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    The Vietnam War is truly one of the most unique wars ever fought by the Unites States of by any country. It was never officially declared a war (Knowll‚ 3). It had no official beginning nor an official end. It was fought over 10‚000 miles away in a virtually unknown country. The enemy and the allies looked exactly the alike‚ and may by day be a friend but by night become an enemy (Aaseng 113). It matched the tried and true tactics of World War Two against a hide‚ run‚ and shoot technique known as

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    The Vietnam War     -A History project- Nadine Gan‚ Grade 9 Part One. The Overview History ~ French Indochina ~ Vietnamisation ~ Epilogue Vietnam  was  a  part  of  the  French  colony‚  Indo-­‐China.  Then  at  September   1940‚   the   Japanese   decided   to   invade   Vietnam   to   prevent   China   from   sending   supplies   through   French   Indo-­‐China.   Having   invaded   by

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    The Vietnam War was a brutal war that affected millions of people in many different countries. All wars start because there is a difference in people s opinions‚ and the Vietnam War was no different. It started because France and a Vietnam leader‚ Ho Chi Minh‚ had a difference in opinion about the type of government Vietnam should have. To find out why the war broke out you will have to go back to the 1750 s. This is where the French started their so-called protectorate state of Vietnam. For many

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    This photograph taken by Eddie Adams on 1st February 1968 during the Vietnam War shows the execution of Vietcong officer Nguyen Van Lem‚ also known as Bay Lop by South Vietnamese Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan‚ chief of the national police. The prisoner’s hands are tied as “Colonel” is about to pull the trigger. This picture was taken in the city of Saigon on the second day of the Tet Offensive; a series of attacks on all of South Vietnam’s major cities by the communist North Vietnamese and Vietcong rebels

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    Vietnam War Research Paper and Project Your Mission: Choose a topic of interest on the Vietnam War. I have provided a list of various topics below these instructions. From that list choose one that appeals to you. I will consider other thoughtful topic choices not from the list‚ but any of these must be approved by me! Second: Once you have your topic narrow it down. Avoid having such a broad topic that you are swimming with information. Make sure you have a clear and concise thesis that either

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    The Cold War: The Cold War was a long stretched period of nuclear and political tension mostly between the Soviet Union and the US after WWII. While several events made tensions worse‚ including Truman’s Containment Policy‚ The Cuban Missile Crisis‚ and the Berlin Wall. The Cold War was ended in 1990 when the Berlin Wall came down and Eastern Europe the started holding free elections. Bay of Pigs: Speaking of the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ lets move to Cuba. The Bay of Pigs was a failed CIA operation

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    prisoners of war during the Vietnam War (Ruanyin). The name of Hanoi Hilton was came from the American GIs. “To the Vietnamese‚ the prison was known as Hoa Lo” (McMahon‚ Mary). The name Hanoi Hilton may sound a little luxurious but it actually a place that had full of brutal‚ torture‚ dirty‚ and dark in the history. First of all‚ the Hoa Lo prison had been around over a hundred years ago. It was constructed or built by the French arounds 1886‚ when French had the control over Vietnam. Back then‚

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    It’s hard to discuss the Vietnam War without mentioning President Richard Nixon. Like everything else related to Nixon‚ his role as a leader during the Vietnam War is the subject of debate‚ speculation‚ and much interest. For one‚ President Nixon won the 1968 election thanks to his secret plan to end the war through a strategy known as “Vietnamization” in order to bring “bring peace with honor”. However‚ Nixon’s leadership during this period cannot be discussed without mention of his domestic

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    When the New Zealand soldiers returned to their country from the Vietnam War in the 1960s-1970s‚ they were treated as they were expecting to be treated. They believed that they would come home to be honoured‚ cheered‚ and saluted by their people. However‚ they received the complete opposite. The men were told to immediately change out of their uniforms‚ combat ribbons‚ and medals‚ and to act casually as if they hadn’t just come from war. This resulted into no recognition for the men. They were very

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    The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield. One of the chief effects of the war was the division it

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