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    answers.com/Q/How_did_the_Vietnam_War_affect_the_World The Vietnam War Ericka Davis History 135 - One of the most critical outcomes of armed conflict is the impact on societies. Armed conflict has far-reaching effects and substantially impacts societies. Below is a list of conflicts the United States fought after 1918. •Choose one (1) conflict from the list below:•World War II •Korean Conflict •Vietnam Conflict •Cold War •Analyze two to three (2–3) major consequences the conflict

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    The Vietcong fought a Guerrilla war. Using “Non-explosive land mines” to defeat their enemy: examples being deploying Booby-traps‚ ambushing American patrols or planting bombs. Booby-traps and tunnels were two essential methods regarding the engagement of Vietcong and American soldiers in Vietnam. Booby-traps were placed all over the Vietnamese jungle‚ in irregular locations thus making many soldiers feel anxious and fearful. Examples of this would be the Side Closing Panji‚ A spike board‚ the Grenade

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    character and lead to a realization of who they really are. The three stories that illustrate both concepts are Greasy Lake by T. Coraghessan‚ Where Are You Going Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates and A & P by John Updike. A & P is about a coming of age for Sammy. Though it takes place over the period of a few hours‚ it represents a much larger process of maturation. Greasy lake is about three young men on the road to maturity‚

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    Greasy lake and the three immature teenagers Greasy Lake by T. Coraghesan Boyle’s is the story of a group of adolescents‚ searching for the one situation that will proclaim them as bad boys and how their minds change. The greasy lake is a short story which the narrator uses details‚ imagination and language to describe and represent the moral condition of each character. Also‚ during the story the narrator shows us how each character becomes closer to maturity after facing a crazy and

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    Nicholas Chowdhury English 101 Class #0120 Greasy Lake Thomas John Boyle’s short story “Greasy Lake” is about a troubled‚ rebellious‚ out of control teen that learns that being “bad” is not at all what it cuts out to be. Through the gloomy narrative the protagonist goes from having a pleasurable worry free time into a horrific night that will be forever haunting to him and his juvenile friends Digby and Jeff. In this complicated story these “bad” characters nearly took a man’s life away‚ all

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    not do it all" (Turbulent Years: The 60s 36). Lyndon B. Johnson is a president torn to pieces by war. He glows in the passage of bills benefiting American society. He is someone who has suffered through an entire generation of rebellious teens. What impact did Johnson ’s foreign policies concerning Vietnam War have on American society? The Vietnam War really isn ’t a war. Congress never declared war and thus‚ it is constitutionally considered police action. The United States can have troops in an

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    Present War in Iraq and Past War in Vietnam The Vietnam War was a bad decision made by the United States government. There was no reason for the United States to start a war with this foreign country. The Defense Department released a film in 1965 addressing why the United States had to go to war with Vietnam. They said it was to defend freedom and aggression‚ and to stop the spreading of communism. In reality‚ this war was made by choice‚ it was not a “do or

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    Q6: The Vietnam War was a war between the Southern Vietnam and Northern Vietnam. The reason why they has this war was because it was originally between Northern and Southern Vietnam because they had disagree on different beliefs. Northern Vietnam was more of a communist-based nation. While Southern Vietnam was a nationalist-based nation. Since Southern Vietnam had United States for support. They became more involved in the Vietnam War. More than 500‚000 soldiers from the United States fought against

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    The Vietnam War had a big impact on New Zealand war veterans. Between 1964-1972‚ there was about 4‚000 young New Zealanders who had volunteered to service in Vietnam‚ they were wanting to get out into the world and do something exciting but the thrills of war were soon replaced by the gruesome reality. Things got worse when they finally returned home as they came to face an angry public and were told to get out of their uniform quickly and not to tell anyone where they had been. The full impact of

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    The cold war was marked by a conflict that spanned from 1947 to1991 involving subtle surveillance in the biggest cities of the world to violent battles in the tropical jungles of Vietnam. Its general ideas were for the United States to hinder the spread of communism or for the Soviet Union to expand their communist government. With this the cold war largely influenced the economic‚ revolutionary‚ and humanitarian aid of both rivaling nations for areas that suffered the most after World War II. Their

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