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    Vietnam War

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    Side of the Vietnam War The Positive Side of the Vietnam War War is a tough gritty world that describes the destruction of people and countries in the name of nationalism; it is difficult to justify war and give a positive outcome when shown the disaster it causes. The Vietnam War was an extremely difficult war and is widely seen as a catastrophe by the world‚ even with that being the case there is still some positives that have been extracted from the situation. The Vietnam War is a heavily debated

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    feet into the air‚ after the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare explodes over the Japanese port and town of Nagasaki‚ in this August 9‚ 1945 file photo. If a nuclear war were to start today there will be no victor‚ no vanquished. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ creating a new war paradigm — destroying an entire city. On August 9‚ the second atom bomb destroyed the city of Nagasaki. Tens of thousands of unarmed citizens‚ irrespective of gender‚ region and

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    Peloponnesian War

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    The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War‚ which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides‚ an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war. His account of the conflict is widely considered to be a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The Histories are divided into eight books by editors of later

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    Vietnam War DBQ The United States attempted to help Ngo Dinh Diem build a new nation in South Vietnam once France withdrew from Vietnam in 1954 by sending military “advisers.” As the United States was helping the south‚ Ho Chi Minh still had the Vietcong in the south that were getting stronger and more militant. In 1959‚ the Vietcong guerillas raided throughout the south and controlled most of the area outside of Saigon. When John F. Kennedy took office‚ the Diem regime was crumbling‚ so JFK

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    Cold War

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    Cold War Historiography: New Evidence Behind Traditional Typographies Timothy J. White For Americans and many in the world‚ the Cold War dominated international relations from 1945-1991. Only the nuclear balance of terror prevented this uneasy peace from becoming all out war‚ and few if any events could be understood outside of the context of this bipolar rivalry. As the Cold War came to an end‚ some thought we had witnessed "an end to history."(1) Instead‚ we have witnessed a fundamental change

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    Cold War DBQ Between 1941 and 1949‚ the Soviet Union and the United States‚ capitalists and communists had a major disagreement about political affairs. From the Red Scare‚ to the Bolsheviks Revolution‚ communism fright has spread around the US. The United States wanted to spread capitalism and decrease communism‚ while the Soviet Union wanted the opposite. Both sides used several methods and/or tactics to stop the spread of the opposite political view. These methods used by the United States and

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    Trojan War

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    In the book The Trojan War‚ by Bernard Evslin‚ Ulysses and Agamemnon both contribute to the Greek’s victory. Many considered Ulysses to be the real brains behind the Greek forces. Although Agamemnon was the leader of the Greeks‚ many would say he was not a good one. Even though Agamemnon did some good deeds during the war‚ many of his actions caused problems‚ and Ulysses often had to come to his rescue. With Ulysses on the Greeks side they had amazing intelligence and bravery. Many great things

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    The Wars – Section 1: Reflection Gabriel Chamale ENG 4U0-A Ms. Reeves 08/12/12 2 pages All things truly wicked start from innocence. A moral truth that finds its place among today’s society. Innocence is such a frail‚ yet valuable quality. The loss of innocence can lead to such disastrous consequences. The theme of the loss of innocence is a prevalent one found throughout the novel The Wars by Timothy Findley. It is noted particularly in regards to the protagonist‚ Robert Ross. Early on

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    George W. Bush is asking Congress for $80 billion more for the failed Iraq war. Congress is gearing up to pour more money to "stay the course" of the past two tragic years. Tell your Member of Congress that not one more dime should go to waging war in Iraq. Instead‚ the U.S. must end the occupation‚ bring our troops home‚ and support Iraqi sovereignty. Many good-intentioned people in the United States say we can’t withdraw our troops now and abandon Iraqis to chaos and disorder. Yet the U.S. presence

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    War Pigs

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    War Is For Pigs War in general is a term that’s generally looked down upon in society. People see that in the end it’s the death of many‚ just to get the an end result that can be achieved with various other methods. This can be related to our current War on Terror‚ to World War I and II‚ and even the Vietnam War‚ where anti-war feelings were really well known. A big way that these anti-feelings were expressed were through the sound of music‚ from notable artists and bands such as The Beatles‚

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