and cultural/social contexts. During the Vietnam War the United States did not realize the high level of intelligence that the Vietnamese people had and how much their culture and nationalism meant to them. They did not want the United States interfering with their country but some of the leaders in charge felt that the United States could help since they were offering monies and military advisors in regard to the conflicts between North and South Vietnam. The diplomatic negotiations that
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Iraq is a great country to compare and contrast with the United States of America. After doing some research I found that there are some similarities between these two culture’s families but there are even more differences. I will first share some of the similarities between these two countries. In urban settings of Iraq you get to chose who you want to marry as long as you receive parental permission. This is much like the United States. Here in America you get to date whoever you like no
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descendants of nomadic Mongols from China and migrants from Indonesia. According to mythology‚ the first ruler of Vietnam was Hung Vuong‚ who founded the nation in 2879 B.C. China ruled the nation then known as Nam Viet as a vassal state from 111 B.C. until the 15th century‚ an era of nationalistic expansion‚ when Cambodians were pushed out of the southern area of what is now Vietnam. A century later‚ the Portuguese were the first Europeans to enter the area. France established its influence early
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Vietnam was the first war that issued full freedom to the press‚ allowing media to cover the war as they saw it. Without censorship‚ appalling images enabled the public to see war‚ as they never had before. Many people believe that it was the media that sparked the lack of support for the war. The Tet Offensive‚ for example‚ would become one of the most controversial and climactic events in which the media played a role. Up to that point‚ the media had portrayed the U.S. as winning the war. When
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be successful with business practices in Vietnam‚ you must be aware of the ethics in that particular country. "Transparency International‚ a global counter-corruption watchdog‚ ranks Vietnam as the second most corrupt country in South-East Asia‚ based on a survey of international businessmen" (economist.com). The corruption is very much widespread and must be taken into account when doing business in the country. Aside from being a very corrupt nation‚ the workforce struggles with conditions in
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The League of Nations 1. The body that was formed out of Wilson’s 14 Points was called the League of Nations. (a) The League’s aims and objectives were set in 26 articles known as the Covenant. (b) President Wilson was hoping that the League would unite against any future international wars. (c) The League of Nations offered the idea of collective security. This meant those countries would act together if any member were threatened by any hostile state. 2. In the beginning the League did have
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The Vietnam War War affects millions of people in different ways everyday. The United States government involvement in the Vietnam War only led to millions more deaths of american and vietamese people. The United States started sending military around 1957 to assist the south vietemese army known as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. By the time the United States government withdrew there men they left vietnamin an even worse condition then when they arrived. The United States government should
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Vietnam Did you know that the narrowest part of Vietnam is only 50 miles long? That’s about the same distance from Union City to Santa Cruz! There are around 60 different groups of people called ethnic minorities. In Vietnam there are also a large number of tourist attractions. GEOGRAPHY Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It borders the gulf of Tonkin‚ the gulf of Thailand‚ and the South China sea. It is next to Laos
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Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention Search the internet‚ textbooks‚ and encyclopedia for answers to the following questions. 1. In what state did the convention take place? The convention took place in Seneca‚ New York. 2. In what year did it take place? The convention took place on July 19-20‚1848 3. Who organized the convention? Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized the convention‚ when they both met at the
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Devontae Janatsch “A Nation to Conquer” The US government should reinstate the draft because a large part of the populace‚ millions spent on recruiting and all voluntary force is not adequate. Men and women had poor life with family because the draft took plenty of fathers from their households. Also it was a large population at the time and the military were in need of men to serve. Then in other forms the government spended million of dollars on these men to ensure that they had everything they
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