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    Dbq Vietnam War

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    The 60’s were full of drugs‚ sex‚ and war. All of this was possible thanks to Democracy and Freedom; America would be damned if they let Communism threaten that. The draft was reinstated and young‚ able men were given a slap on the back and sent off to fight for their country. As‚ “Democratic”‚ war in Vietnam flared‚ many lives were being lost and many more ruined - physically‚ economically and mentally. Although the war in Vietnam had the complete support of the American government‚ the American

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    Before the Vietnam War‚ there was the Civil Rights movement. A movement dedicated to to gain equal right for all. One major difference that was discovered to be preventing racial equality was income. As white families lived in their mail-order homes‚ people of color struggled with making enough money to make ends meet. This realization is what caused the president‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ to take action. Since the President believed in equal right‚ and after he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ he

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    The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield

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    THE VIETNAM WAR Did you know about 1.5 million people died during the Vietnam War‚ which was more than the population of New Mexico in the 1960s? Vietnam‚ which is relative in size to New Mexico‚ is a country in Asia that borders the Gulf of Tonkin. The Vietnam War was a result of people in Vietnam wanting independence from France. The US supported the French so that all of Vietnam would not become a communist country and so this would not lead to other countries following in their footsteps

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    America's War with Vietnam

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    Vietnam US marines capture Vietnamese soldiersis a small country to the south of China (‘Vietnamese’ means “non-Chinese people of the south”). There were a lot of reasons for the US to enter into this war‚ of course all of them were considered ‘moral’ and ‘correct’. One long term reason was America’s fear of Communism. The USA is a primarily Christian population‚ they as well as people of some other religions felt that Communism was “godless” because they were atheists. America was also a democracy

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    The Significance of The Vietnam War Within one generation‚ The United States have experienced The Second World War‚ The Korean War and fifteen years of The Cold War crisis. The Vietnam War was the last drop into the cup of American patience. The costs of The Vietnam War were intolerable‚ because they contravened traditional American values and hopes. In the year 1965‚ American government announced‚ with public support‚ that America is going to win the guerilla war and defeat the "global communist

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    The U.S.’s involvement in the Vietnam War is a highly controversial topic. George Kennan called the Vietnam War “the most disastrous of all America’s undertakings over the whole two hundred years of its history” because of great impact it had and left on America. Thousands of Americans were forced to fight and lost their lives. Some Americans believe it was the duty of the nation to defend other nations from the threat of Communism. Others believe it was not the U.S.’s place to get involved and that

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    United States’ military and political interests in the Vietnam War later extended to Cambodia‚ erupting tensions that eventually led to a Khmer Rouge victory. After US bombing interventions destroyed the spirit of the nation‚ propaganda and ideology played a pivotal role in the orientation of a

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    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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    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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