Tet Offensive : In 1968‚ the National Liberation Front and Vietcong launched a surprise attack against American and South Vietnamese forces on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day. This surprise attack is known as the Tet Offensive and many people viewed this as a turning point in the Vietnam War. Militarily‚ the Tet Offensive showed the significance of Vietcong/Vietminh’s military power and nowhere in South Vietnam was safe. On 31st of January 1968‚ the simultaneous attack the towns and cities in
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To What Extent Was The Spanish American War A Turning Point In US Foreign History? Amy Dhillon Sept.26.2012 History HL Mr. McGuigan The Monroe Doctrine implied that the Unites States would no longer tolerate European advancement and colonization in the America’s. Cuba (Spain’s colony) however‚ was exempt from this. The situation in Cuba was being closely examined by the United States. Reports about villagers being forced into concentration camps began to emerge. When
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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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Henry VIII was responsible for the English foreign policy failures in the years 1509-1529‚ and this is because he was too keen to establish his presence in international affairs and believed that he had to demonstrate his strengths to his subjects. This way of thought was due to his peaceful rise to the throne and because of his confident personality; Henry wanted to win victories on the battlefield and wanted to establish his image of a Renaissance warrior. Henry’s first failure was in France
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During the Second World War‚ the Nazi party‚ under the leadership of Adolf Hitler tried to kill all the Jews in Europe to solve the “Jewish Problem” because they wanted a superior race living in Germany. He also made new laws against certain types of people stripping them from their rights. It started around the beginning of World War II around 1933 when Hitler took over and ended around when the rise of Hitler had ended‚ near the end of WWII and it took place all over Europe but the most well-known
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Social Impact of the Vietnam War Jess Carrignan December 10‚ 2010 A.P. U.S. History Changes in societies have occurred since the very first civilizations and continue to occur today. Each society is a reflection of the art and music‚ as well as the people and their values and beliefs of the people of the time. The social structure of the people is very much shaped by the events that occur during that particular generation. Often in history major events such as wars and natural disasters are
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To what extent was socialism involved in the Meiji Restoration? The Meiji Restoration was one of the fastest and most effective political‚ social and economic overhauls of an entire country. In merely one generation Japan as a country unified and became one of the most powerful countries in the world. Yet were the changes fundamentally socialist or just incorporated aspects of socialism? When viewing it at as a whole‚ the Meiji Restoration did exhibit ideas from the majorly state socialism but
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TO WHAT EXTENT WAS WAR A CATALYST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE PERIOD 1877 TO 1981? At the beginning of the 1870s Blacks had caught a glimpse at the end of the tunnel for the development of Civil Rights. With the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 followed by the 13th and 14th Amendment freed slaves could now travel freely‚ own property and become educated‚ some of the most fundamental of civil rights. However after the release of three and a half million slaves
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Opposition of The Vietnam War The Vietnam war: deadly‚ fatal‚ and unsuccessful. The United State’s involvement in the Vietnam War was one of the most irreconcilable mistakes in history. The vast devastation of the war was magnified by the amount of money wasted‚ the lack of public support‚ and also the foreign warfare. By intervening in the war‚ the United States lost more than gained and remained lacking in many aspects even after the war was over. The art of the Vietnamese warfare was extremely threatening
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communist forces in Vietnam. America was unsuccessful in the Vietnam War due to the inappropriate war tactics used‚ the fact that America was fighting in unknown land and terrain‚ as well as America’s lack of motivation and will. To begin‚ one of the main causes to America’s defeat in the vietnam war were the military tactics used to fight the battle. Westmoreland‚ the U.S army general who lead the battle‚ had a vision of using a ‘search and destroy’ tactic to win the war. This tactic was highly unsuited
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