half-century of American history has commanded a morep rominent place in the public consciousness than 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
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defines war as a state of open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations. If you ask anybody that has served in any type of warfare‚ you’ll get a variety of answers‚ albeit none as sweet and simple as the one given in a dictionary. Even those that have never come close to the front line‚ such as the women and children back at home‚ have their own tales to tell. War has a profound effect on everyone‚ regardless of race‚ gender‚ or age. When hearing the statistics of a war‚ you learn
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Was the Vietnam “War” justified? In 1965‚ 3‚500 United States Marines put boots on the ground in South Vietnam. The Marines being the first United States battle ready troops on the field in a skirmish that had been brewing for years. The comnie government of North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union and the Chinese was confined in a battle with South Vietnam reinforced with the US in a Cold War proxy fight. The U S had been offering help as well as consultants to the South ever since the beginning
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22.2- U.S Involvement and Escalation • United States Commit to Vietnam War o Johnson obsessed with fulfilling the aspect of containment within Vietnam‚ sending in more troops as the years went on. o This was very contradictory as he advocated that he opposed the idea of not sending ground men to fight the Vietcong. In 1965‚ Johnson worked closely with Robert McNamara and Dean Rusk‚ in which over 10‚000 soldiers were sent overseas. o This marked the start of Johnson’s downfall as people did not
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Vietnam Vietnam’s personality has been outline by long-running differences‚ both internally and externally with foreign foes. The first nation of Vietnam being recorded is the Van Lang Nation‚ founded by the ancient Viet race in the North. The most famous king is Hung King. In 3 B.C‚ another nation was found by Au Duong Vuong and named Au Lac Nation. The historical remain of Co Loa Citadel is the evidence. In Central Vietnam‚ another kingdom of Champa emerged from Sa Hyun culture around 2 B.C
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The Vietnam War was a defining moment in American history‚ due to the fact that the American people where concerned about the war and the actions of President Johnson. The lack of trust kept on growing between the American people and the government‚ which left a lot of unanswered questions. After the country’s involvement in two world wars and the cold war‚ America felt the responsibility of imposing its way of life on the world to stop the growth of the communists. War has an impact on all the parties
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The term Asian American was used informally by activists in the 1960s who sought an alternative to the term Oriental‚ arguing that the latter was derogatory. Today‚ Asian American is the accepted term for most formal purposes‚ such as government and academic research‚ although it is often shortened to Asian in common usage. Asia has a variety of festivals and celebrations. In China‚ Chinese New Year‚ Dragon Boat Festival‚ and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival are traditional holidays‚ while National Day
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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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War is an undeniably complex subject and although most people know how they feel about the Vietnam War‚ it is rare for us to agree on exactly what was right and wrong. Despite this‚ we have the tendency to support facts‚ and the fact in this case is that Agent Orange had detrimental effects wherever it was spread. Agent Orange is a herbicide that was used by the United States Military during the Vietnam war‚ it is made up of equal parts 2‚4-D and 2‚4‚5-T. Its purpose was to destroy forests and enemy
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Illegal Drug Use During the Vietnam War‚ American soldiers and officials used illegal drugs such as marijuana‚ heroin and opium to release stress from war and to kill the pain of an injury. The uses of narcotics were not strictly monitored and were sold at low prices increasing the amount of usage. The use of illicit drugs may have also resulted in some sexual assaults that led to children with mixed nationalities. Before the Americans came into Vietnam‚ drug laws were not well determined and people
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