of the Vietnam War in America Before the war‚ the American Dream was seen almost everywhere in America. Men and women were marrying‚ buying homes‚ moving into suburbs and starting families. The American Dream was something that people strived for in life‚ and used it as a reason to succeed in life. Women were usually housewives that worked minor jobs‚ and men were automatically viewed as the head of the household and sole source of income. All was well in these types of homes‚ until the war started
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“Rose‚ I already told you‚ you and Gale were the Americans last time!” “Fine‚” I said disapprovingly. The war had been going on for at least a year now and we had only won once‚ the battle at Trenton and Princeton. But that was nine months ago. I didn’t believe in the war‚ but Ellen sure did! In fact‚ she wanted to join! And when she told us‚ we went nuts. “I’m going to join the war‚” she said in a overly serious voice. “Pffft! That’s really funny! Do you want to go get some lunch?” “No‚ no
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War veterans have been experiencing poor service dating back to an article released in 1974‚ these issues are still occurring today‚ and they are ending fatally (WND Staff‚ Military and Defense par. 1). The Veteran Health Administration (VA) was established in 1778 and provides medical care‚ benefits‚ and burials/memorials for all American veterans. To get into the VA system one must be discharged from the armed services and then enroll in the system. Patients must undergo a test to review their
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What makes a human unique is their way of thinking. Conflict occurs when these thoughts collide. What one might treasure‚ might mean nothing to someone else. These conflicts have often turned into wars in history. One major war that take place because of human desires was the war between the Aboriginals and settlers from Europe who wanted to claim the New World (North America). The settlers wanted to industrialize the land‚ while the natives wanted to preserve and live in harmony with the land.
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Reasons for US failure in Vietnam War The US initiated a war which was based on; speculation‚ misinformation and pride. The US felt obliged to do something based on what they assumed and speculated‚ and this would have a big impact on the entire nation. The US would need to use every resource which was available to them to be able to defeat Vietnam in their evident uphill battle. Speculation could be seen as one of the reasons the US started the war and also why they lost it. There was great speculation
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During the events of the Cold war‚ many proxy wars began to engulf disputed‚ independent nations that were considered of importance. Two major wars being the Vietnam war‚ and the Korean war. The cause of the United State’s involvement in both wars‚ was the attempt to fight the spread of Communism. The president of the US at the time of the Korean war‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ had an ideology that if a country became Communist‚ then Communism would spread to neighboring countries. Which influenced the
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Defying All Odds of Communism After the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II it was apparent that the victors would come out as the new world powers. With the United States and the Soviet Union being the strongest nations of the victorious Allies they were the two countries who emerged as the new world powers but their views varied drastically. The Democratic United States and the Communist Soviets butted heads about each others views and the U.S. wanted to halt the spread of communism so
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States Counterinsurgency Operations in Vietnam from 1961 to 1968 The United States policies of counterinsurgency throughout the Vietnam War have largely been criticized by historians‚ government officials‚ and the U.S. population ever since the escalation of occupation the U.S. had in South Vietnam starting in 1961. The Geneva Accords of 1954 stated that there was to be no foreign military presence in North and South Vietnam‚ however the U.S. ignored the accords
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to end the war to began. Between 1968 and 1969‚ contacts in Paris between North Vietnam and the United States were expanded to include South Vietnam and the NLF. Under the leadership of President Richard M Nixon‚ the United States changed its tactics to combine U.S. troop withdrawals with intensified bombing and the invasion of Communist sanctuaries in Cambodia . Due to the length of the war‚ the high number of U.S. casualties‚ and the exposure of U.S. involvement in war crimes such
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The Greeks and Romans had one thing in common and that was war. Wars through the centuries change events and the mindsets of people experiencing them. Many wars occurred through the centuries and have affected the United States in various ways. One particular war that changed the outlook of America would be the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War affected the culture in the United States during 1950 to 1960’s by citizens striving for love and compassion instead of hate and violence throughout every home
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