The Vietnam war was a long and violent war. The students at Kent State did not agree with the war and the bombing of Cambodia. This caused an outrage after getting shot by the Ohio National Guard. The Vietnam War started on November 1‚ 1955‚ and ended on April 30‚ 1975. The war was fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The North wanted to reunify Vietnam. The U.S. supported South Vietnam along with South Korea‚ Australia‚ and Thailand. The U.S. joined because they were
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From the 1950s to the mid-1970s‚ the Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam over political ideologies and imperialist beliefs. The North was communist and the South with the aid of America was anti-communist. While some may argue the US won because of pride‚ more infantry‚ more powerful weapons‚ I believe North Vietnam won because they came out in a better position. North Vietnam won the war because they reunited as one country‚ their tactics were better‚ and released
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religious imperialism was at an all-time high. The reasoning for this peak of religious imperialism and the effects of it varied depending on the country or region that the United States had focused their attention towards. Many historians focus on the events of the War of 1898‚ formerly called the Spanish-American War‚ which involved Cuba breaking away from the control of the Spanish empire while fighting for independence. The involvement of the United States into the war of 1898 started with concerns
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Lesson 19-20 The involvement in World War I is Woodrow Wilson was elected at the president of the United States. He kept American troops out of WWI. The United States tried to stay neutral but it was Germany’s use of U-boats that pushed America into declaring war. In 1914‚ war was declared in Europe and America adopted a policy of neutrality and isolation. Many approaches were adopted but the right approach was that Americans had the majority full support. Woodrow Wilson took control of foreign
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World War I has been a controversial topic in the sense that who should take responsibility for not only causing it but how it brutally affected the world. Professor V. R. Berghahn makes the argument that evidence indicates Germany’s role in World War I was the main factor responsible for the conflict. To prove his argument he focuses on the framework of Germany’s economy‚ society‚ culture‚ and politics from 1871 to 1914. While Samuel R. Williamson argues that the factors and conditions that led
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World War I‚ otherwise known as the Great War; a tragedy so big and so dangerous that no other word but “great” can describe it. This particular conflict took place between 1914-1918. Countries sent many troops all over Europe to fight‚ whether it be for the Central Powers or for the Allies. Although‚ America joined late into battle‚ in 1917‚ after much debate and controversy. This war impacted more than just the politics; it also had a major influence on literature and art. These works of literature
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World War 1 – Was this an "unnecessary war"? There are conflicting views on this topic as the subject is a complex one. However‚ it is true that it was a war that could have been avoided. It can be argued that WW1 was inevitable in the circumstances‚ but if we look at the very root cause of the war was limited and could have been controlled. It was a series of events that triggered a massive‚ global war. The organ of the conflict was disagreement between Austria-Hungary and Serbia’s on how to handle
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The United States entered World War One on April 6‚ 1917. During that time‚ America had to tried to keep out of World War One – they had traded with the nations that were involved in the war – but the unrestricted submarine warfare‚ were introduced by the Germans on January 9‚ 1917‚ which was the prime issue that caused Woodrow Wilson to ask Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2nd. Four days passed by and the Americans joined the war on the Allies side. In 1914‚ war was declared in Europe;
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well-known cause for the start of World War I is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. At the surface‚ this complicated event provides little insight to the conditions that truly caused World War I. These conditions were caused by the original reasons for the Balkan War. The circumstances set by the events and The Treaty of Versailles of World War I laid the groundwork for World War II. Similarly‚ the Balkan War set the stage for the First World War. These surrounding circumstances
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World War II began in 1939‚ two decades after World War I‚ better known as the Great War began in 1914. It was even more devastating than World I and it destroyed more land all over the globe and took more lives than any other war. Leading up to World War II‚ in 1934 Adolf Hitler had gained power in Germany. Hitler was an unstable man who was obsessed with purifying the German Race. He wanted his race to be superior and believed that the only way to gain superiority and power was by war. To do this
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