the Vietnam War” (Hall xi)‚ a rightfully said statement. Lasting from 1960-1975‚ it is America’s longest war and changed the United States politically‚ socially‚ and culturally during that period. In the early 1970s‚ the voting age was lowered to 18‚ largely because of the war. Also‚ Vietnam was one of the first wars in which African Americans largely participated. Lastly‚ Vietnam changed America culturally by causing mistrust in government. In the 1960s through early ‘70s‚ the Vietnam War changed
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The Vietnam War was the longest and most costly war in the history of the United States‚ lasting from November 1st‚ 1955 to April 30th‚ 1975‚ which pitted North Vietnam their southern ally‚ Viet Chong‚ against South Vietnam and its main ally‚ the United States. America made promises and commitments to the people and government of South Vietnam that they would keep Communists from overtaking them. Eisenhower sent military advisors — soldiers that aid foreign nations with military training‚ organization
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differences (Catholic) and the prosperity of the ‘20s the Republicans took credit of. 2. Stock prices first began to decline in 1929 because less people bought stocks and there was overproduction. 3. Before FDR‚ when a bank failed‚ bank depositors were forced to close due to bankruptcy. 4. Economist believed the main reason for the Great Depression was overproduction‚ low wages‚ and high tariffs. 5. FDR’s first goal in fighting the Great Depression was to get people working again. 6.
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Garcia-Lopez Professor Stone History 1301-11774 28 June 2011 Tactics of War In “The Patriot”‚ the tactics of war used by the British Army differ significantly from those used by the American rebels. The British based war and victory on honor. If a battle is not won properly‚ it might as well have not been won at all. Benjamin Martin‚ the leader of the rebels‚ identifies the pride of the British as their weakness. The American rebels based war on victory itself and concentrated their efforts in simply
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Vietnam War “You never knew who was the enemy and who was the friends‚” said a marine officer who took part in a conflict deemed the longest war in Unites States history (My). The Vietnam War was not only the longest war in US history‚ as it took place from 1959 to 1975‚ but it is also considered one of the most controversial conflicts to date. This war‚ also known as the second Indochina War‚ occurred in the countries of Laos‚ Vietnam‚ and Cambodia. It was fought between communist North Vietnam
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Although the Vietnam War costs the lives of many American Soldiers it helped develop today’s military forces. During the Vietnam War the U.S Army deployed multiple Air Defense battalions to the peninsula of Vietnam due to demands of fire support. The Vietnam War required the use of different Air Defense mobile and stationary equipment to fight and defend against enemy forces. This Essay will discuss how the Vietnam conflict helped to shape and evolve today’s Air Defense Artillery and how it affects
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History Homework - Vietnam Why did the USA fail in Vietnam? America failed in the Vietnam War for various reasons; the people of Vietnam liked the communists of North Vietnam. The Americans bombed and killed the Vietnamese. The people of Vietnam hated the Americans in the end. The Americans tried to bomb the Vietnamese into submission and failed. Also when they were in open warfare America was successful‚ but when it turned into a guerrilla war America failed‚ that’s why America used napalm‚
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Vietnam War portfolio Causes The Vietnam War was a consequence of the cold war. Since neither the United States nor the Soviet Union could risk fighting each other directly they did it in other countries indirectly like in Vietnam. One of the main causes of the Vietnam War was the Gulf of Tonkin. In the Gulf of Tonkin the USS Maddox was attacked by torpedoes from the Vietnamese. They confirmed it was Vietnamese by the markings on the shells found. Then later on a second attack happened. When the
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the village routinely looking for the Vietcong. They were cruel and would have killed to find their hideouts. I would never give up my own country for an American scum. They can search all they want but they will never find them. No one here is willing to help them. We were fine until they came from the skies and the seas with their guns and tanks to take away our liberty. We fear going outside in fear that we may be shot by the Americans for hiding Vietcong and NVA. Since‚ food is something many
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The vietnam war was a long war between North and South Vietnam and America was the ally to South Vietnam to possibly stop the communism to take over the regime. America invested a lot of time and money into the process‚ only to be defeated. For the most part the Vietnam War had caused the United States major repercussions. The Vietnam War had established negative issues on the economy‚ foreign policy and immigration in the United States. The Vietnam War affected the U.S. economy in a negative
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