The French colonization of Indochina‚ consisting of Vietnam‚ Laos and Cambodia was over‚ when Laos became a French protectorate in 1893. The Second World War opened new avenues for anti-colonial movements in Southeast Asia. On the wake of the Japanese occupation of Indochina‚ the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) set up Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (League for the Independence of Vietnam) or Viet Minh. He gave the call in August 1945 to liberate Vietnam and Hanoi was occupied. The
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Civil War. It is an overview of the events that led up to the Start of the Civil War‚ the battles during the Civil War and the end of the Civil war. How‚ when and why did the Civil War end? What battles took place during the Civil War and how did they affect the outcome of the Civil War? How‚ when and why the Civil War started? What events led up to the start of the Civil war? There were a few abolitionists that were involved in events leading up to the Civil War. Even though the Civil war didn’t
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In the book The Trojan War‚ by Bernard Evslin‚ Ulysses and Agamemnon both contribute to the Greek’s victory. Many considered Ulysses to be the real brains behind the Greek forces. Although Agamemnon was the leader of the Greeks‚ many would say he was not a good one. Even though Agamemnon did some good deeds during the war‚ many of his actions caused problems‚ and Ulysses often had to come to his rescue. With Ulysses on the Greeks side they had amazing intelligence and bravery. Many great things
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| |7/27/2010 | |CAUSES OF WAR | | | | AKINBAMIRO MICHAEL AKINLABI War is a behavior pattern exhibited by many primate species including humans‚ and also found
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What were the main issues at stake for each party during the Williamite/Jacobite conflict in Ireland? The Williamite-Jacobite conflict in Ireland came to a head during 1689-1691 in which Ireland was ‘engulfed by war on a major scale’.[1] Tensions had been rising after the Glorious Revolution in which William of Orange had successfully accepted the Crown of England and Scotland after James II had fled to France. Louis XIV had persuaded James to go to Ireland‚ traditionally the back door to England
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The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield. One of the chief effects of the war was the division it
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World War II and the War on Terror Throughout America’s history there have been a handful of wars that the United States has been a part of. We have proven that we are a strong country and that we can handle anything that comes our way. Along our journey‚ we have encountered our share of issues: moral‚ ethical and constitutional issues‚ specifically in World War II and the War on Terror. We have seen our leaders lead our country and take us to become one of the most powerful countries in the
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On June 25‚ 1950‚ the Korean War began when some 75‚000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel‚ the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. By July‚ American troops had entered the war on South Korea’s behalf. As far as American officials were concerned‚ it was a war against the forces of international
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Tristan Thurlow Is War Ever Justified? War is one of the most terrible things the human race has invented. It sends more people to their death than anything else we force upon ourselves. Voltaire once said‚ “It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished‚ unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” This portrays the true irony of war‚ so many would say war is never justified. Many‚ perhaps even the majority of wars are not. However‚ never is a very strong
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Analytical Review of A Rumor Of War Philip Caputo‚ the author of A Rumor of War‚ was born in 1941. He grew up to be an American author and journalist. Caputo is best known for A Rumor of War but has written 14 other books. He attended college at Loyola University of Chicago and after receiving his college education‚ in 1965 he went to serve in the Republic of Vietnam as a platoon commander in the United States Marine Corps. He served in combat and also received a number of awards and medals
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