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    Peace During The Cold War

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    What is the reason behind the peace between the United States and the U.S.S.R. during the cold war? How were their relations and reasons for peace different from that of second-tier powers such as Japan? The United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics emerged as the two most powerful nations in the aftermath of World War II. After five years of fighting the Germans‚ the soviet nation was more powerful than ever‚ and Joseph Stalin wanted to continue their rise to power and become the

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    became involved in the Vietnam war because communism was spreading rapidly. The USA‚ Russia‚ and Britain were all allies in the WWI ‚ and there were not many things that they could agree on. Another reason why the US Was involved in the war was because they didn’t want another country to go communist Ho Chi Minh was fighting the french so they could take over and remove French control for independence. France was defeated at Dien Bien Phu‚ and forced to leave the Vietnam war. The war began in 1954‚ more

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    history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then‚ and misremembered now.” This quote by Richard Nixon reveals the intensity and difficulty of the Vietnam War which spanned for almost two decades and still is greatly discussed even today. Throughout the generations‚ many historians and common people have questioned the decisions and ideals of our nation’s involvement in the war and the causes leading up to United States action. The Vietnam War is a largely debated topic‚ especially

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    The Vietnam war was a troubling war that lasted from 1955 to 1975. It was located in North and South Vietnam and was fought by the U.S.‚ South Vietnam‚ and North Vietnam. There was bloodshed from both sides and many innocent lives lost. The Vietnam war was not only a troubling time for Vietnam‚ but also the United States. Richard Nixon was the United States president at the time of the war and was the one that pushed America into joining the war‚ but later failed. Nixon half-way towards the end

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    to Vietnam War o Johnson obsessed with fulfilling the aspect of containment within Vietnam‚ sending in more troops as the years went on. o This was very contradictory as he advocated that he opposed the idea of not sending ground men to fight the Vietcong.  In 1965‚ Johnson worked closely with Robert McNamara and Dean Rusk‚ in which over 10‚000 soldiers were sent overseas. o This marked the start of Johnson’s downfall as people did not like how he was going against what he preached during his

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    The United States as a country never experienced an international war conflict that will significantly destroy their land‚ cities or cost lots of lives of innocent civilians. If the US was participating in the war it was usually under the label of rescuers. It is right that they helped to save lots of nations during the war times but sometimes we should ask was it necessary to expand the problem into the war such as Vietnam War? They wanted to protect democracy and yes‚ it is important but they were

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    During the Vietnam War ROA was initiated‚ it was a very controversial aspect of that conflict. Intended to reduce the change of friendly fire incidents and recognize international law regarding the conduct of war‚ especially to protect civilians. For Vietnam it was a political tool – Commanders and individual soldiers became frustrated. Chain of command links every uniformed service to each other‚ from the junior rank following the chain of command to the President. We will look at six of these levels

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    The Greeks and Romans had one thing in common and that was war. Wars through the centuries change events and the mindsets of people experiencing them. Many wars occurred through the centuries and have affected the United States in various ways. One particular war that changed the outlook of America would be the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War affected the culture in the United States during 1950 to 1960’s by citizens striving for love and compassion instead of hate and violence throughout every home

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    another country‚ was when Japan bombed Darwin and sunk a number of ships in Sydney‚ during World War 2. The question then has to be asked‚ why Australia has been involved in so many conflicts. A number of recent conflicts in this century come to mind‚ they include‚ The Boer War‚ World War One‚ World War Two and The Vietnam War. By far the conflict that drew the most outrage from Australian citizens was the Vietnam War. Australia has been drawn into these conflicts through a number of treaties and alliances

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    vietnam

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    The Vietnam Conflict: A Nation’s Intervention Directly after the Second World War‚ nations everywhere were suffering from post-war dilemmas; governments were in turmoil. To many countries‚ the antagonist of democracy‚ communism‚ seemed like a valuable answer to end their state of turmoil. Vietnam‚ being one of the countries that sought for an answer‚ was split in half upon making a decision. America was in fear that a North Vietnam communist takeover of South Vietnam would ignite

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