in the Vietnam War. It was a series of attacks against South Vietnam. The Tet Offensive took place in the city of Hue back in 1968. Throughout this difficult time period‚ many people were killed‚ wounded or missing in action. This battle had caused a tremendous change in the lives of Americans‚ North and South Vietnamese citizens. Tet is a holiday on the Vietnamese calendar that has been valued by many people. It had been an occasion for an unofficial peace agreement in the Vietnam War between
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The United States’ war with Vietnam was undoubtedly “a different kind of war”. Guerilla tactics and a largely jungle environment throughout the theatre of Vietnam made this a supremely unique conflict in the annals of American military history. Faced with this type of unique enemy and terrain‚ the American Armed Forces undoubtedly had to evolve and adapt their tactics accordingly. One element that is particularly extraordinary and exclusive to the Vietnam War is the development of highly organized
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“Vietnam War” Location: Vietnam Date: April‚1954 - April‚ 1975 Background: The Vietnam War‚ also consider by many the Second Indochina War‚ was a war that lasted approximately twenty-one years. Although the Vietnam War had several events that led to the chaos‚ one of the main causes of the war involved the spread of communism. It was believed by many that communism could spread and the citizens of Vietnam at the time were having conflict with the French colonial‚ this lead up to the war. This
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Decision Making in Different Time Periods On a day-to-day basis‚ a firm may not be able to vary output at all. For example‚ a flower seller‚ once the day’s flowers have been purchased from the wholesaler‚ cannot alter the amount of flowers available for sale on that day. In the very short run‚ all that may remain for a producer to do is to sell an already produced good. • Short run. At least one factor is fixed in supply. More can be produced‚ but the firm will come up against the law of diminishing
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Involvement in Vietnam The Vietnam War was one of the longest‚ and most costly armed conflicts in American history. The North Vietnamese and its southern supporters‚ known as the Vietcong‚ sought to overthrow the South and create one unified‚ communist state of Vietnam. This goal pitted the United States and South Vietnam against the communist regime‚ and the US maintained a military and economic presence in the country for almost 25 years. The increased American presence in Vietnam was primarily
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the Vietnam War” (Hall xi)‚ a rightfully said statement. Lasting from 1960-1975‚ it is America’s longest war and changed the United States politically‚ socially‚ and culturally during that period. In the early 1970s‚ the voting age was lowered to 18‚ largely because of the war. Also‚ Vietnam was one of the first wars in which African Americans largely participated. Lastly‚ Vietnam changed America culturally by causing mistrust in government. In the 1960s through early ‘70s‚ the Vietnam War changed
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Vietnam war protests and the antiwar music of the 1960’s Rachel Allison AP us history due 12/12/14 The Vietnam War had a huge impact on the American people that will not soon be forgotten. During this period of time America was facing many serious challenges all at once. Americans were at war fighting for freedom and democracy because of the fear of the domino effect; a theory that a communist victory in one country would lead to a chain reaction of communist takeovers in neighboring countries
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The Vietnam War versus the Iraq War With a husband in the Army and currently on his third deployment to Iraq‚ I am often asked how I think this war is different from past wars. In order to answer this question properly‚ I found that I needed to do a little bit of research and acquaint myself with some war history. As I learned about previous wars that Americans have been involved in‚ I learned that only two wars have had a great deal of controversy. The Vietnam War and the Iraq War‚ while
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W.Hist Period 4 11/11/10 Vietnam War The Vietnam War‚ a war whose beginnings and causes were questionable. Some say it was necessary for the US to intervene others say that there was no need to shed innocent blood over something that could have been solved using words. As I researched this war I couldn’t help but to stop and really think about the reasons we entered the war. The beginning of the war started during World War Two‚ when Japanese forces invaded Vietnam forcing out the French
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