The Vietnam War began in 1966 and lasted until 1975‚ this tragic war was one of the most important events in United States history. The Vietnam War helped shape modern world history by changing the minds of millions of people on how they felt and viewed the war. The purpose of the war was to stop the spread of communism which led to many negative outcomes such as students protesting‚ the Tet offensive‚ a severely damaged U.S. economy‚ and millions of lives lost or wounded. After WWII in 1945‚ France
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Text 1 is a 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
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This image is from a video that shows the destroyed houses that left innocent families homeless‚ the dead being carried away in body bags‚ and (as in the image) burned bodies out in the open. The media gave people a reason to be against the war by showing these images‚ but it did not give people a reason to support the war. Little to no purpose was given for the battles as they were reported night after night on TV news programs. The media intentionally gave off the impression that the war should not
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development of a counter culture that brought about the Hippie subculture. The Anti-War movement which began after the Cold War in the 1950’s continued on until the late 1960’s. The movement became the focus of many university and college campuses as a protest to the Vietnam War and “The Draft.” During an antiwar demonstration on the Kent State University Campus in 1970‚ students gathered to protest the Vietnam War and the invasion of Cambodia. The Ohio state Governor at the time‚ James Rhodes
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The Great Society and the Vietnam War " Did the Vietnam War Kill the Great Society?" The Great Society was the vision of President Lyndon B. Johnson. In Johnson’s first year of office he obtained usage of one of the most extensive legislative branches in the Nation’s history. Maintaining collective security‚ he carried on the rapid growing struggle to restrain Communist control in Vietnam. President Johnson thought of a plan of programs to help the United States and improve on the foreign
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Sports have embodied many valuable lessons in my life that I use on and off the track. The three most valuable lessons it has taught me is how to be a leader‚ how to work with others‚ and being graceful even when you don’t like the outcome of certain events. Through the participation of sports I have learned different leadership skills that impact the lifestyle that I live today on and off the track. I utilize the leadership skills I learned in sports by becoming the Senior Class Treasurer. Being
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The Vietnam War versus the Iraq War With a husband in the Army and currently on his third deployment to Iraq‚ I am often asked how I think this war is different from past wars. In order to answer this question properly‚ I found that I needed to do a little bit of research and acquaint myself with some war history. As I learned about previous wars that Americans have been involved in‚ I learned that only two wars have had a great deal of controversy. The Vietnam War and the Iraq War‚ while
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Mississippi State‚ “Withdrawing from Vietnam: How America Left a Long [And Lost] War‚” Dr. Gregory Daddis provided an interesting viewpoint of the United States Campaign in Vietnam. Dr. Daddis thesis states that the dysfunctional relationship between military commanders in Vietnam and stateside leadership‚ was due largely in part to the unascertainable demands of the President back home‚ and the failure of United States politicians to understand the capabilities of the military overseas. He began by discussing
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How effective were the Vietcong tactics of underground tunnels and booby traps in the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was a war that started during the late 1950s and ended during the late 1970s. The Vietnam War ended in the Vietcong victory over America. I believe that this was due to the underground ‘labyrinth’ of tunnels and the vast usage of guerrilla warfare used by the Vietcong. Their usage of the tunnels and booby traps were in my opinion ingenious. The variety of the booby traps that were
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Dissent from the American Public: “Give Peace a Chance” A large number of Americans opposed the Vietnam War. This was evidenced by things like a second march on Washington‚ D.C. in 1969‚ which drew 500‚000 participants. However‚ the everyday American did not support the publicized leaders of the protest movement. The clean-cut university students that originally led the protest groups had been replaced by “hippies”: outgoing‚ outspoken‚ loud protesters who had a very specific culture that included
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