When the people in the outside world were living the life of their dreams‚ the Cambodians were left all alone with their broken hearts that’s been shattered into pieces. It was the time period between 1975 and 1979‚ when the Khmer Rouge organized the mission to “reconstruct Cambodia on the communist model of Mao’s China.” (Peace Pledge Union) Many intellectuals and educated people at the time were eliminated‚ along with their extended family and their affiliates. According to The Angry Skies‚
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Attitudes to the Vietnam War (Mirams et al) Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam conflict: 1965 – 1970 Between 1965 and 1970 Australians’ attitudes to their country’s involvement in the Vietnam War changed The opposition grew as events of the war unfolded over the following five years Those opposing both conscription and Australia’s involvement in Vietnam expanded from small groups of university students and peace activists to a broad section of the community. The Vietnam Moratorium of 1970
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The Vietnam war spanned roughly 20 years‚ making it the longest war Australia has fought to this day. The civil war made Vietnam into a warzone‚ but also affected the neighbouring countries of Cambodia and Laos. As a result of the war and estimated 1‚300‚000 civilians and soldiers were killed and almost 2 million civilians were forced to seek asylum elsewhere. During the war Vietnam was an extremely dangerous country to live in‚ hundreds of civilians died every day because of the conflict‚ causing
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Asian Influence on Australia The Australian perception through defining the identity of Asia/Asians and Australia/Australians has been significantly shaped by the influence of Asia. The implications of ideas of citizenship and migration‚ the growth of the Asian’s economy‚ the equality and the multiculturalism of Australia directly impacts on what Australia in Asia is comprised of. This essay will demonstrate the influence of Asia on Australia. At first‚ it is needed to know how to identify someone
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In the 1960’s the US was pushed into a large scale involvement in the crisis in vietnam. This crisis called for thousands of men to be called to duty for the greater good of democracy. While the war was taking place nearly 8‚000 miles off the US shores‚ it was also unfolding in front of the eyes of the US citizen on national television. For the first time in warfare‚ the outcome of what unfolded on television instead of what unfolded on the battlefield played a larger role in determining the victor
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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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Vietnam War Essay The Vietnam War was the war that the Government and general public say Australian Soldiers should never have been fighting in. The civil war between North and South Vietnam which lasted from 1962-1972 was the battle of communism. Australian soldiers entered the Vietnam War with the intention of stopping Communism from coming to Australia‚ our country. The fear of this economic‚ political and social system was the main reason for Australia’s willingness to be part of the war. Australia’s
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RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES ON VIETNAM I understand there to be copious amounts of influential events which triggered trends in Vietnamese culture. The Chinese influence in Vietnam may have likely led to its communist political system. Vietnamese nationalism may have contributed to the difficulties the French faced during its colonization of Vietnam. However‚ I believe that the most relevant contribution to contemporary Vietnamese culture is the religious diversity and how it contributes to Vietnam’s
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Smith Vietnam Propaganda/ Nationalism American Nationalism * Domino Effect: The Americans believed that if Vietnam became a Communist country the rest of the countries around it would also become Communist and this was the last thing that the Americans wanted during the Cold War. * The North Invaded the South: The US government advertised to the public that North Vietnam invaded the South and was trying to take them over. They used this image of US going to save the weak South from invasion
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The Vietnam War was a very long war fought by the United States. Actually‚ the time span was the longest of wars fought. The Vietnam War‚ itself‚ spanned for about 15 years with in the time frame from 1955-1975‚ however‚ there was conflict leading up to the war for many years before hand. This war was between North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam had allies or support from China‚ the Soviet Union‚ and a few other communist allies‚ whereas South Vietnam was supported or had the allies of the United
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