The Vietnam War is the commonly used name for the Second Indochina War‚ 1954–1973. Usually‚ it refers to the period when the United States and other members of the SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) joined the forces of the Republic of South Vietnam in contesting communist forces comprised of South Vietnamese guerrillas and regular-force units‚ generally known as Viet Cong (VC)‚ and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The U.S. had the largest foreign military presence and basically directed
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The Cold War was a power struggle between communism and capitalism. It was fought mainly between The U.S. and The USSR not long after WWII. There was no actual fighting during this war‚ it was a war of political beliefs and in which violence was not employed‚ hence giving the name‚ The Cold war. The U.S. believed in capitalist economy‚ which was an economy in which property and businesses are owned by individuals. In contrast‚ The USSR believed in communism‚ which was a government in which ownership
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The war on drugs is a complete failure. When connecting drugs to crime the relationship is complex. Many different reasons can be the cause of addiction‚ selling drugs‚ drug users and the creation of war on drugs. The criminal justice approach only created a deep depression over minority communities. The war on drugs created a vicious ongoing cycle that minorities‚ especially American Americans cannot not escape. Michelle Alexander suggested the war on drugs is similar to Jim Crow laws. The war on
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The fear of communism extends into the US‚ Over 80‚000 communists in the US after WWII‚ Some members of the government turned over documents to a pro-communist magazine. Loyalty review board for government employees created by Truman from 1947-1951 3.2 million were investigated‚ 212 were fired as a result‚ and 2900 quite to avoid being investigated. HUCA- House Committee of Un-American Activities: Developed a committee to search out disloyal Americans before WWII. In 1947 they began investigation
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For a long time it was thought that there are only two approaches in economics‚ Communism‚ which was driven from economic theories of Karl Marx (Gans et al.‚ 2012)‚ and Capitalism‚ which mostly comes from theories of Adam smith (Gans et al.‚ 2012). This disagreement led to biggest and most effective phenomenon of 20th century called Cold War. During this war a silent and humble but courageous and effective movement started and developed in Basque‚ Spain. The idea was simple; workers‚ owners and managers
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SOVIET COMMUNISM VS. CHINESE COMMUNISM The Soviet Union and China are the two important states in the world history that practiced a form of communism. However‚ communism in the Soviet Union collapsed while it still survives in China. What were the reasons: what caused the collapse in the Soviet Union and why has the Chinese communist-party state has been more durable than the Soviet Union? The Soviet communism ignored basic human desires like desires to own property and to express your opinions
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Effects of Communism During the Cold War With the growth of the Soviet Union after World War II‚ Communism had spread worldwide mainly in Eastern Europe‚ which was mostly lands occupied by the Soviets‚ and in Southeast Asia. During that time‚ those Asian regions were oppressed by poverty and from the government too because of that. Communism is often a response from these poor lower class or working class people‚ tired of their life like that. They believed that by adopting Communism system of the
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Cold War and Communism HIS/135 June 23‚ 2012 The Library of Congress lists Duck and Cover as one of the most significant films of all time. Produced by Archer Films‚ the 9-minute movie was designed to teach children what to do in case of a nuclear attack. View the film at www.archive.org/details/DuckandC1951. Write a 300- to 350-word paper in which you consider what it would have been like to live under the threat of nuclear war. Compare and contrast it to living under the threat of terrorism
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Cold War‚ there exists a debate about whether communism was doomed to fail. The whole idea of communism was to provide an equal standard of living for everyone. The people of China‚ Russia‚ Cuba and Vietnam originally met Communism with enthusiasm because it promised freedom from inequality and exploitation of the working class‚ which made up a large portion of the demographic. Many of the working class lived in poverty and were continuously taken advantage of by the higher classes. Communism was
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whether war is a form of diplomacy‚ or rather a failure of diplomacy. While scholars such as Clausewitz would argue that war is a policy maker and that the conduct of war should be subordinated to its political goals‚ other scholars such as Fearon may also suggest that war is a failure of diplomacy and that entities intervene as a last resort. While both points of view are interesting‚ the definition of “war” and “diplomacy”‚ the purposes within war and diplomacy‚ peaceful negotiations within wars‚ summitries
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