The United States got involved with the fight in Vietnam mostly as a result of three things: Eisenhower believed in what’s known as the domino theory‚ which is the belief that if one country in southeast Asia gave into communism more and more would start to follow suit‚ just like falling dominoes. Eisenhower said in his speech “This would lead to disintegration in Southeast Asia‚ with the "loss of Indochina‚ of Burma‚ of Thailand‚ of the Peninsula‚ and Indonesia following” (http://www.history.co
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Minimum Wage When discussing wage payment policies and strategies‚ one of the forefront topics is minimum wage. Minimum wage has historically been a point of contention and much debate among politicians‚ community leaders‚ and businessmen. The current presidential primaries have continued this storied argument‚ and continued the historic trend. The more conservative politicians argue against increasing the minimum wage‚ often suggesting it be eliminated entirely‚ while the more progressive politicians
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From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam) Part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War Clockwise‚ from top left: US combat operations in Ia Drang‚ ARVN Rangers defending Saigon during the 1968 Tet Offensive‚ two Douglas A-4C Skyhawks enroute for airstrikes against North Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident‚ ARVN recapture Quảng Trị during the 1972 Easter Offensive‚ civilians fleeing the 1972 Battle of Quảng Trị‚ burial of 300 victims of the 1968 Huế Massacre
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Vietnam was the first war that issued full freedom to the press‚ allowing media to cover the war as they saw it. Without censorship‚ appalling images enabled the public to see war‚ as they never had before. Many people believe that it was the media that sparked the lack of support for the war. The Tet Offensive‚ for example‚ would become one of the most controversial and climactic events in which the media played a role. Up to that point‚ the media had portrayed the U.S. as winning the war. When
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Lessons of History and Lessons of Vietnam DaviD H. Petraeus This article was first published in the Autumn 1986 issue of Parameters. One of the few unequivocally sound lessons of history is that the lessons we should learn are usually learned imperfectly if at all. —Bernard Brodie1 Trying to use the lessons of the past correctly poses two dilemmas. One is the problem of balance: knowing how much to rely on the past as a guide and how much to ignore it. The other is the problem of selection: certain
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A statement by the witches‚ “Fair is foul and foul is fair” is very ironic because this statement translates to what is good is bad and what is bad is good. That shows that nothing good is really good and also no matter what you do it’s bad. Another event that was not expected to happen was when Lady Macbeth found out about the prophecy the witches told Macbeth‚ a evil side began
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descendants of nomadic Mongols from China and migrants from Indonesia. According to mythology‚ the first ruler of Vietnam was Hung Vuong‚ who founded the nation in 2879 B.C. China ruled the nation then known as Nam Viet as a vassal state from 111 B.C. until the 15th century‚ an era of nationalistic expansion‚ when Cambodians were pushed out of the southern area of what is now Vietnam. A century later‚ the Portuguese were the first Europeans to enter the area. France established its influence early
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theme in the play is "Fair is foul‚ foul is fair." Basically‚ this means that appearances can be deceiving. What appears to be good can be bad‚ and this is seen in such things as the deceptive facade of Lady Macbeth and in the predictions of the witches. In the first scene of the first act‚ three witches plan their next meeting in which they will encounter Macbeth. It is in this scene that the theme is first presented‚ as the tree witches chant‚ "Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair‚ hover through the fog
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Carbon Monoxide Carbon Monoxide (CO) Carbon monoxide is a colorless‚ odorless‚ tasteless and toxic gas produced as a by-product of combustion. Any fuel burning appliance‚ vehicle‚ tool or other device has the potential to produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide gas. Examples of carbon monoxide producing devices commonly in use around the home include: • Fuel fired furnaces (non-electric) • Gas water heaters • Fireplaces and woodstoves • Gas stoves • Gas dryers • Charcoal grills
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Vietnam Did you know that the narrowest part of Vietnam is only 50 miles long? That’s about the same distance from Union City to Santa Cruz! There are around 60 different groups of people called ethnic minorities. In Vietnam there are also a large number of tourist attractions. GEOGRAPHY Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It borders the gulf of Tonkin‚ the gulf of Thailand‚ and the South China sea. It is next to Laos
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