The Civil War started in April 1861 and lasted till May 1865. The battle that started the war was the battle in Fort Sumter. During the Civil War‚ families had to say goodbye to their loved ones. Many of the soldiers suffered through the harsh conditions they had to go through. Many technological improvements were being made during the war as well. During the Civil War civilians in both the north and south were affected‚ combatants in both the north and south were affected‚ and many things were being
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The Vietnam War and Its Legacy The Vietnam War is one of the most shocking eras in American history. Not only did the utmost world power in the world get bested by an almost third-world country‚ but we lost badly. This war could have been won‚ or even prohibited in the first place. The United States should have won this war‚ with a blend of better weapons usage‚ better maneuvers‚ and better support from their home country. Many people do not know the reason for the U.S involvement in getting into
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American involvement in the Vietnam War justifiable? Beginning on the first day of November in 1955‚ the second Indochina War was fought between North Vietnam‚ who was communist‚ and the government of South Vietnam‚ that was anti-communist. For the most part the war was fought in the countries of Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos‚ and lasted approximately 20 years. There is a large debate amongst many people about whether the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam war is justifiable or not‚ but it
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The Vietnam War had a big impact on New Zealand war veterans. Between 1964-1972‚ there was about 4‚000 young New Zealanders who had volunteered to service in Vietnam‚ they were wanting to get out into the world and do something exciting but the thrills of war were soon replaced by the gruesome reality. Things got worse when they finally returned home as they came to face an angry public and were told to get out of their uniform quickly and not to tell anyone where they had been. The full impact of
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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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The Vietnam War was one of the most divisive and drawn-out wars in US history. The Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam‚ supported by the Soviet Union and China‚ and South Vietnam‚ supported by the United States. The US became involved in Vietnam to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia but became even more involved after the US ship Maddox was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. The conflict was drawn-out and costly‚ with many casualties on both sides. During the presidencies of
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it begins the United States military involvement in Vietnam. 1953 January 20‚ 1953- Former five-star Army general‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ becomes the 34th U.S President. This event is important because he becomes America’s new President and because he does a lot with the Vietnam War. 1954 April 7‚ 1954- President Eisenhower introduced the Domino Theory in response to a news conference. This event is important because it was a reason for war in the 1950’s. It speculated that if one state in a region
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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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History Task 2 – Anti-war Speech The Vietnam war has gone on for too long! How many more fellow citizens must die before this war ends? How much more money is the government going to pour down the drain in attempt to win this war? You and me. We both know the horrific events taking place in Vietnam as we speak! We watch these events unfold in our very own homes on the television screen. We must bring our troops home alive and well for the sake of both our nation and Vietnam. The war originated from Ho
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warfare. One notable example in modern history was utilized in the Vietnam War. Known as Operation Wandering Soul‚ the US military attempted to psych out the superstitious Vietcong snipers by playing altered voices and eerie sounds to mimic dead souls. Although the efficacy of that operation is unknown (as the Vietcong usually shot wherever the sound was coming from)‚ other uses of sound have been implemented successfully in battle. Music‚ for example‚ was one of the lesser known facets of military strategy
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