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    A war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam began in 1954. The war was fought because the north wanted communism‚ and the south did not. The United States decided to get involved in the war. The United States became allies with South Vietnam‚ because they did not want communism to spread. I bet you’re wondering what is communism and why a nation will break apart and fight because of it. Well communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx‚ advocating class war and leading to a society in

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    Criminology has been ‘Gender-blind’ rather than ‘Gender neutral’. Discuss It has been argued that the gaze of criminology has been primarily focused on male offenders‚ Cain (1989) argues that criminology is in fact incapable of speaking in gender neutral terms (cited in Walklate 2001: 19). A reason for this includes that history has been prepared to offer universal explanations of crime achieved by the study of the male offender. Feminists such as (Naffine 1997: 18) believe that criminology has been

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    Opposition of The Vietnam War The Vietnam war: deadly‚ fatal‚ and unsuccessful. The United State’s involvement in the Vietnam War was one of the most irreconcilable mistakes in history. The vast devastation of the war was magnified by the amount of money wasted‚ the lack of public support‚ and also the foreign warfare. By intervening in the war‚ the United States lost more than gained and remained lacking in many aspects even after the war was over. The art of the Vietnamese warfare was extremely

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    " How social media has affected communication over time" By: Angela Davis Communication is defined as the activity of conveying information through the education of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information as by speech‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. Just as mankind has evolved over the centuries‚ our means of communication have followed suit. Communication has existed in various forms since man appeared on Earth. Those most well known form of primitive communication is cave paintings. Drums and

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    nation in such controversial turmoil as the Vietnam War. With an American death toll of almost 60‚000 troops‚ the Vietnam War has gone down in infamy as one of the most tremendous struggles Americans have faced both overseas and on the home front. Because of the tumultuous controversies caused by the war‚ Americans split into two social factions – those against the war and those who supported it. During the years of 1961-1975 - the era in which the war had its greatest effect on Americans - the

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    United States left Vietnam A culmination of problems within Vietnam‚ domestically and internationally forced the United States to leave the nation. The key reasons for withdrawal were bulging economic costs‚ an increasingly impatient home front‚ an underestimation of North Vietnamese ideology‚ events which turned the war and ineffective strategies. The United States was left in an unpleasant situation. The French President‚ Charles de Gaulle‚ had warned the US against its Vietnam involvement‚ saying

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    Differences in the Educational System of Vietnam and America What is the difference between the education in of Vietnam and that in America? Nowadays‚ society has been modernized in so many ways; therefore‚ the demand for higher education is very strong. The educational priority is not only in developed countries like America‚ but also for a developing country like Vietnam. The differences between American education and Vietnamese education are the learning environment‚ teaching methods

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    The Vietnam War (1965-1975)was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. On August 2nd‚ 1964 the USS Maddox was on a secret intelligent mission on the North Vietnamese coast where in the Gulf on Tonkin they were attacked by torpedo boats. The USS Turner Joy was attacked in the same area two days later. Due to the second attack Congress declared the Gulf of Tonkin

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    Vietnam was the longest war in American history and the most popular American war of the 20th century. It resulted in nearly 60‚000 American deaths and in 2 million Vietnamese deaths. Even today‚ many Americans still ask whether the American effort in Vietnam was necessary or whether it was a noble cause‚ if it failed to protect the South Vietnamese from totalitarian government. The Vietnam War fought between North Vietnam‚ supported by its communist allies‚ and South Vietnam‚ backed by the

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    Modern History 1/8/13 World War 1 Paper World War I began on July 28‚ 1914‚ when Austria-Hungray declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ Great Britain‚ and France were all drawn into the war‚ largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The first month of combat consisted

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