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    A war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam began in 1954. The war was fought because the north wanted communism‚ and the south did not. The United States decided to get involved in the war. The United States became allies with South Vietnam‚ because they did not want communism to spread. I bet you’re wondering what is communism and why a nation will break apart and fight because of it. Well communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx‚ advocating class war and leading to a society in

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    The Effect of the Vietnam War on Australia The controversial Vietnam War had a huge impact on Australian society in the 1960’s/1970’s. Australia’s involvement in the key international Cold War conflict of the Vietnam War created instability and a significant shift in the nation’s military‚ social‚ political and economic status. Vietnam was known as a ’TV War’. A great deal of shocking and violent footage of the war was broadcasted right into people’s homes. This caused a lot of social involvement

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    In 1965‚ America’s fight against communism had spread to Southeast Asia‚ where the United States became involved in the Vietnam War to stop communism. Truman‚ Eisenhower‚ Kennedy‚ and Johnson were all involved and helped aid the Vietnam War. Truman believed in a policy of containment and sent money‚ Eisenhower also sent money but believed in the domino theory. He sent advisors to help train the South Vietnamese troops and Johnson also sent troops and money. Westmoreland’s strategy was to fight a

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    “I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest‚ not just military service” (“John F. Kerry Quotes."). The Vietnam War‚ although not a war since congress has not declared war since 1941‚ occurred from 1955 - 1975. What does that quote mean though? It says something very interesting about this conflict. That is that the Vietnam conflict was one of the most influential conflicts of recent history. The following will show the aspects

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    The Vietnam War on Society (Aus&VC) The Vietnam War had a lasting effect on Vietnam Vets‚ Who although fought their hardest for their country returned to a country that saw them as murderers and less than heroes. There were no parades for them and they were met with contempt rather than gratitude. Many of the Vietnam veterans suffered from both psychological and medical problems from open battles‚ sniper attacks‚ chemical warfare and just the general stress of war life. Although the Vietnam war

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    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory The Americanization of the war in Vietnam was inevitable because of the prevailing belief of the “domino theory” that could take effect. The Domino Theory‚ which President Harry Truman first articulated in the1940’s‚ is the belief that the fall of one noncommunist state to communism would precipitate the fall of other neighboring noncommunist states (Shabecoff). This theory is the identical strategy that Communist China planned to achieve‚ with Vietnam as

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    The Vietnam War had many other names‚ such as the Second Indochina War. It was known as the Indochina War‚ as it was the name of the land in which Vietnam‚ Laos‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ Thailand and Burma sat. “The cold war was a state of political and military tension after World War II‚ between powers in the Western Bloc (US‚ NATO allies and others)‚ and the powers in the Eastern Bloc (The Soviet Union‚ and its allies in the Warsaw pact).” The cold war had shaped international relations in many ways

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     of  the  Vietnam  War When  people  are  asked  what  they  think  of    when  they  hear  the  words  “Vietnam War”‚  they  may  envision  Rambo  on  a  bloody‚  barbaric‚  and  yet  heroic  killing  spree  or Forrest  Gump  getting  shot  in  the  buttock.  Others  may  think  of  a  grandparent  or  parent  who fought  in  the  grizzly  guerilla  warfare.  Many  can  still  recall  their  direct  experience  with  the war‚  whether  as  a  soldier  or  a  civilian.  The  war  in  Vietnam  does  not

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    African-Americans in Vietnam War  The Vietnam War marked a significant change in the way that African Americans contributed to America ’s military efforts. Vietnam marked the first major combat deployment of an integrated military and the first time since the turn of the century that African American participation was actually encouraged. A number of different factors contributed to the increasing tension between black and white soldiers in Vietnam. One of these factors was a decline in the qualifications

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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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