Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in
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Civil War Essay Prior to reading the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara I must say that I was extremely ignorant to the topic of the Civil War. If someone were to ask me why the Civil War took place I would say plain and simple‚ “slavery.” Although slavery was the main cause for the war‚ I didn’t understand how or why the topic of slavery was ever a debate. There are very few people in today’s society that can say without hesitation that slavery was at all ethical or moral. The mere thought
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LOOKING AT WAR Photography’s view of devastation and death. by SUSAN SONTAG Issue of 2002-12-09 Posted 2005-01-03 Awareness of the suffering that accumulates in wars happening elsewhere is something constructed. Principally in the form that is registered by cameras‚ it flares up‚ is shared by many people‚ and fades from view. In contrast to a written account‚ which‚ depending on its complexity of thought‚ references‚ and vocabulary‚ is pitched at a larger or smaller readership‚ a photograph
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The effects of war Have you ever wondered what life is like in the shoes of a soldier‚ or what impacts war could have on a soldier? The effects of war are not confined to physical pain and suffering‚ but can also be psychological‚ emotional‚ and medical impacts. War has caused many issues and has had a rather large effect on people and civilizations throughout history‚ while mostly negative and in some cases is found to have positive influence on society. Through the story of Three Day Road written
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A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from 1846 to 1847. The war was initiated by Mexico and resulted in Mexico’s defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. The United States was unjustified in going to war with Mexico; this was due to the fact that the land was rightfully claimed by Mexico‚ our lack of acknowledgment towards the Mexican government‚ and the fact that Mexico was just protecting their borders. One of the reasons the United States
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War creates peace. That’s what many people of the United States think. In order for us‚ as a nation‚ to rid our selves from violence and war we need to set the example by not going to war. We went to Iraq for many controversial reasons. To protect our citizens‚ for payback‚ for peace. I don’t buy it. Although many of see a positive in the Iraq war‚ it has caused our nation a whole lot of negative. All those unnecessary things our country had to go through because of the war will always stay with
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Side of the Vietnam War The Positive Side of the Vietnam War War is a tough gritty world that describes the destruction of people and countries in the name of nationalism; it is difficult to justify war and give a positive outcome when shown the disaster it causes. The Vietnam War was an extremely difficult war and is widely seen as a catastrophe by the world‚ even with that being the case there is still some positives that have been extracted from the situation. The Vietnam War is a heavily debated
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WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF WAR? DISCUSS War is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterized by extreme violence‚ social disruption and economic destruction. War should be understood as an actual‚ intentional and widespread armed conflict between political communities‚ and therefore is defined as a form of political violence or intervention. The set of techniques used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. Before
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The Cold War Germany was defeated after World War II and then we had to know how to care for them and rebuild a stable society for the defeated country or the Germans would be angry and will rise against. Germany was divided among 3 powers and after the war where Germany and also Japan had been defeated where they would occupy or settle was being figured out. The capital was divided among the allies. The German Empire where they had conquered Estonia‚ Latvia‚ and Lithuania was able to be kept
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War has occurred in several occasions throughout history. We’ve had several important wars in the twentieth century‚ World War I and World War II‚ and Vietnam. Each and every war has had an effect on those who lived through it‚ and those who fought in it. Poets write about what effects‚ and inspires them. If they were soldiers in war they often times have a strong opinion of war. This comes out in their poetry. Seigfried Sassoon‚ and Rupert Brooke were English poets who both served in
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