All American troops‚ together with war prisoners‚ allied military returned home‚ and the four-nation international control commission was established to ensure peace. Overall‚ the Vietnam War brought severe political‚ economic‚ and social consequences. The principal political consequences‚ was the low credibility and faith to the government‚ the lack of respected to public institutions. The obvious economical consequence let the United States analyze better the engaging in future conflicts. The
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Chi Minh and a letter to American President Johnson. In those sources‚ Ho Chi Minh explained why the Vietnamese were fighting and that they wanted to be free and independent. My secondary sources were historians describing what happened in the Vietnam War after it happened. My investigation showed me some challenges that historians face. One challenge is that primary sources may be unreliable and biased. Ho Chi Minh would probably
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The Cold War was a hostile rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted for 45 years. This war began at the end of World War II with the collapse of the Soviet Union. This war is described as “a war of words and ideas”. The United States and the Soviet Union clashed over their political and economic differences. The United States approved of a democratic government and capitalistic economy while the Soviet Union approved of a communist state. The War on Terror began after the
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Wood Grouse on a High Promontory Overlooking Canada I Is it possible for a war to change your personality for the rest of your life? People do lots of bad things‚ but killing other human beings is probably the worst. Coming home from war can be a hard thing for even the bravest and strongest man‚ it leaves you with all kind of fears‚ many soldiers don’t even know that they have killed people‚ because their mind won’t accept the fact that they have done these terrible thing. This may lead to depressions
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in Vietnam‚ they still had positions where they contributed to the war effort. During the war‚ the various positions women worked in ranged from jobs requiring trips abroad to roles where they remained in the home front‚ showing their support there. Some women became nurses and journalists‚ going overseas as part of the American cause. Other women stayed at home‚ waiting for their loved ones fighting in Vietnam. On the other hand‚ a different group of women‚ those who were against the Vietnam war
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involved with other countries on war matters it only hurts our country as a whole and wastes lives. The U.S. has to stop trying to protect and bomb other countries because it’s doing more harm than good for our country. The Vietnam War is a great example of when the United States shouldn’t’ve gotten involved as quickly as they did. Stated as fact‚ 864‚000 bombs were used in operation rolling thunder (1965-1968). WWll ended in 1945‚ and the U.S. got involved with the Vietnam War in 1975. By 1967‚ nearly
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Vietnam & the 20th Century Experience DeVry University July 25‚ 2013 There were many incidents during the Vietnam War that one could call a “turning point”. These include the 1963 Buddhist riots‚ the coup against Diem in 1963‚ President Kennedy’s 1963 assassination‚ the Gulf of Tonkin resolution on 1964‚ and the presidential elections in 1964. With that in mind‚ the attack on the USS MADDOX in 1964was also a key turning point for American involvement in the war.
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understand and relate to one another through a bond that not one else can begin to comprehend. The war in Vietnam is one of the most controversial wars in American history‚ because the morals and purpose for American intervention will always be questioned‚ left to interpretation or assumption. Every person has the right to their own thoughts but the only ones who have the truth on what happened in Vietnam were those who experienced it‚ fought in it‚ and served in it. People often forget how young
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All Through the Vietnam War‚ draft avoidance and resistance came to a peak‚ nearly crippling the Selective Service System. Joined with the rebellion inside the military and the greater civilian antiwar movement‚ draft resistance became yet another shackle on the government’s ability to wage a war in Vietnam‚ and brought the war home in a very personal way for a generation of young men. Many draft resisters filed for conscientious objector status‚ didn’t report for induction when called‚ or attempted
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the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ Cambodia was involved in a civil war and the Vietnam War simultaneously. On March 18‚ 1969‚ Operation Menu was executed by President Richard Nixon. This was a secret bombing campaign in eastern Cambodia whose objective was to bomb suspected communist bases‚ “American B-52s began carpet-bombing eastern Cambodia… was[this]the first course in a four-year bombing campaign that drew Cambodia headlong into the Vietnam War‚” (Caught in the Crossfire). American bombers killed Viet
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