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    States at the time of the major events in the Vietnam War was President Lyndon B. Johnson a senator from Texas‚ a professional politician. In November of 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson the vice president was sworn in to president on the air force one plane while carrying the casket of Kennedy. Johnson could then do what he wanted as president‚ he wanted to focus on civil rights‚ but he also inherited Kennedy’s commitments‚ obviously Vietnam. In Johnson’s first meeting in November 1963

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    The Vietnam War on Society (Aus&VC) The Vietnam War had a lasting effect on Vietnam Vets‚ Who although fought their hardest for their country returned to a country that saw them as murderers and less than heroes. There were no parades for them and they were met with contempt rather than gratitude. Many of the Vietnam veterans suffered from both psychological and medical problems from open battles‚ sniper attacks‚ chemical warfare and just the general stress of war life. Although the Vietnam war

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    How far do you agree with conservative claims that “the news media helped America lose the war in Vietnam”? The news media was very important during the Vietnam War because due to the advent of television news reporting‚ it was the first war in history where civilians at the home front got to witness the atrocities in the battlefield instead of reading or hearing about it from the newspapers and the radio. At a time where dissent had been legitimised by the Civil Rights Movement in America and

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    history‚ there has been many important fights between our nation and the world that have united our country‚ with soldiers fighting abroad and Americans fighting from home. The Vietnam war was different in the way the United States became involved. Because there was not a conclusive reason why our nation should be fighting‚ the Vietnam War affected the views and lives of the American people in different ways. At some point‚ several groups of people were against it‚ while others that were personally involved

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    As public approval of the Vietnam War dwindled in the latter half of the 1960s‚ popular music artists began to record songs that reflected this disapproval and ultimately became a new method of protest. Popular music at the time echoed the opinions of many University Students during and many years after the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War played a significant role in the growth of the music industry as the controversy surrounding Vietnam became the driving force of musicians writing hundreds of songs

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    The media played a critical role in the ending of the Vietnam War. With television rising in popularity at exceptional rates‚ the media quickly began to be the most efficient method of gaining knowledge of the world. Due to the “The Buddhist Crisis” in 1966‚ America already had a negative opinion of Vietnam. “The Buddhist Crisis” was the result of the South Vietnamese political leader‚ Ngo Dinh Diem‚ imposing his Catholic government. This resulted in the public suicide of Buddhist monks‚ which turned

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    portfolio management 3 c. Classification 4 d. Portfolio manager 5 2. Evaluation of portfolio management 5 CHAPTER II: ANALYSIS OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT OF HONG LEONG VIETNAM FUND (HLVF) 10 1. Overview of Hong Leong Vietnam Fund 10 a. Brief history of Hong Leong Vietnam Fund 10 b. Overview of Hong Leong Vietnam Fund (HLVF) 11 2. Portfolio selection 12 a. Fund breakdown by quarters (from 2009 to 2011) 12 b. Sector breakdown by quarters (2009 – 2011) 16 c. Top fund holdings

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    The Vietnam War has been one of the most terrifying wars United States was ever a part of. It included bloodshed like any other war but gave rise to a revolution. College students were attracted to this and started organizing marches and other protests. These protests‚ like the one that was organized by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)‚ attracted a lot of support from around the country “Vietnam War Protest”. The students would have concerts to spread their message of love and peace by

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    African-Americans in Vietnam War  The Vietnam War marked a significant change in the way that African Americans contributed to America ’s military efforts. Vietnam marked the first major combat deployment of an integrated military and the first time since the turn of the century that African American participation was actually encouraged. A number of different factors contributed to the increasing tension between black and white soldiers in Vietnam. One of these factors was a decline in the qualifications

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    with the idea of the draft and being sent to fight in a war that has lost its purpose. The main reason that America was still fighting in vietnam was the idea of the domino effect where if Vietnam were to fall to communism‚ the rest of Southeast Asia would follow. While president‚ Nixon took an immoral stance where facing many of these challenges in leaving vietnam‚ ending the cold war‚ and dealing with the watergate scandal. Many of these problems arises from the America’s involvement on the war.

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