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    The end of WWII brought profound happiness to the hearts of the people whose lives were affected by the war. Hitler had committed suicide‚ and the cruel horrors of the Holocaust were finally over. Though Europe was tired of fighting‚ a new conflict soon spread farther from Europe‚ to affect the whole world. The Soviet Union and the United States went head to head‚ in a silent struggle over political difference‚ mainly the spread of communism. From 1945 till the collapse of the U.S.S.R.‚ the United

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    Media Affects of the Vietnam War War is truly a horrific event that unfortunately occurs in our world frequently. There are a variety of ethical questions surrounding war‚ such as how much should citizens know about the fighting? When it comes to reporting the news‚ it is the goal of the network to report the news first. The benefit to this is people will turn to them first when it comes to breaking stories. However if the news is delivered based on speed and not accuracy this can be harmful

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    Was the Vietnam War Winnable? The war in Vietnam waged by America was unwinnable through the type of warfare that was used by the US . If they had concentrated on certain key aspects they may have prevented the spread of communism to South Vietnam and achieved their ultimate goal. Americas inability to obtain the “Hearts and Minds “of the Vietnamese led to a continual supply of fighters. The US was unable to fight against an ever-increasing civilian army. In Vietnam the US relied tremendously on

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    What Was The Cold War?

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    Cold War Essay What do you think the Cold War is/was? Was it a war between communism and democracy? Well the Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism while the United States wanted to spread democracy. The Cold War was called Cold because there was not direct fighting between the two countries the Soviet Union and the United States. The two countries only fought proxy wars against each other‚ the definition for a proxy war

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    Anna Zmood Professor Walker Cold War Final Exam 24 April 2013 Cold War and the Liberal Consensus Cold War America during the 1960’s was a year of turmoil for the American government and for the American people. College campuses nationwide were plagued with anti-war protestors that began to spread to the nation’s capital. It was a turning point for society and for foreign and domestic policies. The liberal consensus began falling apart and Americans questioned whether the United States actually

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    The Cold War was a period of diplomatic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union(USSR)‚ that lasted from the end of WWII(1945) until the separation of the USSR in 1991.The main reasons for the conflict between the two sovereigns are the differences in government types‚ competition for global influence‚ and the development of nuclear weapons. The USSR and the US represented two different types of ideologies: Capitalism and Communism. This divide of principles led to deep suspicion between

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    Assess America’s role in Vietnam in the 1960s: No conflict since the Civil War more divided Americans than U.S. involvement in the Civil War in Vietnam. American involvement in Vietnam resulted in deep divisions in U.S. society and remains a dark time in history and consciousness for many Americans. There were divisions within American society over the issue of America’s participation in the Vietnam War. Because of the unsure motives for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War and strong opposition toward

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    At the peak of the Cold War‚ the US faced many social and international issues. Some of the decision that were made in the 1960s‚ still affect Americans today. People were mostly concerned 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

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     of  the  Vietnam  War When  people  are  asked  what  they  think  of    when  they  hear  the  words  “Vietnam War”‚  they  may  envision  Rambo  on  a  bloody‚  barbaric‚  and  yet  heroic  killing  spree  or Forrest  Gump  getting  shot  in  the  buttock.  Others  may  think  of  a  grandparent  or  parent  who fought  in  the  grizzly  guerilla  warfare.  Many  can  still  recall  their  direct  experience  with  the war‚  whether  as  a  soldier  or  a  civilian.  The  war  in  Vietnam  does  not

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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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