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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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    Research Précis and Annotated Bibliography Hmong Involvement in the Vietnam War Literature Review Outline I. Introduction A. History of Hmong existence in America (Barr‚ 2005; Mote‚ 2004; Castle‚ 1993) B. Hmong Values (Moore‚ 2003; Moua‚ 1995) C. Conflicts between Hmong culture and American culture (Moua‚ 1995) II. Body A. History of Hmong existence in America 1. Secret Vietnam War in Laos (Barr‚ 2005; Castle‚ 1993; Murphy 1997) 2. Communists persecute Hmong in Laos (Castle‚ 1993;

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    Heroes In The Vietnam War

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    uniform. Just like that‚ the heroes have a man on the inside. The heroes use their inside man to get all the information of the battle as they watch what’s happening from the distance‚ waiting for the right moment to continue their plan.

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    accurate summation of the events which caused the Vietnam War‚ and therefore it is a valuable source. The article discusses some of the reasoning for both of the superpowers’ intervention in the Vietnam War‚ such as America’s need to contain the spread of communism and to prevent the ‘Domino Effect’ from occurring in Asia. Similarly‚ a reason for both superpowers’ involvement in the war was to compete for influence in developing countries‚ in this case Vietnam. Therefore the USSR supplied Ho Chi Minh with

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    The Vietnam War was the longest running war that the United States took part in. It began in 1955 and lasted till 1975‚ lasting almost twenty years. Vietnam‚ a small country in Southeast Asia‚ was divided into communist-leaded North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam. North Vietnam and communist-trained South Vietnamese rebels fought to take over the democracy South Vietnam. These rebels became known as the Viet Cong. The United States and the South Vietnamese army tried to stop them but failed

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    The Vietnam War is often interpreted by historians as a ‘Television war’ in which the unqualified access to uncensored war footage and inaccuracies with media reports caused public disillusionment. Historians such as Peter Braestrup and Mark Woodruff have argued that the Tết Offensive was undermined by a media fallacy by causing the demise of public support for the Vietnam War. The media fallacy was the misinterpretation of available evidence on the behalf of western journalists. This view is supported

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    development of a counter culture that brought about the Hippie subculture. The Anti-War movement which began after the Cold War in the 1950’s continued on until the late 1960’s. The movement became the focus of many university and college campuses as a protest to the Vietnam War and “The Draft.” During an antiwar demonstration on the Kent State University Campus in 1970‚ students gathered to protest the Vietnam War and the invasion of Cambodia. The Ohio state Governor at the time‚ James Rhodes

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    The media played a critical role in the ending of the Vietnam War. With television rising in popularity at exceptional rates‚ the media quickly began to be the most efficient method of gaining knowledge of the world. Due to the “The Buddhist Crisis” in 1966‚ America already had a negative opinion of Vietnam. “The Buddhist Crisis” was the result of the South Vietnamese political leader‚ Ngo Dinh Diem‚ imposing his Catholic government. This resulted in the public suicide of Buddhist monks‚ which turned

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    Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a military struggle starting in 1959 and ending in 1975. It began as an attempt by the Vietcong (Communist Guerrillas) to overthrow the Southern Vietnam Government. This research paper will discuss the Vietnam War‚ US involvement in this war‚ and significant battles. Following the surrender of Japan to the Allies in August 1945‚ Vietminh guerrillas seized the capital city of Hanoi and forced the abdication of Emperor Bao Dai. On September 2 they

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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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