used by the Vietcong in Vietnam were unsuccessful" The Vietcong were a communist movement in the South who were against the South Vietnamese government and the USA’s involvement with the civil war. The use of tactics (the plans‚ weapons and battle strategies used in war) were prime in minds of the Vietcong and they went to all means to gain the upper hand in the conflict. For example the use of booby traps‚ tunnels and trails. Some like the Ho Chi Minh trail were a huge success among the Vietcong
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women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s through 1920. Women played critical roles in many reform movements that aimed to address social‚ economic‚ and political challenges in American society between the 1880s and 1920s‚ known as the Progressive Era. This period saw a huge shift in women’s public responsibilities‚ as they became more involved in activism and campaigning for change. During the Progressive Era‚ women took a variety of roles in a number of reform initiatives
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How Successful was Henry VIII In His Aims 1509-1514? I believe that Henry VIII was ultimately unsuccessful in his aims from 1509-1514. He had three mains aims during this time and these were to secure the dynasty that Henry VII had created‚ assert his authority over his new kingdom and Foreign Policy‚ which Henry was planning to completely change. Various factors and traits contributed to this lack of success‚ which will be explored in this essay. Firstly I believe that Henry VIII’s foreign
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Weston The Progressive Era The Progressive Era‚ which lasted from the 1890s to the 1920s‚ was an age of reform‚ the nation’s response to the industrial revolution. Its effects touched virtually all Americans and transformed the role of government in American society. Although some areas of American life‚ namely‚ racial issues and women’s rights‚ were neglected during the progressive age‚ the groundwork was laid for future reforms in those areas and others. During the 1900’s cities
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How successful were Cavour’s first five years of government? Count Camillo Benso di Cavour became Prime Minister of Piedmont in 1852‚ following his appointment as Minister of Trade‚ two years previously. He set out clear aims for his time as Prime Minister of Piedmont and achieved many successful changes in light of the modernisation of the state. He also sustained his own power but fell short of his goals regarding foreign policy. Historians may write that he did not achieve enough in many aspects
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unemployment increased and food prices remained high. People were angry with what was happening. Their unrest sparked a chain of events through various parts of Europe such as Germany‚ Austria‚ Czechoslovakia‚ Italy and Hungary. When industrialization came into being at the turn of the century‚ it transformed Europe economically and socially. The nations were either repressive or slow to enact reform which frustrated the citizens. The citizens were hoping to obtain land‚ voting rights‚ free speech and
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there have been many movements that have had varying impacts‚ but none as extensive and influential as the labor and woman’s suffrage movements. Both arose during the Progressive era in which reform movements swept across the United States to eliminate problems caused by industrialization and urbanization. Small-scale business operations were soon replaced by much larger corporation based ones that supported themselves on the hard labor of the people they employed‚ leaving appropriately named “robber
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PROGRESSIVE ERA THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION Name: Course: Tutor: Date: First Paper Themes of the progressive era Introduction This was an age of social involvement and political progression in the United States between the period of 1890 and 1920s. The main reason for undergoing this process was to purify the government by making efforts to eliminate corruption by revealing the political masters and machines. A large number of citizens supported the movement to ensure the elimination
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country‚ the progressive era was the response of different groups to the problems present. Progressivism focused on promoting new ideas with a new wave of industrialization‚ social reforms‚ and laws. The most prevalent change that occurred in this time period was the introduction of a new idea: democracy. Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or through elected members
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Friday Oct 18th 8:00 AM DUE Youngmin Son How did the Progressive movement successfully improve the lives of the average American between 1890 and 1920? Between 1890 and 1920‚ the progressive movement successfully improved the lives of the average American. The purpose of the progressive was to bring reforms that would correct problems that industrialization and urbanization had created troubling social and political problems. Some problems included women’s right to vote‚ child
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