April 30‚ 1975 the date that goes into the history of South Vietnam and the minds of many South Vietnamese as well as many Vietnamese-Americans. Especially‚ war veterans like Senator John Mc. Cain‚ this day remind him of a most painful memory‚ bruised and bitter feelings. On that day‚ North Vietnamese communist troops triumphantly rode T-54 Soviet-made tanks in column on one main street of Saigon leading to the South Vietnamese Presidential Palace‚ called "Doc Lap" (Independence) Palace. The tanks
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Lessons Learned by The American Experience of the Vietnam War Christal K. Jones Professor Anderson August 15¸ 2013 Introduction The Vietnam War lasted close to twenty years; the American experience help to put into perspective‚ the complex lessons that the United States military and its leadership should have learned from their involvement in this war. This paper will discuss some of the lessons learned from the following arenas: diplomatic negotiations‚ presidential leadership‚ and cultural/social
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The official country name of Vietnam is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The capital is Hanoi and the population of this country is 81‚624‚716 (July 2003). Ethnic groups include the Vietnamese (80-95%)‚ Chinese‚ Hmong‚ Thai‚ Cham‚ and other mountainous groups. Languages used are Vietnamese (Official)‚ English (second most favored)‚ French‚ Chinese and Khmer. Some of the many religions practiced are Buddhist‚ Hoa Hao‚ Cao Dai‚ Christian (Roman Catholic‚ protestant) and Muslim. The life expectancy
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P. Driscoll American History Since 1877 American Military University Professor Charles Grear World War I The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major confrontation in the war in Vietnam between units of the United States Army and units of the Army of North Vietnam‚ also known as the People’s Army of Vietnam. The battle took place in the Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands of then South Vietnam‚ the battle started on the 19th of October‚ 1965 with North Vietnamese soldiers attacked a Special Forces
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American discrimination. This is because as America open its door to welcome the refugees‚ the media portrayed refugees in a stereotypical way. With the influence of the media‚ American public discriminated and even attacked the refugees. The legacies of war brought to the Hmong people were high causalities‚ dispersion of families‚ and identity crisis. The Hmong people had dealt with all these legacies by adapting to the new environment and having a secondary migration.
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The Vietnam War was considered one of the longest foreign wars that the United States fought in‚ up until the Afghan War. Like most wars there is many events that occur during them and for the Vietnam one event that stood out was the Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was an attempt for Vietnamese communist to gain back control and cause a wedge between the U.S. and the South Vietnamese. To develop a better perspective of the Tet Offensive‚ it would help to Know the Vietnamese communist perspective
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Vietnam is a country that extends about 1000 miles from Southern China and Southwards to the Gulf of Thailand. The country’s official language is Vietnamese‚ and its capital city is known as Hanoi. Vietnamese are newcomers to North American who still hold their culture‚ and they have traced their civilization back even further to a religion known as Phung-Nguyen that existed before 2000 B.C. This paper contains a discussion and also research about the Vietnam War or the so-called Vietnamese “boat
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Marshall announces a massive aid program for the reconstruction of World War II-torn Europe that will become known as the Marshall Plan. 1948: The Communists take power in Czechoslovakia. 1948: The Soviet blockade of West Berlin begins on June 24. Cut off from the outside world‚ provisions are delivered to the isolated city by the Americans in the Berlin Air Bridge action. This is the first major Berlin crisis during the Cold War. On May 12‚
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boomers and the Vietnam War‚ that considerably impacted their viewpoints‚ so is the case for each generation. Whereas generation X is often associated with being the latch-key kids‚ having considerable access to education‚ and witnessing various historical events such as the Cold War‚ the fall of the Berlin Wall‚ the Millennials are often labelled as the me-generation‚ having equal access to education regardless of socio-economic barriers‚ experiencing historical events such as 9/11‚ the war in
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Jason‚ a man that had just moved out of his parents house. He lived in Tampa Bay‚ Florida. He set up all of his belongings‚ and went to sleep. He woke up the next morning‚ wondering what he would do in his new house. Suddenly‚ there was a knock on the door‚ Jason ran to open the door. No one was there‚ just a flyer for a bowling tournament. He read where it was and then saw the prize for the winner. The winner got 500‚000$ in a check! That’s half of a million dollars! Jason looked at the time of
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