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    Vietnam War portfolio Causes The Vietnam War was a consequence of the cold war. Since neither the United States nor the Soviet Union could risk fighting each other directly they did it in other countries indirectly like in Vietnam. One of the main causes of the Vietnam War was the Gulf of Tonkin. In the Gulf of Tonkin the USS Maddox was attacked by torpedoes from the Vietnamese. They confirmed it was Vietnamese by the markings on the shells found. Then later on a second attack happened. When the

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    The book I read was titled Here There are Tigers‚ The Secret Air War in Laos‚ 1968-69. It was written by Reginald Hawthorn and is his personal experience as a Major in the Air Force. I wanted to know an Air Force pilot’s perspective since I read about so much bombing going on during the Vietnam War. He was an FAC (Forward Air Controller) and flew an O-2 single prop airplane during Vietnam from 1968-1969. Major Reginald Hathorn was an instructor at Laughlin Air Force Base when he got the call on Friday

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    The Vietnam War There was a connection between the students and the Vietnam War and it affected them as well. Before the Vietnam War began the American population held Congressmen‚ Universities‚ and all other official institutions in high regard. In the 1960s the views began to change‚ there were two simple view points between students. One side felt as though the U.S. didn’t need to get involved in the War at all‚ they felt as though it was a losing battle which continued to put burdens on both

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    first of over two million American boots touched ground in Vietnam in May of 1965‚ but for what reason were they being deployed to a foreign country? Most soldiers did not even know the exact reason they were being deployed. Derek Seidman’s article tells the world that soldiers did not know why they were actually fighting. The article states: Few knew why they were fighting; once they arrived in-country‚ the Cold War rationale for the war felt like a vapid abstraction. The “body count” strategy seemed

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    Vietnam War Research Paper The Vietnam War had a significant impact on America‚ causing the nation to dramatically divide. Those who wanted the war to continue were named “Hawks”‚ and those against it were named “Doves”. These groups defined how well the Vietnam War had an impact on society overall. However‚ because of the Vietnam War‚ America was able to advance and strive in many weaknesses‚ including politics. The war progressed the civil rights movement and made the U.S. think twice

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    the conflict. During times of tension between nations‚ there have always been songs written in order to show support towards the fight or in order to protest. One of the most prominent examples of this is in The Vietnam War was no exception for this. The Vietnam war was fought against the United States and North Vietnam. The goal for the United States in this war was to stop the spread of communism and assist their allies‚ South Vietnam‚ in the battle. The war lasted from 1954

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    Significance of the Vietnam War History‚ in general‚ is crucial because it allows individuals to be informed‚ allowing them to not conform to the society/government blindly. In the U.S history class this year‚ we gained proficient understanding of the fundamental principles this nation was founded upon‚ the impacts made by several pivotal wars‚ and racial discrimination that still exists today. The American Revolution‚ the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the Vietnam War were just some of the interesting

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    Impacts of The Vietnam War The Vietnam War lasted twenty years. It took more than two million lives away including many American soldiers and citizens (Rohn). The United States involvement in the Vietnam War caused many unnecessary deaths. The United States used twenty million gallons of herbicides and many bombs to attack the Viet Cong (Rohn).American soldiers were fighting the Viet Cong in Vietnam. America destroyed crops from villages and reduced the wooded areas where the Viet Cong could hide

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    Her descriptive detail writing style comes from her experiences at the front of the war from visuals of death to the destruction the war brought to her homeland. She is an advocate for democratic reform and her novels speak against the communist regime. The Vietnamese communist party expelled her for her protests and ordered that none of her books be published in Vietnam. She served prison time for her protests and later was allowed to travel to France where she lives in exile to this day. None of

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    Eisenhower 1953-1961 Eisenhower was the first president to go head first into the Vietnam conflicts. Eisenhower did not support the Geneva Accords signed by France and Vietnam in the summer of 1954. The Accord made the 17th parallel dividing the country of Vietnam to north and south section until two years when they would hold a free election for all of the country. Eisenhower and his secretary of state John Foster Dulles believed that the agreement gave the communist too much power in

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