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    The Vietnam war had a huge effect on the outcomes of the Vietnamese people. According to the Migration Policy website‚ Vietnamese Immigration on the United States‚ Was small one prior to 1795‚ and it has grown a lot. And it has roughly been doubling every decade in 1980-2000. And it has been increasing 26 percent in 2000. And Vietnamese represented the sixth largest immigrant group in the country‚ and those who were born in Mexico‚ India ‚ China. Every year the Vietnamese Immigration has been growing

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    the Vietnam War took place over a span of decades and is rife with controversy. The war began after the preexisting relationship with the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh was put aside for fear of communism spreading in South-East Asia‚ and continued in a seemingly futile effort to keep the communists from gaining power. The war continued mostly due to a tangled web of political schemes‚ but finally ended due to mass public outcry and lack of success for either side. Before the war in Vietnam‚ America

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    Vietnam War “You never knew who was the enemy and who was the friends‚” said a marine officer who took part in a conflict deemed the longest war in Unites States history (My). The Vietnam War was not only the longest war in US history‚ as it took place from 1959 to 1975‚ but it is also considered one of the most controversial conflicts to date. This war‚ also known as the second Indochina War‚ occurred in the countries of Laos‚ Vietnam‚ and Cambodia. It was fought between communist North Vietnam

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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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    documentary on the Vietnam War by Ken Burns has already aired the first two episodes on PBS. So far‚ in my humble opinion‚ I think it is a rather good documentary‚ and I have personally learned some things about the geopolitical situation that was taking place during the time of Vietnam right after World War 2 ended. I hope Mr. Burns will not try to be politically correct and give the truth about the Vietnam War from all perspectives. The Vietnam War defined a generation‚ still‚ does‚ and the war elicits deep

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    says the United States are fighting in Vietnam because the United States do not want Vietnam to be a communist. Vietnam needs extensive assistance from capitalist states because Vietnam is not capable of defending themselves from the communist. He also says that Vietnam falling to the communism means that the entire Southeast Asia potentially falls to the communism‚ and it eventually threatens the United States and their allies. Therefore‚ the war in Vietnam is for Americans to protect their free

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    international affairs. In this particular case communism in Vietnam was the flame that leered American bugs in‚ not knowing that they would be brutally burned by communism in the end. From 1953 to 1961‚ all the initial decisions involving Vietnam were made by President Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ who once served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe as well as the first Supreme Commander of NATO. Thus‚ Eisenhower was very knowledgeable about war issues and was prepared to tackle pending conflicts

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    During the Vietnam War‚ the U.S. had sent over millions of troops and billions of American tax dollars to fund a fight against an unknown enemy that they had never declared war against. Driven by Cold War fears and false assumptions‚ the U.S. dove into a war that it knew nothing about. However‚ in the end‚ the U.S.’ efforts were fruitless as millions of lives were lost and the public lost trust in their government. American involvement in the Vietnam War has long been a controversial and dark segment

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    in the Vietnam War Era Task: Explain the impact of the Vietnam War in Australian Society. INTRODUCTION Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War impacted society in a variety of ways. Today we still deal with repercussions related directly to the Vietnam War. The War took place between 1959 and 1975‚ and Australia was directly involved between August 1962- June 1973. It was the longest war Australia was ever involved in and probably the most controversial. Our main purpose in the war was to

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    The Vietnam War (1965-1975)was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. On August 2nd‚ 1964 the USS Maddox was on a secret intelligent mission on the North Vietnamese coast where in the Gulf on Tonkin they were attacked by torpedo boats. The USS Turner Joy was attacked in the same area two days later. Due to the second attack Congress declared the Gulf of Tonkin

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