The Vietnam War throughout history has been debated as whether or not it was a necessary war. Some say the war is considered necessary because President Truman was simply trying to help stop the increase of communism in Southeast Asia so that communism wouldn’t spread to other nations. While others say the war was unnecessary because it was the first war the United States lost. In the text‚ Major Problems of American History‚ it was stated that people even consider America’s involvement in the Vietnam
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Jacqueline Kolkebeck World Civ/HIST 102-02 2/27/2013 Vietnam Response Vietnam War The motives causing the Vietnam War were the same as the motives that caused the Korean War. The Northern half of Vietnam‚ separated at the 17th parallel‚ wanted to unify Vietnam as a socialist country. The North was also allied with the Soviet Union. The Southern half of Vietnam was a non-communist. The United States involvement was from sending troops into Vietnam for supervision of the Soviet-Union’s ally. This war
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Why did the US enter the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was fought during the cold war on 1 November 1955 - 30 April 1975. The Vietnam War was a war fought between the North and South Vietnam mainly‚ but in later year the US would join in to help South Vietnam ward off the communist mind of Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam. The Vietnam today is no longer called a war in fact no war since World War I and II have been wars. Instances like Vietnam have merely been police interference or police actions
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significant role the media played in the Vietnam War. This essay will argue that the media’s effect was one dominant aspect of why the United States lost the war in Vietnam. Looking in detail at the heavily televised ‘Tet Offensive’‚ this essay will suggest that this series of battles was the beginning of the decisive part the media played in influencing public opinion. It is worth nothing that there are several factors involved in why the United States lost the Vietnam War‚ but this essay will focus on
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Final paper EXPRESSIONS OF VIETNAM – MODERN DANCE AND MUSIC One expression of culture from Vietnam includes dance‚ including dances performed at festivals and royal dances of the imperial court. A second expression of culture from Vietnam includes music‚ from imperial court music‚ classical music and rock and roll. The expressions of dance and music in the Vietnamese culture provide a glimpse of their embedded values and insight into the culture of Vietnam. “Although there are many general
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Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Copyright © 2001 by Jeffrey A. Krug. Used with permission. Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation (KFC) was the world’s largest chicken restaurant chain and third largest fast-food chain in 2000. KFC had a 55 percent share of the U.S. chicken restaurant market in terms of sales and operated more than 10‚800 restaurants in 85 countries. KFC was one of the first fast-food chains to go international in the late 1950s and was one of the world’s most recognizable brands.
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In Retrospect: The tragedy and lessons of Vietnam. By: Robert S. McNamara Summary: Robert S. McNamara’s book‚ In Retrospect‚ tells the story of one man’s journey throughout the trials and tribulations of what seems to be the United States utmost fatality; the Vietnam War. McNamara’s personal encounters gives an inside perspective never before heard of‚ and exposes the truth behind the administration. In McNamara’s first chapter he discusses his journey into the Washington spot light and
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Names for the war Further information: Terminology of the Vietnam War Various names have been applied to the conflict. Vietnam War is the most commonly used name in English. It has also been called the Second Indochina War and the Vietnam Conflict. As there have been several conflicts in Indochina‚ this particular conflict is known by the names of its primary protagonists to distinguish it from others.[56] In Vietnamese‚ the war is generally known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (Resistance War Against America)
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and cultural/social contexts. During the Vietnam War the United States did not realize the high level of intelligence that the Vietnamese people had and how much their culture and nationalism meant to them. They did not want the United States interfering with their country but some of the leaders in charge felt that the United States could help since they were offering monies and military advisors in regard to the conflicts between North and South Vietnam. The diplomatic negotiations that
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Notice for Scholars This monograph was originally published as the September 1972 issue of Southeast Asian Perspectives‚ a publication of the American Friends of Vietnam‚ an organization which was formed in 1955 and prior to its demise two decades later included on its board such diverse figures as Senators John F. Kennedy and Mike Mansfield‚ Socialist Party Chairman Norman Thomas‚ and Journalist Robert Shaplen. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author. Please note that in formatting
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