Terrorism is the threat or use of violence against civilians to draw attention to an issue. Those searching for the causes of terrorism -why this tactic would be selected‚ and in what circumstances- approach the phenomenon in different ways. Some see it as an independent phenomenon‚ while others view it as one tactic in a larger strategy. Some seek to understand what makes an individual choose terrorism‚ while others look at it at the level of a group. Political Terrorism was originally theorized
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came during the U.S. War in Vietnam that his predecessors had committed to. By embracing the limited U.S. commitment‚ he rapidly escalated the conflict by bombing North Vietnam‚ and sending large numbers of U.S. ground combat forces to fight the Vietcong and PAVN forces in southern Vietnam. The President maintained tight control
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Vietcong Execution. Saigon‚ 1968 Arnold‚ James. Tết Offensive 1968: Turning Point in Vietnam. London: Osprey‚ 1990 Badsey‚ Stephen. The Media and International Security. London: Routledge‚ 2000 Bates‚ Milton. Et al. Reporting Vietnam: American Journalism
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televised war backfired horribly for the American governments and advocates of the war. The images beamed into every living room up and down the United States of the disaster of the Tet Offensive. Seeing a highly organised‚ unified opposition of Vietcong and North Vietnamese troops storm the American Embassy in Saigon‚ put pay to General Westmoreland’s claims that America were going to be victorious in the war‚ and that the American Army could see “light at the end of the tunnel9”. Isolated incidents
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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 "Guerrilla Warfare." It matched some of the best trained soldiers in the world against largely an untrained militia of untrained farmers. The United States’ soldiers had at least a
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anti-communist. While some may argue the US won because of pride‚ more infantry‚ more powerful weapons‚ I believe North Vietnam won because they came out in a better position. North Vietnam won the war because they reunited as one country‚ their tactics were better‚ and released communist ideas across the country. Even though North Vietnam took a loss in solider deaths‚ they still took their country and it became theirs. In the early 1950s Vietnam were having domestic issues and they had to political
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The Impact of the Vietnam War On Vietnam Veterans and their Families And the Impact of the Australian Culture The Vietnam War had a lasting impact on Vietnam Veterans‚ who although they fought their hardest for their country‚ they returned to a country who saw them as less than heroes. They suffered both psychological and medical problems from open battles‚ sniper attacks and chemical warfare‚ and stress from war-life. Although the Vietnam War had some negative impacts‚ the Vietnam War was the turning
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To begin‚ what caused the Vietnam war and why did the United States get involved? In the early 1880’s‚ France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos. This created a colony called French Indochina. However‚ in World War II the Japanese drove the French out of Indochina and occupied Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh‚ a communist leader in Vietnam‚ didn’t want to be controlled by another foreign power. Thus he lead a revolt against the Japanese in 1945. Not soon after
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the Tet Offensive 1968 was a military disaster for the Vietcong who suffered casualties‚ it had caused major changes within US policy. The North continued attacking the south which meant changing US military and political policies was inevitable. Therefore the Tet Offensive is considered to be a pivotal turning point in the whole Vietnam War as it demonstrated US limits to power. Westmoreland had been fighting using ‘search and destroy’ tactics which he thought would defeat the VC. Unfortunately‚ Westmorelands
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Vietnam into two. The United States aided France and later on non-communist South Vietnam. The Vietnam War was a conflict between the forces of the South Vietnamese and United States military against the North Vietnamese government‚ army‚ and the Vietcong. This Cold War led to many casualties to both sides of the factions. President
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