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    States’ objective in post-World War II intervention in both Vietnam and China was to primarily contain the spread of communism. The interventions were driven by strategic concerns about the domino effect of communist expansion and the defense of key geopolitical interests in the regions. In Vietnam‚ the goal was to contain communism in Southeast Asia and to support a pro-Western government in South Vietnam. In China‚ the U.S. aimed to support the Nationalist government against the Communist forces led by

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    The Cold War Germany was defeated after World War II and then we had to know how to care for them and rebuild a stable society for the defeated country or the Germans would be angry and will rise against. Germany was divided among 3 powers and after the war where Germany and also Japan had been defeated where they would occupy or settle was being figured out. The capital was divided among the allies. The German Empire where they had conquered Estonia‚ Latvia‚ and Lithuania was able to be kept

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    Upon the conclusion of World War 2 (WWII)‚ African Americans had an optimistic view of future race relations in the United States. As Patricia Sullivan mentioned in Movement Building During World War 2‚ blacks felt since they had labored in the factories to supply the war materials which facilitated in the winning of WWII and fought and suffered casualties on behalf of America just as whites had‚ they too should be able to receive the same rights as their white counterparts and work alongside them

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    Three to determine post-war status of Germany and rest of world‚ but mostly Germany‚ resulted in division of Germany among them. Creation of UN to replace League of Nations. USSR promises to join war in pacific after Germany falls Harry S. Truman. President 45-53. Decisions made during his administration: Truman Doctrine‚ Marshall Plan‚ World Bank‚ Berlin Airlift‚ NATO‚ Point Four‚ Korean War‚ decision to drop atom bombs. Favored strong resistance to communism and Soviet expansion. Potsdam Conference/Agreement

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    The War in Afghanistan (2001–present) refers to the intervention by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and allied forces in the ongoing Afghan civil war. The war followed the September 11 attacks‚ and its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and eliminate its safe haven by removing the Taliban from power. U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban hand over Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda. The Taliban requested that bin Laden leave the country‚ but declined to extradite

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    The Vietnam War is truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the Unites States of by any country. It was never officially declared a war (Knowll‚ 3). It had no official beginning nor an official end. It was fought over 10‚000 miles away in a virtually unknown country. The enemy and the allies looked exactly the alike‚ and may by day be a friend but by night become an enemy (Aaseng 113). It matched the tried and true tactics of World War Two against a hide‚ run‚ and shoot technique known as

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    Just imagine you went to war‚ having killed people‚ seeing friends and enemies die‚ and living in fear of dying yourself. Think about how you must have felt if you had to sneak your way back into our country‚ with nothing said and you had to just pretend nothing happened and start all over. For many veterans‚ returning home has been a distressing and apprehensive experience. Even though the veterans were trained for the intensity of the duties‚ the training may have not prepared them for the emotional

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    The Cold War For more than forty years‚ the two superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union directly thrented each other with nuclear weapons. This period of time is referred to as the cold war. In my research paper I will be describing the cold war in full details‚ the people that influence the war‚ and introducing the major affect that the war played in society. During the Cold War the containment was hard to control. Mutual suspicion had long existed between the West and the USSR(Union

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    The Cold War began because of a clash between two world superpowers‚ the United States and the USSR. These two countries were in a battle for superiority but this battle never once led to a ’hot’ war as the United States and the USSR never actually fired at each other. The main reason there was such an initial clash between these superpowers is that each country had completely different ideologies. The USSR functioned in a Communist fashion and the United States operated with Capitalism. The

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    United States got involved with the fight in Vietnam mostly as a result of three things: Eisenhower believed in what’s known as the domino theory‚ which is the belief that if one country in southeast Asia gave into communism more and more would start to follow suit‚ just like falling dominoes. Eisenhower said in his speech “This would lead to disintegration in Southeast Asia‚ with the "loss of Indochina‚ of Burma‚ of Thailand‚ of the Peninsula‚ and Indonesia following” (http://www.history.com/this-d

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