Week 5 Ind. 1 Tabitha Brown Everest University Heather Geisler 6-29-13 “Beginning in the 1950s‚ maintaining a non-Communist South Vietnam became crucial in American efforts to contain communism” Goldfield (2010). “Communism is a very attractive theory‚ particularly for the poor masses of a developing country” Kallie Szczepanski (2010). “Communism is a system of government‚ like democracy or dictatorship. “The main point about it is that (in theory) everyone is equal; there is no single person
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The Many Cultures of America American culture includes both conventional and liberal features‚ controlled and religious effectiveness‚ political structures‚ risk taking and free expression‚ materialist and moral elements. In spite of certain dependable principles such as‚ individuality‚ equality‚ and faith in freedom and democracy‚ American culture has a variety of terminologies due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity. The elasticity of U.S. culture and its highly symbolic nature
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Why did China get involved in the Korean war of 1950-1953? The Korea war first began as a civil war between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (capitalist). The war began in 1950 when the North Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel which divided North and South Korea and invaded non-communist South Korea. In October 1950‚ China got involved in the Korean War because they believed that the United State wanted to take over China’s land and people in order to make them capitalist. Korea is a country
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What is an American? Finally someone says it right !!! You probably missed it in the rush of news last week‚ but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American‚ any American. So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is‚ so they would know when they found one. An American is English‚ or French‚ or Italian‚ Irish‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Polish‚ Russian or Greek. An
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How far was the Korean War a militant and political success for the US? The world was by taken by surprise when North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel in June 1950. The war that followed soon snowballed out of proportion‚ spreading out to involve China‚ the Soviet Union‚ and the UN and is said by historians to have shaped US foreign policy as it is today. But was the war a success‚ or was it merely another black whole swallowing the lives of American‚ Korean and Chinese soldiers? From
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that the Koreans would mine the area. MacArthur appointed Lieutenant General Edward Almond with the 1st Marine Division to spearhead the attack. The leader of North Korea‚ Kim Ill Sung‚ was taken completely by surprise and therefore no mines had been placed on the harbour‚ despite Mao (the Chinese leader) warning him that this was likely US move. The operation was incredibly successful and Inchon was secured with minimal casualties. This was a very significant military success in the Korean War because
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Reasoning behind U.S. decision to enter the Korean War Introduction What determined the United States to enter the one of the costliest wars in the twentieth-century is a good topic for foreign policy study. There are several possible explanations as to why the United States participated in the war. The most important explanation is that the western world would be in a greater threat if North Korea won the war. Communist was considered as expansionism by the White House; hence‚ occupying South
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Identity of Asian-American Many Americans identify themselves by a hyphenated title. People of these groups were almost all immigrants who moved to United States from their native country. United States of America has been founded on the basis of immigration and refugee. Throughout history‚ United States has welcomed immigrants from all over the world that came to America in hopes of seeking new life and freedom. Many people describe United States as a “melting pot”‚ which consist of different culture
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After learning American history‚ which acknowledged me a lot of the interesting things‚ I understand how wonderful the U.S it is. The best thing I see that the American characters such as diverse ethnicities and religions‚ independence and freedom‚ liberty and equality‚… which shaped by the powerful union for the better the lives of all immigrants. Therefore‚ I realize the history that helps me wisely how to fit into the American society like an immigrant. The notion American Exceptionalism is an
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Abstract With a recent surge of Asian Americans in American cinema‚ we are noticing that the stereotypes that we have used in the past are actually being used by their culture to break into American culture. Days of portraying Asian Americans as unintelligible and subservient are gone and are being replaced with a whole new outlook. The introduction of Martial Arts into American film has evolved the way Asians are viewed in American cinema. Quentin Tarantino introduced a whole new outlook to Asian
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