Vietnam War The war first began in 1959‚ five years after the division of the country by the Geneva Accords. Vietnam had been split into two. The communist government in the north was under Ho Chi Minh and democratic government in the south was under Ngo Dinh Diem. The Vietnam War stated because France tried to make another attempt to takeover Vietnam by having a foreign power to rule. In Vietnam the target of containment was Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnam front he had created in 1941. Ho and
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In 1787‚ the United States of America was beginning to little by little form a whole nation. The Constitution serves as a foundation to our country‚ it guides the government and U.S. citizens.The Constitution must be followed in order to maintain the right of the citizens and in order to not create a destructive government. The constitution contains various articles and provisions that are significant since some of them state the powers of the government and the duties of the people. Constitutionally
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The 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.co
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The Vietnam War -A History project- Nadine Gan‚ Grade 9 Part One. The Overview History ~ French Indochina ~ Vietnamisation ~ Epilogue Vietnam was a part of the French colony‚ Indo-‐China. Then at September 1940‚ the Japanese decided to invade Vietnam to prevent China from sending supplies through French Indo-‐China. Having invaded by
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A large variety of changes were happening for the United States. Between 1800 and 1825 the U.S. population doubled in size and public opinion was more important than ever. The United States was becoming more modern. New developments in industry‚ transportation‚ and communication began to unitize advanced industrial countries and the U.S. Trading was made easier with improved roadways. In the south‚ cotton became a profitable crop with the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin. Industry began flourishing
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changed to a market oriented system with a major role in the global economy. Today‚ China is the United States second largest trading partner‚ its fourth largest export market and second largest source of imports. Total trade with the United States has grown from $4 billion in 1980 to approximately $343 billion in 2006. This impressive growth brings with it several issues that at this time make the economic relation between the U.S. and China full of conflicts. Some of these issues are Currency Manipulation
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Cold War was an ideological war when there was a great political and military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The two powers were on the opposite ends of the economic and political spectrum. The United States is the capitalist state‚ while the Soviet Union was Russia. Though there was no fighting between the two states‚ there was always the threat that could have triggered a full-blown world war. The Cold War lasted about 45 years and it changed the global political and economic
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impactful mistakes made in history that affected not only the United States of America‚ but the world as well was the Great Depression. The Great Depression (1929-1939) was the result of multiple economic impotencies; once these weaknesses accumulated‚ unemployment rates drastically increased‚ the amount of homeless citizens increased‚
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It was on April 25‚ 1898 that Spain and the United States. As a result of the war the United States acquired territories in the Pacific and in Latin America. The war seemed to start when Cuba was struggling to gain independence from Spain. This was long before Cuba was a threat to us during the Cold War. This was early February of 1898. Being so close to America‚ American sympathy for the rebels rose. There was large demand for U.S. intervention after an unexplained sinking of the USS Maine. In April
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The American Civil War was an event that took place in 1861‚ while building the nation of the United States. During this time‚ slavery was very common among the Southerners; maintaining the balance between the slave and free states did not cause much commotion until after the Mexican-American War. Prior to the Mexican-American War‚ the United States purchased land from France‚ also known as the Louisiana Purchase. The United States came up with the Missouri Compromise as a solution. This ensured
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