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    The Vietnam War lasted from November 1955 through to April 1975. During this time almost 1.5 million people were killed including both soldiers and civilians. Towards the end of the 1960s the public began to be less approving of the war at hand starting many Anti-War Movements‚ which many popular musicians of the time joined as a voice of the masses. The Beatles were one of the many musicians who joined the protest against the Vietnam War. They formed in Liverpool‚ England‚ during 1960 voicing

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    point at which the Cold War began. Many begin their analysis of the Cold War in 1945‚ when the Allied forces overcame Germany. This is a widely accepted catalyst for the start of the Cold War‚ and indeed‚ a very important moment for the Allies. It was not‚ however‚ where the tensions between the Soviets and the United States began. This essay will discuss how fundamental ideological differences between the two superpowers existed long before the conclusion of the Second World War. It will begin in 1917

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    atop all priorities of the United states of America (United States Constitution‚ 1776). To maintain this mission‚ a framework for the organization of the United States Government and it’s relationship to the people was developed. This creation has become the supreme law of the United States. It is known as the Constitution (United States Constitution‚ 1776). This oldest written Constitution still in use by any nation in the world holds a central place in the United States of America as it used to maintain

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    In 2010 PBS aired a one hour Frontline documentary about the vaccine war in the United States. This documentary pitted scientists and parents against each other‚ scientist’s back up their claims with scientific evidence while the parent’s arguments are solely based on opinion. The parents introduced throughout the film who were against vaccines made claims that the vaccines given to children in today’s world are the cause of many issues‚ like the rise in autism‚ ADHD‚ and learning disabilities. These

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    The reasons that I think the United States shouldn’t have entered World War I is if the Europeans would have settled their issues on their own‚ there would have been a tie in the end‚ or maybe Austria/Germany would have won. In that case Hitler would not have arisen and WWII would never have occurred‚ many Eastern European countries wouldn’t have suffered communism. The United States had no reason to get involved in the war. The only reason we went into the war was because we merely got caught in

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    How did the U.S government control and manipulate the press on the war in Vietnam? “But it has come to be widely accepted across the political spectrum that the relation between the media and the government in Vietnam was one in fact of conflict: the media contradicted the more positive view of the war officials sought to project‚ and for better or for worse it was the journalists’ view that prevailed with the public‚ whose disenchantment forced an end to American involvement”(Hallin‚ 1989)

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    The Vietnam War was a very long war fought by the United States. Actually‚ the time span was the longest of wars fought. The Vietnam War‚ itself‚ spanned for about 15 years with in the time frame from 1955-1975‚ however‚ there was conflict leading up to the war for many years before hand. This war was between North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam had allies or support from China‚ the Soviet Union‚ and a few other communist allies‚ whereas South Vietnam was supported or had the allies of the United

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    Korean War This July 27th marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the combat phase of the Korean War‚ but the conflict did not end on July 27‚ 1953‚ it merely came to a temporary halt. Though the Korean War may been overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War in the minds of many Americans‚ it had a dramatic effect on social change in the United States ("Korean War had major impact on race relations..."). We have spent the past 60 years living not in a post-war era‚

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    is a president torn to pieces by war. He glows in the passage of bills benefiting American society. He is someone who has suffered through an entire generation of rebellious teens. What impact did Johnson ’s foreign policies concerning Vietnam War have on American society? The Vietnam War really isn ’t a war. Congress never declared war and thus‚ it is constitutionally considered police action. The United States can have troops in an area for ninety days‚ but how ninety days became twelve long‚

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    of the United States. At the beginning of the 19 century the United States was plagued with overpopulation‚ slow transportation and the slave problem‚ Some people might say that it wasn’t necessary to move west and that the United States had no right to do what they did by taking the opportunity that they saw in the land. The united states was more genious than most paying for most of the land they had gotten by buying the louisiana purchase and the land taken in the American Mexican war. For

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