The Vietnam War is different when compared to other wars that the U.S has been involved in. It is different because it was not widely supported across the nation‚ it was physically different war‚ it was also lost because of government policies. One reason why the Vietnam War was different compared to other past wars is because it was not widely supported by the nation. There are many reasons why it was not supported‚ one of them being that the war was considered the first ‘television war’. The
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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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1. There are a number of characters in this book‚ choose one and tell us why you would want to be that person. Throughout this book we are introduced to many interesting and riveting characters but in my opinion one of the best characters in this book would have to be Major Nancy Jaax. She was a veterinarian in the Army‚ and her work at Fort Detrick in Maryland often took her away from her children. Consequently‚ she often made up batches of meals in advance so they could easily be thawed and reheated
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Illegal Drug Use During the Vietnam War‚ American soldiers and officials used illegal drugs such as marijuana‚ heroin and opium to release stress from war and to kill the pain of an injury. The uses of narcotics were not strictly monitored and were sold at low prices increasing the amount of usage. The use of illicit drugs may have also resulted in some sexual assaults that led to children with mixed nationalities. Before the Americans came into Vietnam‚ drug laws were not well determined and people
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War veterans have been experiencing poor service dating back to an article released in 1974‚ these issues are still occurring today‚ and they are ending fatally (WND Staff‚ Military and Defense par. 1). The Veteran Health Administration (VA) was established in 1778 and provides medical care‚ benefits‚ and burials/memorials for all American veterans. To get into the VA system one must be discharged from the armed services and then enroll in the system. Patients must undergo a test to review their
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the Vietnam War” (Hall xi)‚ a rightfully said statement. Lasting from 1960-1975‚ it is America’s longest war and changed the United States politically‚ socially‚ and culturally during that period. In the early 1970s‚ the voting age was lowered to 18‚ largely because of the war. Also‚ Vietnam was one of the first wars in which African Americans largely participated. Lastly‚ Vietnam changed America culturally by causing mistrust in government. In the 1960s through early ‘70s‚ the Vietnam War changed
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Leaving my comfort zone was an experience that will made me feel uncormatble at first but then want me to get out of my comfort zone more. For example; I think conquering my addiction will be a good thing because that is one less thing to worry about in my life. But leaving my comfort zone is hard because I don’t like to change myself. Let’s see how my experience goes. Leaving my comfort zone experience is affected me by not getting a lot of exercise. Well here it goes. Leaving my Comfort zone was
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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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Truman may have not been very involved in the vietnam war but his participation in this war dates back to the 1950s when he aided the french with around 160 million dollars. This started and established the U.S. interest in indochina. During President Kennedy’s presidency troops in vietnam increased from 1‚000 troops in the 1950’s to 9‚000 troops by 1962. Kennedy justified going to war to protect South Vietnam was because of the Domino Theory‚ that if vietnam becomes a communist country than other southeast
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During the events of the Cold war‚ many proxy wars began to engulf disputed‚ independent nations that were considered of importance. Two major wars being the Vietnam war‚ and the Korean war. The cause of the United State’s involvement in both wars‚ was the attempt to fight the spread of Communism. The president of the US at the time of the Korean war‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ had an ideology that if a country became Communist‚ then Communism would spread to neighboring countries. Which influenced the
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