Lessons of History and Lessons of Vietnam DaviD H. Petraeus This article was first published in the Autumn 1986 issue of Parameters. One of the few unequivocally sound lessons of history is that the lessons we should learn are usually learned imperfectly if at all. —Bernard Brodie1 Trying to use the lessons of the past correctly poses two dilemmas. One is the problem of balance: knowing how much to rely on the past as a guide and how much to ignore it. The other is the problem of selection: certain
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* There where many affects that impacted Australia on the Vietnam war ranging from the veterans psychologically and physically‚ their families whether it’s the loss of their son and husband or the damage inflicted on them psychologically and physically taking care of them for the rest of their lives or/until they are able to sustain by themselves. The biggest impact of the war was on the vetrans themselves. The things they seen and had to do some without a true explanation drove them insane with
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Communist witch hunt 1950: June -- Korean War begins 1951: January 12 -- Federal Civil Defense Administration established 1953: June 19 -- Rosenberg executions 1953: July -- Korean War ends 1954: March -- KGB established 1954: July -- Vietnam split at 17th parallel 1955: May -- Warsaw Pact formed
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Stanley Ho Hung Sun : the ‘King of Gambling’ ‚from his multiethnic identity to the contribution to society Introduction Macao is known to the world for its casino industry. Macao ’s richest man‚ Ho Hung Sun‚ is an entrepreneur in Asia. Ho is also known as "The King of Gambling"‚ showing the monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for over 40 years. Behind Stanley Ho ’s successful career is a story of ordeals and adventures that will inspire everyone. This essay focuses on the contribution
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and helpful to the study the context of prior history because it reveals who we are in relation to other people‚ cultures‚ and countries. They study of history can make up one’s whole being and how they live in a day-to-day basis. History can influence the way a person can process information‚ view other races and cultures‚ and even speak. There is an old saying “ If we don’t know where we come from‚ then we don’t know where we going”. Studying history helps us makes certain decisions and lets us
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The Vietnam War began in 1966 and lasted until 1975‚ this tragic war was one of the most important events in United States history. The Vietnam War helped shape modern world history by changing the minds of millions of people on how they felt and viewed the war. The purpose of the war was to stop the spread of communism which led to many negative outcomes such as students protesting‚ the Tet offensive‚ a severely damaged U.S. economy‚ and millions of lives lost or wounded. After WWII in 1945‚ France
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HISTORY OF STATE BANK OF VIETNAM The development of the Vietnam banking system has closely linked with the national cause of revolution and construction. Before the August Revolution in 1945‚ Vietnam was a feudal-colonial country under the French colonialists’ rule. The banking and credit system was founded and protected by the French colonialists through the Indo China bank. Its functioned as both the central bank of the whole Indochinese region (Vietnam‚ Laos and Cambodia) and a commercial
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"I would not think of quarreling with your interpretation nor offering any other‚ as I have found it always the best policy to allow the film to speak for itself." (Stanley Kubrick) As one of the most widely acclaimed and influential directors of the postwar era‚ Stanley Kubrick enjoyed a reputation and a standing unique among the filmmakers of his day. He had a brilliant career with relatively few films. An outsider‚ he worked beyond the confines of Hollywood‚ which he disliked‚ maintaining
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Context of Prior History HIST 415N: Vietnam & 20th Century Experience Professor Gary Grimm Fall 2014 It is both necessary and helpful to study the context of prior history because ignorance of history deprives us from the knowledge or understanding that we need in order to deal with encounters with others such as religious or political groups‚ another nation‚ culture or civilization. Without knowledge of the past‚ we cannot expect to see results or make progress in various
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Services 17 Conclusion 18 References¬ 19 MORGAN STANLEY: SERVICES MARKETING ”Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking‚ securities‚ investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations‚ governments‚ institutions and individuals from more than 600 offices in 33 countries.” (Anonymous‚ 2007) Morgan Stanley is known world-wide and has been growing tremendously.
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