The Vietnam War established the credibility gap in the 1960s. Debates over the nation’s participation in Southeast Asian conflicts rose while the US‚ a rising world power‚ struggle to contain the spreading communist values of the Soviet Union. As the Civil War stretches through the 1900s‚ presidents of the latter half of 20th century America began inheriting the foreign problem. Looking straight towards US victory‚ Lyndon B. Johnson began taking drastic attempts of ending the war. These efforts
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World War II was the deadliest and most widespread war in human history. It lasted for six years from 1939-1945 and resulted in more than 60 million deaths. This war was fought between two sides known as the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies made up of several countries including the United States‚ France‚ and the United Kingdom and the Axis Powers which was made up by Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. Before World War II‚ the life of most people living in the United States was extremely difficult
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The cold war was marked by a conflict that spanned from 1947 to1991 involving subtle surveillance in the biggest cities of the world to violent battles in the tropical jungles of Vietnam. Its general ideas were for the United States to hinder the spread of communism or for the Soviet Union to expand their communist government. With this the cold war largely influenced the economic‚ revolutionary‚ and humanitarian aid of both rivaling nations for areas that suffered the most after World War II. Their
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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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the War‚ and a World Changed By Sam Connors The Vietnam War is a time of great strife for the many people affected during the 1960’s. Much of what we know about war is what the media tells us. Media during the Vietnam conflict is important aspect of this time period. It had significant influence on American support of the war. The media created a negative image of the Vietnam War‚ and was a factor in the end of the war. New media methods made this possible. During the 60’s‚ the media took on
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Ends the Vietnam War The Cold War was a dark time period. Richard Nixon‚ the 37th president of the United States‚ had two wars on his hands. The first war was the fight to defeat the communists‚ and the second war was in Vietnam. The Vietnam War was a difficult war to win because it was against the communists‚ but Nixon found a way to end it. With the help of HUAC he was able to hunt down the communist. A major person he brought down was Alger Hiss. Richard Nixon ended the Vietnam War because
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How did the Vietnam War affect domestic politics and policies? How did it help weaken the dominant political philosophy of the 1960s? The involvement of the United States in the war in Vietnam had a very negative impact on the domestic political programs that were proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The war in Vietnam cost an incredible amount of money since no equivalent funds were returning to the country. In addition‚ military expenses‚ combined with domestic social costs‚ created budget
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26th president of the United States of America from the years 1901-1909. Roosevelt brought new concepts as well as his intelligent actions that inspire Americans today. He was known for leading a strong congress and brought new excitement to the United States of America. During his term he was also recognized for “steward of the people”‚ which meant he looked out after the citizens. The 26th president‚Theodore Roosevelt‚ became president in the years of 1901-1909 because the former president McKinley
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The Vietnam war is one of the most talked about events in history. The war made the American people resent their government. At first people supported the government in their plan to stop communism‚ but as time went on people wanted it to end. There were several reasons that people felt opposition towards the war‚ such as: the government was shady and was feeding people lies about the Vietnam‚ thousands of lives were lost and the people saw soldiers watched them do it all‚ and lastly how much we
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Significance of the Vietnam War History‚ in general‚ is crucial because it allows individuals to be informed‚ allowing them to not conform to the society/government blindly. In the U.S history class this year‚ we gained proficient understanding of the fundamental principles this nation was founded upon‚ the impacts made by several pivotal wars‚ and racial discrimination that still exists today. The American Revolution‚ the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the Vietnam War were just some of the interesting
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