To what extent can the Vietnam War be considered a just war? Ziad Bayoumy IB Candidate Number: Word Count: 1512 Table of contents A. Planning the investigation 3 B. Summary of Evidence 4 C. Evaluation of Sources 5 D. Analysis 6 E. Conclusion 8 F. List of Sources 9 A - Planning the investigation [157]: The focus of this investigation is the theory or concept of just war‚ and what makes a just war “Just.” This investigation will explore
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The book I read was titled Here There are Tigers‚ The Secret Air War in Laos‚ 1968-69. It was written by Reginald Hawthorn and is his personal experience as a Major in the Air Force. I wanted to know an Air Force pilot’s perspective since I read about so much bombing going on during the Vietnam War. He was an FAC (Forward Air Controller) and flew an O-2 single prop airplane during Vietnam from 1968-1969. Major Reginald Hathorn was an instructor at Laughlin Air Force Base when he got the call on Friday
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Significance of the Vietnam War History‚ in general‚ is crucial because it allows individuals to be informed‚ allowing them to not conform to the society/government blindly. In the U.S history class this year‚ we gained proficient understanding of the fundamental principles this nation was founded upon‚ the impacts made by several pivotal wars‚ and racial discrimination that still exists today. The American Revolution‚ the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the Vietnam War were just some of the interesting
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could become communist too. North Vietnam was already influenced by communism and United States did not want it to spill over North Vietnam. The Cold war was at its heights during early 1950s and it was the first time when the United states first got involved in the war. France appealed for economic and military help from America. France was already involved into the war with the Vietnam at that time. When America can to know that France failed and North Vietnam got influenced by communism‚ Dwight
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The cold war was marked by a conflict that spanned from 1947 to1991 involving subtle surveillance in the biggest cities of the world to violent battles in the tropical jungles of Vietnam. Its general ideas were for the United States to hinder the spread of communism or for the Soviet Union to expand their communist government. With this the cold war largely influenced the economic‚ revolutionary‚ and humanitarian aid of both rivaling nations for areas that suffered the most after World War II. Their
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Why Did Women Get The Vote in 1918 Women first petitioned Parliament for equality in 1649- but were told that it was unnecessary as their husbands represented them in political affairs. 250 years later many people in Britain (women as well as men) still agreed with the Parliamentary response to the petitioners for women’s rights in 1649. However‚ the women’s suffrage moment in Britain took hold of the country in the 1860’s. Women (over the age of 30) finally won the vote in 1918- although historians
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Abstract While it takes societies to start wars‚ war changes societies. Whether it be the loss of life‚ wealth or influence‚ war determines what a society becomes. This paper will look at some of the effects on U.S. society following the war in Viet Nam. The Effects of the Vietnam War on American Society The Conflict in Southeast Asia had lasting effects on the United States society. It was sold to the American people as necessary to stop the spread of Communism
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Korean War This July 27th marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the combat phase of the Korean War‚ but the conflict did not end on July 27‚ 1953‚ it merely came to a temporary halt. Though the Korean War may been overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War in the minds of many Americans‚ it had a dramatic effect on social change in the United States ("Korean War had major impact on race relations..."). We have spent the past 60 years living not in a post-war era‚
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day. The Italian migrants were forced to leave Italy after the war due to the fact that many of them were displaced as a result of sheer destruction that some areas had undergone. What was once a home‚ was now no more than a pile of rubbish. Also‚ with many loved ones dead‚ leaving and making a new start was very tempting. When they first arrived in Australia‚ the Italians experienced considerable cultural shock. They found that Australia was insensitive to their culture and traditions and therefore
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During the progress of the Vietnam War‚ multiple men served as President of the United States of America. However‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ and Richard Nixon were the presidents that had the greatest impact. They created many policies that affected the outcome of the war. One of these presidents has even been blamed for causing the most hardships‚ which eventually resulted in the United States being involved in a war they could not win‚ but could not afford to lose. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s
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