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    Conflict media policy is seen as a series of rules‚ regulations or even methods of control which are used for the media during a conflict. Conflict media policy has changed drastically since the Vietnam War and has had many different affects upon reporters and subsequently the public back at home. This work seeks to look at how conflict media policy has changed‚ focusing on the effects it has had on reporters and their work whilst also referring to the changes in public perception of a conflict as

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    Vietnam war protests and the antiwar music of the 1960’s Rachel Allison AP us history due 12/12/14     The Vietnam War had a huge impact on the American people that will not soon  be forgotten. During this period of time America was facing many serious challenges all  at once. Americans were at war fighting for freedom and democracy because of the fear  of the domino effect; a theory that a communist victory in one country would lead to a  chain reaction of communist takeovers in neighboring countries

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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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    American and World Presentation: Vietnam War By Se’Sees Holmes Justin Horton HIS/145 August 1‚ 2015 Introduction • Here I will evaluate how the United States became involved in Vietnam. • Then I will explain the political‚ military‚ and social outcomes of the end of the war in Vietnam. Overview • A war between two sides: • France and government of South Vietnam supported by the US • Viet Cong and North Vietnam • Lasted from mid 1950’s thru the mid 1970’s • The war ended in the complete communist

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    families were torn apart. As American got sucked deeper into the war‚ Americans wanted to get out more badly. The growth of anti-war movements was caused by a mixture of different factors. The decline of support for the Vietnam War mainly started in 1968. Although antiwar movements in the United States had been occurring before‚ the Tet Offensive opened the eyes of countless people. General Westmoreland had assured the public that the war was going to come to a swift end soon‚ that there was "light

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    The vietnam war was and still is a painful memory to most people in America which had and still has monumental significance today. Socially at the time the vietnam war was divisive and caused protests and marches.Also economically it was just too much money in the wrong place.My third reason for why the war was so significant historically is vietnam syndrome a non medical yet political term referring to Americas aversion to overseas conflict due to the vietnam war.My final reason for the vietnam’s

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    Although controversial in its inception‚ Maya Lin ’s Vietnam War Memorial adequately fulfills the vision of Jan Scruggs‚ who returned home wounded from the conflict in Southeast Asia at the age of 19‚ for a monument to his fallen comrades in arms that would "provide a symbol of acknowledgement of the courage‚ sacrifice‚ and devotion to duty of those who were among the nation ’s finest youth."1 Lin ’s work‚ unlike most previous military monuments‚ rejects the emphasis on heroics in favor of a poignant

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    What makes a human unique is their way of thinking. Conflict occurs when these thoughts collide. What one might treasure‚ might mean nothing to someone else. These conflicts have often turned into wars in history. One major war that take place because of human desires was the war between the Aboriginals and settlers from Europe who wanted to claim the New World (North America). The settlers wanted to industrialize the land‚ while the natives wanted to preserve and live in harmony with the land.

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    States Counterinsurgency Operations in Vietnam from 1961 to 1968 The United States policies of counterinsurgency throughout the Vietnam War have largely been criticized by historians‚ government officials‚ and the U.S. population ever since the escalation of occupation the U.S. had in South Vietnam starting in 1961. The Geneva Accords of 1954 stated that there was to be no foreign military presence in North and South Vietnam‚ however the U.S. ignored the accords

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