| History | | The SHS History Co. Shahriar Syed | [The Vietnam War] | Describe why the factors which allowed the North Vietnamese Communist to win a war against a far wealthier‚ technologically superior power of the US. | Contents Page No. Background 2 Introduction 2 Logistical Issues 3 Causality Tolerance 4 Economic Consequences 5 Strategy & Tactics 5 Communist Strategy 5 Guerrilla Tactics 6 American Strategy 6 Tactical Response 7 Vietnamese Terrain
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black and white photograph that represents what influence the war had on the civilians of Vietnam through the use of camera angles. The camera angles were used to gain a sense of contrast between the young boys and the weapons around them and the body language of the civilians gives us an idea of what these times were like. Taken during the 1950’s in Vietnam‚ the text demonstrates that the war and the people the young boys were around have had an influence on how they think they should be acting as
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At the peak of the Cold War‚ the US faced many social and international issues. Some of the decision that were made in the 1960s‚ still affect Americans today. People were mostly concerned with the idea of the draft and being sent to fight in a war that has lost its purpose. The main reason that America was still fighting in vietnam was the idea of the domino effect where if Vietnam were to fall to communism‚ the rest of Southeast Asia would follow. While president‚ Nixon took an immoral stance where
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Letters Home From Vietnam Review The powerful emotions triggered through watching this film can be acknowledged without question. What I found the most interesting was the use of real news footage from that time period that aired on major news networks‚ swaying people’s opinions about our justification for being in Vietnam. Being able to view that gave me a 1st hand look into soldiers’ opinions of the war as well as protests and how they differed then. The actors reading the leaders with pure emotion
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Vietnam War Research Paper: During the 30 years of XX century Vietnam was at war. It all started in the 1940′s‚ when the Communists fought against French colonial rule‚ and was completed in 1975 with the fall of Saigon. The period‚ which the Vietnamese know as the “American War” and the Americans call the “Vietnam War”‚ lasted from 1965 to 1973‚ during the time of the U.S. intervention. The communist leader Ho Chi Minh led his forces based in the north and defeated the French in 1954
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The Vietnam War on Society (Aus&VC) The Vietnam War had a lasting effect on Vietnam Vets‚ Who although fought their hardest for their country returned to a country that saw them as murderers and less than heroes. There were no parades for them and they were met with contempt rather than gratitude. Many of the Vietnam veterans suffered from both psychological and medical problems from open battles‚ sniper attacks‚ chemical warfare and just the general stress of war life. Although the Vietnam war
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Social studies have taught me countless traits about myself that I had not known about before. I have learned about who I am as a person‚ my values‚ and my beliefs in more depth. Without the social studies class and curriculum‚ I wouldn’t have learned about how each event in my life relates to the concept of liberalism and the history that brought it to it. Social studies have taught me that every concept I have learned is apart of my everyday lifestyle‚ with every moment relating to liberalism.
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War has a big impact on popular culture within society and in fact works into every aspect of pop culture such as music‚ television‚ film‚ and even video games. This is highly evident during the present war in Iraq which followed the tragic events of September 11‚ 2001. However the impact of war on popular culture can be traced back to World War I in the United States and even further in world history. As seen in the documentary “Militainment INC” we see fascinating‚ disturbing‚ and timely glimpses
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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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My Implications and Learned Lessons in Business Negotiation Being a salesperson like me‚ I must admit that it is a tough marketplace out there and strong negotiating skills are fundamental to achieving and more importantly sustaining career and business success‚ particularly within a competitive sales and marketing environment. Those of us who want to achieve better results‚ both at work and in our private lives‚ need to develop effective negotiating skills. It is worth to bear in mind that if
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