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    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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    of Vietnam War • Nixon announces deferment of offensive action in North Vietnam • Ended with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords o Henry Kissinger o Ceasefire‚ exchange of prisoners of war Significance: • Ended with US withdrawal of troops • Failure of foreign diplomacy in Vietnam Related Events: • Anti-Vietnam protest anthems • Saigon‚ capital of South Vietnam‚ falls to communist forces Event: Watergate Scandal • Political scandals during presidency of Nixon • Began with five

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    Question 1: For many Americans‚ the 1960s began with JFK’s "Age of Camelot‚" an era that seemed to exude confidence in American institutions. Yet‚ by the early 1970s‚ those expectations and attitudes seemed to be replaced by a sense of bitterness and cynicism. Discuss and analyze the causes and consequences of this profound attitudinal shift. Question 3: How did official US policy towards Vietnam change between 1950 and 1975? How did American leaders link events in Vietnam to national security

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    Watergate Hotel Case

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    Washington D.C.‚ has been renovated and will be re-opening its doors next month. The hotel has been closed since 2007 following a n ownership battle. The Watergate Hotel was made famous following a break-in that was covered up by then president‚ Richard Nixon‚ and that ultimately lead to his impeachment and resignation. When visitors check-in to the newly renovated hotel their room keys will say “No need to break-in” and the customer service number was skillfully created to end in 1972. Additionally‚ the

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    nation in disarray and turmoil. The government took a great deal of abuse from the people with the decisions made during the Vietnam War. President Nixon attempted different strategies than used before to end the Vietnam War with little success. The public’s image of the government was distorted when the Watergate Scandal was made public and Richard Nixon was the first president to resign in U.S. history. The 1970s was a challenging time for the people of the nation and the faith the country had in

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    just like the cold war previously this proved to be another example of escalation. The US involvement in Vietnam damaged the us reputation due to very misguided and complex intentions on the part of political leaders like those in the Johnson and Nixon administration which brought upon unhappiness and social unrest among the public. This political corruption along with mismanagement on the economic system and the

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    there‚ Lytle talks about events in the second phase: the years from 1964 to 1968. These are the years after Kennedy’s death until the election of Richard Nixon as president that “popularizes” the sixties. This is also the phase in which Lytle claims the uncivil wars begin. Lastly‚ in the third phase‚ are the ascension‚ reign‚ and fall of Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1974‚ which is described as the era of essentialist politics. The reason Lytle framed the era this way‚ he explained‚ is for “Those who

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    1970 And 1970

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    Pablo Escobar was on solely the rise of becoming an imperialistic drug dealer with a growing empire. There were thirty-eight Presidents throughout the 1970’s‚ but one very important one was President Richard Nixon. Nixon was a very peculiar President; he was paranoid of most things‚ but Nixon was not that bad. He ended a long time of non-relations with China and ended the trifling war in Vietnam (Edelstein and McDonough 74-75). The war in Vietnam (including black power) were the cause for many protest

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    Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on October 14‚ 1890‚ in Denison‚ Texas. At age sixty-two‚ and after thirty-seven years of service‚ Eisenhower retired from the Army as a Lieutenant General to seek the Republican Party’s nomination for President. At the Republican National Convention‚ which was held in Chicago on July 7-11‚ Eisenhower faced a tough battle against Taft supporters. Fortunately‚ Eisenhower used his wide‚ friendly grin‚ and persuaded the Taft supporters to vote for him. Eisenhower won the

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    Ping Pong

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    refers to the exchange of table tennis (ping-pong) players between the United States and People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the early 1970s. The event marked a thaw in U.S.–China relations that paved the way to a visit to Beijing by President Richard Nixon. How does the topic relate to the key ideas of the area study? - China never wanted to accept anything from the western society until the US table tennis team was in Nagoya‚ Japan and they received an invitation to visit China. - The team and accompanying

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