Juan Lemuz Kent Andrade English 101 9/14/2014 Essay #1 “Why are we in Vietnam” and “This is not our War” were on the minds of many Americans during the post-World War 2 era. After World War 2 the war had left Europe and other surrounding countries devastated‚ and to many countries adopting Communism ideals were their only option. Tensions were running high between the two “big nations” The Soviet Union and the United States‚ each of which wanted to spread their influence as much as possible
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analyzed to ensure their loyalties to America. After enduring The Cold War‚ America was not about to see communism prevail anywhere in the world‚ as it could have been a direct threat to them. This‚ is what originally caused them to turn against Vietnam. Vietnam wanted only to declare its independence as a nation. It adopted ideologies of communism rather than democracy‚ causing America to blacklist them. America could not have this new nation grow into what they feared; another soviet superpower
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Topic 5 – Australia in the Vietnam War AUSTRALIA’S RESPONSE TO THE THREAT OF COMMUNISM IN ASIA AFTER WWII Korean War: * 1945‚ Japan was forced out of Korea – country became divided along thaw 38th parallel. * Northern – Russian. Southern – Americans * UN arranged for Korean elections in 1947 * ^ allowed to take place in the south – establishment of the Republic of South Korea * Following them the Russians decided to create the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea
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Jr. delivered a speech called “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence”‚ at a meeting of concerned clergy at Riverside Church in New York City‚ New York. The address was part of a conference held by CAL-CAV (Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam)‚ an organization working to bring the war in Vietnam to an end. The speech mainly focuses on the war in Vietnam. The purpose of the speech is to make the clergy aware that the war is not only affecting Vietnam‚ but USA as well. He intended to stop the
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the Vietnam War took place over a span of decades and is rife with controversy. The war began after the preexisting relationship with the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh was put aside for fear of communism spreading in South-East Asia‚ and continued in a seemingly futile effort to keep the communists from gaining power. The war continued mostly due to a tangled web of political schemes‚ but finally ended due to mass public outcry and lack of success for either side. Before the war in Vietnam‚ America
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The bloody Vietnam War of the 1950’s was fought by the brave American troops with the help of the Canadian citizens. Though‚ sources claim that Canada had a limited amount of contribution in the war‚ facts state otherwise. The Vietnam War took place during the Cold War era where a military conflict had occurred in Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia from November 1 1955 to April 30 1975. Canada became officially involved in the Vietnam conflict in 1954‚ as part of the International Commission for Supervision
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The war in Vietnam and the war in Iraq differ in many ways such as; the reason for war‚ US support‚ the cost‚ number of deaths‚ and the time and place. In this essay I am going to compare the Vietnam War with the war in Iraq describing three ways in which the war in Vietnam differs from the war in Iraq. Three ways the two wars differ are the reason for war‚ number of deaths‚ and the cost. The Vietnam War was a war over communism that started in 1950‚ when Ho Chi Minh‚ the national leader of
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In 1954‚ the French‚ who had control of South Vietnam‚ attempted to take control of North Vietnam‚ which was a Communist country. After a few years of fighting‚ the French retreated and the United States joined the war. The United States wanted to fight against Communism in North Vietnam‚ so they supported South Vietnam. With the help of the Hmong people and the Laotian government‚ the United States fought against North Vietnam for several years. As the war dragged on‚ the United States eventually
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now my Fiancée. We have yet to consummate this union………..My man is a Vietnam Veteran. He signed up with the Army at the age of eighteen in 1968 while searching for meaning in his life. For eighteen months‚ he was in the line of fire in Vietnam. After witnessing the atrocities of an unnecessary war‚ he completed his tour of duty and returned home. While working on his BA at the local Community College‚ he met with members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War‚ and joined them in the 1971 anti-war protests
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Esteban Martinez Francia Present War in Iraq and Past War in Vietnam The Vietnam War was a bad decision made by the United States government. There was no reason for the United States to start a war with this foreign country. The Defense Department released a film in 1965 addressing why the United States had to go to war with Vietnam. They said it was to defend freedom and aggression‚ and to stop the spreading of communism. In reality‚ this war
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