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    After the Second World War‚ cold war was on. The United States faced heavy loss in Vietnam episode and then the then President of U S‚ Nixon formulated a doctrine which stated that‚ “Asian boys must fight Asian wars”1 . This doctrine thus then turned out to be the future policy of United States. Russia then took control of Afghanistan by sending armed forces into the country. The West could not tolerate the occupation of Afghanistan by Russia and they saw the Russian intervention as Russia’s attempt

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    The Vietnam War was a defining moment in American history‚ due to the fact that the American people where concerned about the war and the actions of President Johnson. The lack of trust kept on growing between the American people and the government‚ which left a lot of unanswered questions. After the country’s involvement in two world wars and the cold war‚ America felt the responsibility of imposing its way of life on the world to stop the growth of the communists. War has an impact on all the parties

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    19th and 20th centuries‚ and Vietnam gained their independence along with many others. On September 2‚ 1945‚ Vietnam came out from being under the rule of France and formed a new country. However‚ the new independence did not mean that it was a united country just yet. The north and south halves of the country because two separate entities‚ both vying for control of the other half. The northern half of Vietnam became the communist ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam‚ while the southern half was

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    “The Vietnam War and How It Changed America” At the end of World War II Military and Political tensions between the USSR (Russia) and the US greatly increased. Communism in the USSR presented itself as a big threat to the US’s national security. Fearing that the Communism would spread to Vietnam and other countries‚ the US opposed the independence movement there. The US first began by financially supporting France in the first Indochina War. The French defeat in Dein Bien Phu led to a peace

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    Hist Period 4 11/11/10 Vietnam War The Vietnam War‚ a war whose beginnings and causes were questionable. Some say it was necessary for the US to intervene others say that there was no need to shed innocent blood over something that could have been solved using words. As I researched this war I couldn’t help but to stop and really think about the reasons we entered the war. The beginning of the war started during World War Two‚ when Japanese forces invaded Vietnam forcing out the French influence

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    The Politics and Culture of Abundance‚ 1952-1960 Week 11: October 29th‚ October 31st and November 2nd Readings: Schultz (chap. 27) Audio: Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam (1967) by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Sixties Week 12: November 5th‚ November 7th and November 9th Readings: Schultz (chap. 28) Vietnam and the Limits of Power Week 13: November 12th‚ November 14th and November 16th Readings: Schultz (chap. 29) Book Review Due November 16th America In the Information

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    In order to understand war one needs to understand the perspective of both sides of the war. The Vietnam War divided the people of the United States into two different groups. The doves were the people who didn’t want the war. They viewed the war as a waste of money on the part of the United States. The doves thought the Vietnam War was a civil war and the people of Vietnam should be solving their disputes without our help. They organized many protests about the war. The doves argued that the

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    also those surrounding them. Therefore‚ if individuals learnt to let go and forgive‚ they may feel a sense of closure. During the Vietnam War‚ Nick Ut‚ a famous war photographer took a significant shot of Kim Phuc at the time aged 9‚ running naked with her back on fire away from the town which had been bombed by Americans. The photograph depicts the consequences of war on innocent civilians like Kim Phuc. The fire on her back has left her skin permanently damaged which often requires specialist massage

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    Operation Iraqi Freedom was a part of the Global War on Terrorism. American troops were sent into Iraq to take down Saddam Hussein‚ and get rid of his weapons of mass destruction‚ on March 20‚ 2003. This started the war dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom lasted from 2003 when forces from The U.S. and Great Britain led an invasion to take down Saddam Hussein‚ which was successful‚ to 2011 when the U.S. formally withdrew its troops from Iraq. The 2003 conflict started when

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    The United States’ war with Vietnam was undoubtedly “a different kind of war”. Guerilla tactics and a largely jungle environment throughout the theatre of Vietnam made this a supremely unique conflict in the annals of American military history. Faced with this type of unique enemy and terrain‚ the American Armed Forces undoubtedly had to evolve and adapt their tactics accordingly. One element that is particularly extraordinary and exclusive to the Vietnam War is the development of highly organized

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