The Sociological Reactions to the Return of Vietnam Veterans Upon their return from the Vietnam War‚ many veterans were shocked upon the reaction (or lack thereof) displayed by the citizens of the States who had remained on the home front. When finally landing back on American soil‚ many veterans expected to be greeted with celebration and maybe even a parade‚ acknowledging their service and dedication to the Vietnam cause. However‚ veterans were instead greeted by protestors who did not agree
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The Vietnam War had many other names‚ such as the Second Indochina War. It was known as the Indochina War‚ as it was the name of the land in which Vietnam‚ Laos‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ Thailand and Burma sat. “The cold war was a state of political and military tension after World War II‚ between powers in the Western Bloc (US‚ NATO allies and others)‚ and the powers in the Eastern Bloc (The Soviet Union‚ and its allies in the Warsaw pact).” The cold war had shaped international relations in many ways
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Post Traumatic Stress in Vietnam Veterans For more than twenty years‚ Patricia Dietz‚ a wife of a Vietnam veteran‚ has suffered along with her husband the effects of post traumatic stress disorder. She has stated that‚ "It has changed everything; it has affected the rest of his and her life." Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is when a person‚ in this case a veteran from Vietnam‚ is haunted by his memories of war and death so badly that it affects not only the rest of his life‚ but others
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Vietnam Market Entry Decisions When thinking of the position many Multi-National Companies were in during 1998‚ it is easy to see why there was hesitation when considering entering the Vietnamese market. The countries political‚ economic‚ and social situations could adversely affect these companies if they are not careful in their entries. However‚ it may not be too late for companies to enter this market and take advantage of its workforce‚ resources‚ & consumers. First and foremost‚ it is
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The United States involvement in Vietnam started out as simply a way to support the new leader of South Vietnam‚ Ngo Dunh Diem in the late 1950’s. As time passed‚ the US was drawn deeper into the unstable politics of this unstable new nation. In 1960‚ the Vietminh started an armed struggle for national unification. Under orders from Hanoi‚ the Vietminh soldiers created the National LIberation front (NLF) and had both materials and manpower support from North Vietnam to begin military operation in
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opinion during the Vietnam War. This was one of the first major wars being covered by the media; television had become something very familiar to the public sin the beginning of World War II. At the end of the war‚ it began to be manufactured in large-scale. In the 1950s‚ only 9% of Americans owned a television but in 1966‚ this number rose dramatically to 93%. Therefore‚ we can that television had become the most important source of news for American people during the Vietnam War. Along with the
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Prisoners received everything from torture to execution. However‚ in recent times efforts have been made to reduce these treatments and to get humane treatment for POWs. These attempts include the Geneva Convention of 1949. Unfortunately‚ during the Vietnam Conflict‚ these "rules" of war were not always obeyed‚ as they are now. The Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoner of War‚ signed August 12‚ 1949‚ provided restrictions and obligations that a country with captured enemy POWs
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analyzed to ensure their loyalties to America. After enduring The Cold War‚ America was not about to see communism prevail anywhere in the world‚ as it could have been a direct threat to them. This‚ is what originally caused them to turn against Vietnam. Vietnam wanted only to declare its independence as a nation. It adopted ideologies of communism rather than democracy‚ causing America to blacklist them. America could not have this new nation grow into what they feared; another soviet superpower
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Topic 5 – Australia in the Vietnam War AUSTRALIA’S RESPONSE TO THE THREAT OF COMMUNISM IN ASIA AFTER WWII Korean War: * 1945‚ Japan was forced out of Korea – country became divided along thaw 38th parallel. * Northern – Russian. Southern – Americans * UN arranged for Korean elections in 1947 * ^ allowed to take place in the south – establishment of the Republic of South Korea * Following them the Russians decided to create the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea
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Jr. delivered a speech called “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence”‚ at a meeting of concerned clergy at Riverside Church in New York City‚ New York. The address was part of a conference held by CAL-CAV (Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam)‚ an organization working to bring the war in Vietnam to an end. The speech mainly focuses on the war in Vietnam. The purpose of the speech is to make the clergy aware that the war is not only affecting Vietnam‚ but USA as well. He intended to stop the
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