Defying All Odds of Communism After the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II it was apparent that the victors would come out as the new world powers. With the United States and the Soviet Union being the strongest nations of the victorious Allies they were the two countries who emerged as the new world powers but their views varied drastically. The Democratic United States and the Communist Soviets butted heads about each others views and the U.S. wanted to halt the spread of communism so
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Unit 1 D6: Ideology‚ Conflict and Retreat; the USA in Asia‚ 1950-73 A: The Korean War‚ 1950-53; causes‚ course and consequences Background to the Korean War Korea had been under Japanese occupation since 1910. With the defeat of Japan in 1945 the USA and USSR agreed to divide the country into two zones along the 38th Parallel. The United Nations demanded free elections for the whole country and was supported by the USA which did not see this as a permanent division and believed that since
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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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The Vietnam War versus the Iraq War With a husband in the Army and currently on his third deployment to Iraq‚ I am often asked how I think this war is different from past wars. In order to answer this question properly‚ I found that I needed to do a little bit of research and acquaint myself with some war history. As I learned about previous wars that Americans have been involved in‚ I learned that only two wars have had a great deal of controversy. The Vietnam War and the Iraq War‚ while
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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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The War That Couldn’t Be Won! By withdrawing its forces from Vietnam in 1973 did the United States admit defeat? This is an argument that historians and observers have been having for years. Before answering that question however‚ we must first understand if we ever really had a chance to win the war. The circumstances leading up to the war were pretty much out of the United States control with an obligation to our French allies. With threats of communism taking over Vietnam‚ many felt
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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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Word Count: 1539 In which conflict did American public opinion play a larger role: the Spanish American War or the Vietnam War? Table of Contents: Plan of the Investigation……….…………………………........Pg 1 Summary of Evidence…..……….………………………….... Pg 1 Evaluation of Sources……….…………………...…………….Pg 3 Analysis….……….……………………………………………Pg 4 Conclusion ……….…………………………………...…….....Pg 7 List of Sources……………………….………………………..Pg 7 A: Plan of the investigation Did
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The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. Not only did the greatest superpower in the world get bested by an almost third-world nation‚ but we lost badly. Perhaps this war could have been won‚ or even prevented in the first place. The United States could have and should have won this war‚ with a combination of better weapons usage‚ better tactics‚ and better support from their home country. Before the War Even years before the war‚ Vietnam was a hotly disputed
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explains how handsome‚ energetic‚ and full of life he was before going into the war. He then flashes back on his days of playing football and when he was hurt he was celebrated as a hero. Then towards the end of the third stanza‚ he explains
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