed to the stagflation‚ and brought down Johnson’s reputation and caused for several changes in legislation. While the Vietnam War raged on‚ other movements rose
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Vietnam War Effects The Vietnam War was a very costly war. It not only affected those in battles‚ but it also left behind long term effects on people everywhere in the world. It was an extremely costly war with over 58‚000 Americans dead and over 150‚000 wounded in battle. Many Americans were affected by the war for so many had died and many more were wounded. North Vietnam was victorious over South Vietnam and allied forces. The Fall of Saigon on April 30‚ 1975 marked the end of a very bloody war
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Protests Against the Vietnam War The 1960s and 1970s were a turbulent time for Americans as the country entered in the Vietnam War‚ from 1965 to 1975. The lives of young men were drastically changed as they were entered into the draft lottery. Others were outraged by the United States entering yet another war. Americans across the country came together and formed huge‚ diverse protests to stop the Vietnam War and save the lives of the soldiers and innocent civilians. Protesters weakened America’s
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their certificates and were sent away. 15. The goal of the Nazi’s “Final Solution” was to get rid of the Jewish. 16. The Japanese first invaded China at Manchuria. 17. The goal of Nazi-Soviet nonaggression treaty was for Germany to go to war with Britain and France while the USSR would be safe. 18. The Battle of Britain resulted in the prevention of Nazi invasion. 19. AntiJewish violence erupted throughout Germany and Austria on Kristallnacht. 20. At the
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The Vietnam War took place took place in Southeast Asia from November 1‚ 1955 through April 30‚ 1975. After World War II‚ Vietnam was divided into the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north‚ and the Republic of Vietnam in the south. The United States of America’s involvement in this conflict was to help contain the spread of communism. The U.S. learned many lessons from this conflict‚ from political limitations on warfare‚ gaining and losing public support‚ and fighting against a guerrilla
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Before 1940‚ the military budget took up two percent of the GDP. After 1940‚ the highest the budget has sailed was 41 percent {now dropped to seven percent in recent years}. The point being that our military is always changing‚ evolving and learning. Incidentally‚ one of the US’s first learning points was Vietnam. Clueless as to there being three different groups all fighting in the same country‚ the military was at a loss. Vietcong troops killed an inordinate amount of US troops because they didn’t
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The Vietnam War was probably the most problematic of all US wars‚ not the least due to the fact that there were many paradoxes. The US built up a harsh regime in the south of Vietnam in the name of protecting democracy; “saving” lives by destroying villages and communities. Although America was only meant to "advise" the Vietnamese; the border was crossed very quickly. This was mostly caused by the vague definition of the US objectives; everything was quite unclear and imprecise so that no one really
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country’s value systems. However‚ this definition is useful because it focuses upon the political cause or point of view. In other words‚ the very meaning of the term implies the dissemination of propaganda as a political strategy. The term is associated with a manipulative approach‚ but propaganda historically was a neutral descriptive term.
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