used mercenaries to fight their wars. Unlike in Rome where military service was prioritised and they used citizen soldiers. As the Carthaginian empire expanded into the regions of Sicily with the Greco-Punic Wars‚ war with Rome became inevitable. In 264 BC Rome had become dominant power throughout the Italian peninsula‚ while Carthage had established itself as the leading maritime power in the world. This date marks the
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United States are fighting in Vietnam because the United States do not want Vietnam to be a communist. Vietnam needs extensive assistance from capitalist states because Vietnam is not capable of defending themselves from the communist. He also says that Vietnam falling to the communism means that the entire Southeast Asia potentially falls to the communism‚ and it eventually threatens the United States and their allies. Therefore‚ the war in Vietnam is for Americans to protect their free capitalist
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256 on the various planes (Members n.d.). Afghanistan gave safe-haven to al Qaeda while they were planning these attacks. Because of this‚ America declared war on Afghanistan on October 10th‚ 2011. The war has been going on for a decade and now the U.S. government is trying to decide whether to pull out of the war or continue fighting. America should stay in Afghanistan but we should change our goal. We should concentrate on helping the people of Afghanistan get back up on their feet‚ which will help
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The Cold War originally referred to a struggle or a conflict that had not escalated into fighting and military conflict‚ that is‚ had not escalated into a hot war. Between 1945 and 1991‚ the United States and the Soviet Union saw each other as potential enemies‚ threatening each other’s larger global economic‚ political‚ and military goals. The Cold War thus was global competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to shape and control the post-World War II global economic and political
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history‚ there has been many important fights between our nation and the world that have united our country‚ with soldiers fighting abroad and Americans fighting from home. The Vietnam war was different in the way the United States became involved. Because there was not a conclusive reason why our nation should be fighting‚ the Vietnam War affected the views and lives of the American people in different ways. At some point‚ several groups of people were against it‚ while others that were personally
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The Vietnam War established the credibility gap in the 1960s. Debates over the nation’s participation in Southeast Asian conflicts rose while the US‚ a rising world power‚ struggle to contain the spreading communist values of the Soviet Union. As the Civil War stretches through the 1900s‚ presidents of the latter half of 20th century America began inheriting the foreign problem. Looking straight towards US victory‚ Lyndon B. Johnson began taking drastic attempts of ending the war. These efforts
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order appealed to Americans who feared their country was spinning out of control. He also expressed that he had a plan for ending the war in Vietnam. In the end‚ Nixon’s promises to end the war and restore the nation won him the presidency. On Election Day‚ Nixon defeated Humphrey by more than 100 electoral votes however‚ he won the popular voice by a slim margin of 43% to 42%. After taking office‚ President Nixon is striving to end the nation’s involvement in the Vietnam War. However‚ the final
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into the world. As one of the biggest and most powerful democracy governments in the world‚ the U.S. has a right to‚ but when is enough involvement? Although American foreign policies have been praised by many‚ they have also been cursed just as much. A key moment in American foreign policy history was during the Cold War era. During the Cold War the main priority of the U.S. was ending communism which eve n meant siding with terrorists. It even entailed involvement in Iran’s presidential election.
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Running Head: HOW DID THЕ COLD WAR BEGIN? How Did thе Cold War Begin? [Name of thе writer] [Name of thе institution] How did thе Cold War Begin? Thе Cold War began after World War II. Thе main enemies were thе United States аnd thе Soviet Union. Thе United States аnd thе Soviet Union were thе only two superpowers following thе Second World War. Thе fact that‚ by thе 1950s‚ each possessed nuclear weapons аnd thе means of delivering such weapons on their enemies added а dangerous
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The Vietnam War was a war they began in 1954 and lasted until 1975. It has become known as the “Longest and most controversial war in U.S history.” The United States became involved in Vietnam during the Truman administration to avoid having Vietnam go under a communist rule‚ like a majority of countries in Asia. The country of Vietnam divided into two in 1954 and separated itself into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The two sides divided themselves on the “17th Parallel” when they signed a treaty
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