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    Side of the Vietnam War The Positive Side of the Vietnam War War is a tough gritty world that describes the destruction of people and countries in the name of nationalism; it is difficult to justify war and give a positive outcome when shown the disaster it causes. The Vietnam War was an extremely difficult war and is widely seen as a catastrophe by the world‚ even with that being the case there is still some positives that have been extracted from the situation. The Vietnam War is a heavily

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    Following World War II there were conspicuous tensions between the Soviet Union and the United states known as the Cold War. These tensions resulted in suspicions and international incidents that could have destroyed these two superpowers. The tensions stemmed from conflicting ideologies between the two nations. In 1917 during the Russian Revolution communism took over and became Russia’s official form government. In fear that the United States and Britain would face a similar fate they put all

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    Vietnam Ten Years After” is about how Vietnam War affects both Vietnam and America. The book includes a variety of national magazines about the state of Vietnam today and the articles that debate the question of American involvement in Indochina and the future direction of U.S. foreign policy. After Vietnam War the notion of an invincible United States was called into question‚ and policy makers no longer assume that American troops can intervene effectively against Communist expansionism anywhere

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    Muhammad Ali had refuse to be drafted to fight in the war transcended the boxing ring‚which he had dominated. On March 9‚ 1966‚ at the height of the war‚ Ali’s draft status had revised to make him eligible to fight in the Vietnam war.Ali was Muslim and had cited religious reasons for his decisions to forgo military service.On April 28‚1967 the United States had went to war with Vietnam.On June 20‚1967‚ Ali was convicted of draft evasion and was sentenced to five years in prison and was fined $10

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    The War in Vietnam is on event had many events which has impacted our history ever since the Vietnamese got independence from the French. The purpose of this essay is to explain how the Vietnam War led to many effects. The main reason why the Vietnam War occurred is because the Vietnamese wanted independence from the French. At first Vietnam was controlled by the afranch. Then‚ Ho Chi Minh fought the French and won. Then the Vietnam split into two countries: North Vietnam and South Vietnam

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    Essay Question: Compare the political regime type in China and the United States. Which of the two would you prefer to do business in and why? China and United States have different views on what is best for their country. Both China and United States have different political systems. Both countries have experienced a dynamic development and process of economic reform and social modernisation (reference). Civil society organisations are also important to the stability and growth of a country’s government

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    the recent war with Iraq Americans wants to really know why did the United States go to war with Iraq? There are several conclusions that people have come to. Some of the main reasons that the United States went to war with Iraq was because of the belief that Saddam Hussein was harboring terrorists in Iraq and that he had in his possession weapons of mass destruction whether they were nuclear or gas bombs the United States had no idea. When also looking at reasons why the United States decided to

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    The United States: A Work In Progress On November 5‚ 1768‚ George Washington sent a letter to James Madison‚ which addresses the need for a stronger government. In that period of time‚ citizens of the United States felt a sense of insecurity about what their country was turning into. As Washington says in his letter‚ “We are fast verging to anarchy and confusion... ‘Leave them to themselves‚ and their government will soon dissolve’‚ Will not the wise and good strive to avert this problem?” George

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    How the Enlightenment Affected the United States “[A]ll men [...] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (“Declaration of Independence”). Many may recognize this popular quote from the Declaration of Independence. What many may not know‚ however‚ is that Thomas Jefferson‚ the author of the Declaration of Independence‚ borrowed this idea of “Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” from John Locke‚ an Enlightenment

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    Communism is an economic system in which all or nearly all property and resources are collectively owned by a classless society and not by individual citizens. - Marxism - Socialism - Countries affected societal beliefs - Socialism is an economic system in which goods and services are provided through a central system of cooperative and/or government ownership rather than through competition and free market system. Fascism is a political ideology that imposes strict social and economic al measures

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