The Vietnam War was conflict fought mostly in Southern Vietnam in the years between 1959 and 1975. The war caused many political and social opinions‚ especially in the later war years. The war was the result of North Vietnam and the Vietcong attempting to overthrow the South Vietnamese government. The conflict was a continuation of the first Indochina war‚ which was fought when the Vietnamese sought independence from France after World War II. The country was split into two parts — northern and
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Going After Cacciato‚ an epic novel written by Tim O’Brien‚ is about a platoon of men going away without leave (AWOL) searching for a young man named Cacciato in the imagination of a man of the platoon named Paul Berlin. In Going After Cacciato the "tea party‚" between the AWOL platoon and Li Van Hgoc contributes greatly to the novel by adding to the confusion and teaching the reader how to deal with the war and the ’noise.’ The first thing that this "tea party" does is that it introduces the
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Vietnam Vietnam’s personality has been outline by long-running differences‚ both internally and externally with foreign foes. The first nation of Vietnam being recorded is the Van Lang Nation‚ founded by the ancient Viet race in the North. The most famous king is Hung King. In 3 B.C‚ another nation was found by Au Duong Vuong and named Au Lac Nation. The historical remain of Co Loa Citadel is the evidence. In Central Vietnam‚ another kingdom of Champa emerged from Sa Hyun culture around 2 B.C
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How significant was Muhammad Ali in the act of civil rights movement in America? -History Internal Assesment- Part A-Plan of investigation This investigation will assess the significance of Muhammad Ali in the act of civil/human rights movement in America. The investigation also covers how Muhammad Ali related to the civil rights movement and what caused it. In 1954‚ the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the “separate but equal” doctrine that formed the basis for state-sanctioned
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creating an independent Vietnam and organized an army using guerrilla warfare. Minh went to war with the French and ended up winning and this helped create a free North and South Vietnam. South Vietnam had an uprising and a communist group called the Vietcong arose using the same guerilla warfare that Ho Chi Minh used to defeat France. With the United States backing France and wanting to stop the spread of communism‚ they got involved. America’s involvement in the Vietnam War was most definitely a tragedy
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obtain the “Hearts and Minds “of the Vietnamese led to a continual supply of fighters. The US was unable to fight against an ever-increasing civilian army. In Vietnam the US relied tremendously on their advanced and superior firepower to defeat the Vietcong and the ARVN. There technology and training was inadequate in the foreign Vietnamese terrain. The Vietnamese were allied to other communist nations‚ if their defeat was too humiliating they may have escalated the cold war to a hot war. America
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Robert LaMache Professor Story 3 December 2012 ENG112-R1 “The Things They Carried” Throughout author Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”‚ one sees how tangible items help the soldiers cope with the horrors of war. The short story is set during the Vietnam War and follows the lives of the Alpha Company‚ a group of U.S soldiers. Some soldiers in the story are given items to carry specific to their job and rank in the military. For example the main character‚ First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross
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rather than a conflict with the Vietcong. Platoon tells the story of Vietnam from the point of view of a naïve young soldier. The first thing he sees when arriving is rows of bodies being readied to be ship back to the United States. He finds out that other soldiers don’t associate with the new guys because they haven’t put in their time. As the new recruit gains experience in Vietnam‚ he realizes that war is not only regulated to fighting the known enemy‚ the NVA/Vietcong‚ but his fellow comrades as
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cousin Sang Le‚ who arrive to the United States of America to fit in the society. Danny and Sang Le both lived a very desperate life in Vietnam with the Vietcong’s trying to take over Vietnam. A few years after the war between the Vietnamese and the Vietcong‚ Danny’s parents moved to the United States of America‚ to live a relaxing life and have an opportunity to buy a house and maybe open their own business someday. Sherry Garland expresses many similarities and many differences between the two beloved
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psychological warfare. One notable example in modern history was utilized in the Vietnam War. Known as Operation Wandering Soul‚ the US military attempted to psych out the superstitious Vietcong snipers by playing altered voices and eerie sounds to mimic dead souls. Although the efficacy of that operation is unknown (as the Vietcong usually shot wherever the sound was coming from)‚ other uses of sound have been implemented successfully in battle. Music‚ for example‚ was one of the lesser known facets of military
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