Word Count: 1539 In which conflict did American public opinion play a larger role: the Spanish American War or the Vietnam War? Table of Contents: Plan of the Investigation……….…………………………........Pg 1 Summary of Evidence…..……….………………………….... Pg 1 Evaluation of Sources……….…………………...…………….Pg 3 Analysis….……….……………………………………………Pg 4 Conclusion ……….…………………………………...…….....Pg 7 List of Sources……………………….………………………..Pg 7 A: Plan of the investigation Did
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The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. Not only did the greatest superpower in the world get bested by an almost third-world nation‚ but we lost badly. Perhaps this war could have been won‚ or even prevented in the first place. The United States could have and should have won this war‚ with a combination of better weapons usage‚ better tactics‚ and better support from their home country. Before the War Even years before the war‚ Vietnam was a hotly disputed
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The Vietnam War versus the Iraq War With a husband in the Army and currently on his third deployment to Iraq‚ I am often asked how I think this war is different from past wars. In order to answer this question properly‚ I found that I needed to do a little bit of research and acquaint myself with some war history. As I learned about previous wars that Americans have been involved in‚ I learned that only two wars have had a great deal of controversy. The Vietnam War and the Iraq War‚ while
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is practically running all too fast through his childhood with his only and best friend Jenny. His mother taught him the way of life and leaves Forrest with the decision to choose his own destiny. Gump joins the army to fight in the service of the Vietnam battle. While enlisted he find new friends called Dan and Bubba‚ he wins lots of medals‚ helps create the smiley face‚ conducts a famous shrimp boat business‚ helps inspire several people to jog around the world‚ starts a pong-pong craze‚ donates
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the road. People may think that Vietnam is a poor developing country‚ but in Hanoi there is an incredible number of cars‚ a lot owned by the government but increasing numbers owned by private individuals. Recently‚ the government approved a policy to allow second hand cars to be imported‚ which is only going to add the the congestion in big cities like Hanoi and Saigon. Food blogger Noodlepie down in Saigon mentions that “he gave up driving a motorbike in Vietnam about three or four years ago” because
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Many traits of man¡¦s inner nature are revealed through war. In the novel The Things They Carried‚ the characters of this series of stories embody traits of soldiers in the Vietnam War. Through writing‚ the author‚ Tim O¡¦Brien‚ portrays his feelings as a Vietnam soldier through this novel. He describes the loss of three fellow soldiers‚ Ted Lavender‚ Curt Lemon‚ and Kiowa and depicts the guilt and blame these deaths evoke. Ted Lavender¡¦s death increased the intangible guilt the platoon carried
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collected ears and a head he severed off a corpse and vainly protests that “This is my war [and] I do what I want” (96). As a final point‚ Kirkland discloses that Streeter‚ his closest and brave friend‚ loses himself during an ambush. He discovers that “any person can go at any moment” and he admits that “it really did something to me” (98). By the time
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direct war with each other (source 11). This meant that the USSR was only able to support North Vietnam through supplying China with arms who in turn would arm the North Vietnamese (source 11). Nevertheless‚ the Vietnam war was still composed of the “classic Cold War” scenario (source 11)‚ as there was support from the Capitalist west as well as support from the communist East in conflict against each other. In addition‚ the opposing ideologies of the Cold War further influenced the Vietnam war. The
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Difference of Vietnam Veterans There were approximately 536‚100 American soldiers that fought in the Vietnam War‚ and about 58‚220 were killed (Estimated n. pag.); this meant that there were many veterans of the war. The war in Vietnam was different than most‚ not because of the way it was fought or what it was fought over‚ it was different because of the veterans. The war created many Vietnamese veterans‚ and they were different than those of almost every other war. They were different in almost
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Minh was a National Independence Coalition that was founded by Ho Chi Minh on May 19‚ 1941. It was known as the only organized anti French‚ anti Japanese Communist group. The Viet Minh was initially formed to seek Vietnam independence. However it followed Ho Chi Minh to help him during the war. There were many tactics to the Viet Minh‚ including sabotage‚ traps‚ terrorism‚ camouflage‚ and ambushes. Sabotage covered: Road Cutting‚ Damage to Vehicles‚ and Aircraft. Road Cutting used “Piano Keys” and “Potholes”
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