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    How did the U.S. adversaries – the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) and North Vietnam – seek to counter the U.S. strategy? United States adversaries needed a plan to defeat the United States and they had numerous ways in accomplishing their goals. First‚ the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese studied their enemy as closely as possible and develop tactics to disrupt U.S. missions in the area. When the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese had numbers in their favor‚ they would conduct raids‚ ambushes and

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    HOI AN OLD TOWN – AN ANCIENT BEAUTY OF VIETNAM 1.Brief Introduction to Hoi An Hoi An is a city on the coast of the South Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120‚000 inhabitants. Located at the estuary of the Thu Bon river‚ Hoi An was a busy international commercial port in the 16th and 17th centuries. . It is recognized for World Heritage Site in December 1999 by UNESCO. Hoi An is possibly one of the best examples preserved

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    Of the biggest struggle of all was financial and economy. Although Kao Kalia Yang and her sister have excellent academic background‚ they were in debt during their adulthood (Yang‚ “40 Years after the War‚ and the Fight Continues‚” (Re) Collecting Vietnam‚ 44 -

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    The New Year Festival in Vietnam and in America Introduction Although different countries in the world have different festivals and holidays‚ there is a momentous event that annually they all eagerly long for. It is the New Year festival which marks the pivotal point of a new period of time with the pure and pristine beginning for individuals. However‚ each nation has its own traditions‚ customs and values partly reflected in the celebration of the New Year festival. The ways of holding the

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    Prisoners received everything from torture to execution. However‚ in recent times efforts have been made to reduce these treatments and to get humane treatment for POWs. These attempts include the Geneva Convention of 1949. Unfortunately‚ during the Vietnam Conflict‚ these "rules" of war were not always obeyed‚ as they are now. The Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoner of War‚ signed August 12‚ 1949‚ provided restrictions and obligations that a country with captured enemy POWs

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    As America we are known for sticking our noses in things that do not concern us. One example that a lot of people use is the Vietnam war and how we had no business being over there and fighting their war but our government says we have to protect democracy when and where ever it calls for help so we shipped our boys off and got our asses handed to us pretty much. We lost a lot of good men for nothing we wouldn’t have gotten anything if we would have won the freaking thing anyways. With that being

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    Cited: Terry‚ Wallace. Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans. New York: Random House‚ 1984. Print.

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    Vietnam Veterans Memorial The Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall was built in 1984‚ after it got approved by congress in 1980. Describing this beautiful piece of art is a great joy for anyone who has seen it or not. The memorial wall was designed by an undergraduate student at Yale University‚ Maya Ying Lin. She was only 21 at that time and about to win the national design competition. The wall is a two black triangular granite that is sunk into the ground. Each wall is 250ft and both walls are 10

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    The Korean and Vietnam war are very similar in that both were the US’s attempt to fight communism by waging war in a distant third world country. Both wars were unpopular in the US and both led to a lack of victory. In fact‚ remarkable similarities exist between the Korean War and the Vietnam War; from the US support of a dictatorial and corrupt anti-communist regime to its conception of communism as a monolithic entity‚ under which all communist nations were necessarily allies‚ rather than individuals

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    Explain the changing attitudes to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the long struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify Vietnam and prevent the spread of communism. Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from August 1962 – December 1972‚ with approximately 60‚000 men and women serving. Australia was called to fight by the United States and on the request of the South Vietnamese government for assistance. The war was seen as necessary at first because

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