“All’s fair in love and war” can’t be true since war fails to prove it’s fair. Like any other war‚ nothing was fair in the Vietnam war. It had unfair‚ numerous psychological ramifications on the troops. Many of them felt obligated to go to war‚ they suffered from desensitization from serving‚ and faced hostility upon coming home from the war. These were unjust ramifications that not only impacted the soldiers during the war but after the war ended as well. It all started with the draft. Chaotic
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been at war with each other and sometimes‚ these conflicts could escalate to involve the entire continent. One of the most infamous wars that involved Europe was World War I‚ and the scale of the war shocked Europe along with the rest of the world. World War I had many economic‚ social‚ and political causes‚ and many things happened because of this war. Nations fought in this war to solve many of the issues that caused it‚ but it did a poor job of actually solving those problems. World War I had many
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bear any burden‚ meet any hardship‚ support any friend‚ oppose any foe‚ in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” With these defiant words‚ John F. Kennedy seemed to be spelling out his position on American policy toward the Vietnam War during his inaugural address on 20 January 1961. However‚ it is questionable whether or not he maintained this conviction throughout his brief stint as this nation’s leader. Throughout Kennedy’s term in office‚ evidence points to the fact that
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The Vietnam war was one of the most controversial wars that the USA was in‚ citizens of the USA were outraged about the Vietnam war as the America sent 540‚000 troops over to Vietnam killing many Vietnamease children and elderly. The Vietnam War started in 1954 and ended in 1973 which is the setting of the book. The war is completely relevant to the book as that is all the book is about. Phillip Caputo was in the Marine Corps to prove something to his parents. He wanted to do something that his
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“The War to End All Wars” was erupted in 1914 with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand Archduke of Austria-Hungary. The war quickly consumed many countries‚ with Germany‚ Austria-Hungry‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria making the Central Powers‚ vs France‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and later the United States making up the Allied Powers. Originally the United States under President Woodrow Wilson was neutral and wanted to stay out of the war since it was in Europe. However‚ on April 6‚ 1917 America
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conclusion of the Second World War came an advancement in arms‚ mortality rates in the millions‚ and a collective will of a long lasting peace. In virtue of this‚ it was a time of treaties and unions; with wounded nations ensuring support in case of future conflicts. Subsequently the seed of a new European union was planted in the Treaty of Brussels‚ a pledge of mutual defense of Britain‚ France and Benelux lest the Nazis ever return. As the dust settled it was clear that Germany was no longer a threat‚ but
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The major effects that the Vietnam war had on America were that America spent 168 billion dollars on the war‚ so America was financially in trouble. It also made the people of America think about war differently in general because of the horrible things they thought America was doing in Vietnam. It changed the racial war America was fighting‚ people seeing blacks and whites fight side by side for the same cause really made people see how similar they were. In 1969 President Johnson introduced a
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Americans fighting from home. The Vietnam war was different in the way the United States became involved. Because there was not a conclusive reason why our nation should be fighting‚ the Vietnam War affected the views and lives of the American people in different ways. At some point‚ several groups of people were against it‚ while others that were personally involved had a different definition of war‚ understanding all that soldiers were losing during the war. The war lasted the term of four presidents;
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The Vietnam War is a war fought between the United States of America and the Soviet Union by proxy during the Cold War. The war officially opposed North Vietnam‚ backed by the Soviet Union and China‚ and South Vietnam‚ backed by the United States. American involvement in the Vietnam War started in the early 1960s when President Kennedy decided to send increasingly more troops (from less than 1‚000 in 1960 to more than 16‚000 in 1963) in order to contain communist progression throughout the world
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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 the half backed
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