their way to try to prevent the spread of a communist government from taking over south Vietnam. This was known as a “containment war”. They wanted to fight this war to stop the spread of communism. The war started in 1955 and lasted until the fall of Saigon in April 1975. The Things They Carried tells the stories from soldiers point of view and others experiences. Tim O’Brien‚ Jimmy Cross‚ and Kiowa were just a few of the men that were in the Alpha company. O’Brien‚ Tim‚ and Kiowa had some very
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Ryan McConkey Glenn May May 29‚ 2013 Hist. 388: Vietnam and the U.S. The View from the Ground Vietnam was a hostile place especially for the Vietnamese. Going into a war with one of the most powerful countries in the world and not knowing if they would be able to get out of the war alive. Scared and not knowing if they would be able to gain their freedom that they have been fighting for since they were occupied by China in 1100 B.C. This war was to fight for that freedom and the only
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of him too. However‚ his dean cancels his qualification before the parade begins because of his mix-raced. His mother is ashamed about Kien’s mix-raced and she is very worry about him. When the police go to check their family status after the fall of Saigon; his mother worries about his identity. If the police know about Kien’s identity‚ they might take him to jail. So his mother dyes his hair to make him looks like a Vietnamese. To dye Kien’s hair and hide his identity shows
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the president though; his mother named him after his dead uncle. Thieu grew up in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam‚ but later fled to the U.S. He witnessed the fall of Saigon in 1975 – and that was when he decided to fight against the North. The north was communistic‚ and Thieu was throwing rocks at the tanks driving through the streets of Saigon. Because of the situation in Vietnam‚ Thieu and his wife fled to the U.S. in hope of a better life. They ended up in Louisiana just like many other refugees
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Assuming that states are rational actors‚ explain the outbreak of war? Part 1 Assuming that states are rational actors‚ why do states fight over valued possessions rather than negotiating peaceful terms‚ which would avoid the costs of war? For the most part‚ it is widely agreed that one of the most fundamental causes of war is having anarchy in the international system. The lack of a united international government system can be very problematic because each state believes itself to
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A long time ago‚ I was once 18. A mere young man just out of highschool. I thought my life was going great: good grades‚ friends‚ freedom. That was until the draft hit all of a sudden. All my dreams and goals - everything was gone. I got a letter in the mail telling me I was being selected to be drafted and sent on active duty in Vietnam. My heart sank when I read the letter. What will my family do without me? I walked into my kitchen‚ sat down‚ and turned on the TV. I knew the basics of the war:
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Ho Chi Minh‚ the Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader‚ who played the most important role in leading and inspiring Vietnamese civilians to fight for an united Vietnam‚ once said: “Our resistance will be long and painful‚ but whatever the sacrifices‚ however long the struggle‚ we shall fight to the end‚ until Vietnam is fully independent and reunified.” One might wonder about the strength and endurance from such a small and insignificant nation as Vietnam. Undergoing 1000 years of Chinese dominance
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Miss Saigon is a tragic story of love that is set in 1970’s Saigon during the Vietnam War. It is based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly. The story begins in a shady Vietnamese club called “Dreamland”. The audience is introduced to Kim who is on her first day as a bargirl. Upon entering the stage‚ she is greeted by the Engineer who owns the club. In the back‚ the audience can see the other bargirls getting ready for that night and laughing at Kim’s inexperience. It goes back to the front
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Miss Saigon Play Review I went to see the musical Miss Saigon on Saturday May 4th. The story was set during the Vietnam War. The main character Chris was a military general and had two wives‚ one being Kim and the other being Ellen. Chris and Kim met through the engineer‚ who worked with Chris’s friend to match them together for a one-night party. But‚ they kindled their relationship and got married‚ having a baby boy later in the play. In Act II Chris tried getting his boy and Kim out of Vietnam
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In the poem “Saigon is Gone‚” all of the people were frightened‚ scared‚ and panicked. It states‚ “We hear a helicopter circling circling near our ship. People run and scream‚ Communists!” This shows that the people were panicking and thought that the communists had come for them. It also states‚ “The commander is talking: Do not be frightened! It’s a pilot for our side who has jumped into the water‚ letting his helicopter plunge in behind him.” The author’s tone is that the people were frightened
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