Why did the US lose the war in Vietnam? Answer with reference to the concept of insurgency/guerrilla warfare. The longest war in the history of the United States of America has taken place in Vietnam during the Cold War. “The US fear of a communist Europe led them to intervene in a war that was not seen in a vital importance or that would not be in the country`s interest to gain any advantage” (Bernstein 1987/8‚ p. 86). One of the main reasons why the US lost the war in Vietnam was the lack of
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Modern History 1/8/13 World War 1 Paper World War I began on July 28‚ 1914‚ when Austria-Hungray declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ Great Britain‚ and France were all drawn into the war‚ largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The first month of combat consisted
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World War I and its Effect on International Relations[1] It is a tragedy when one person dies. When 10 million die…well‚ the only thing we can call it is World War I. Now‚ going to war is justified if it is to end slavery or stop Hitler. It’s even understandable to go to war over a stolen bucket (which has happened). But to fight for no reason is the height of foolishness. Ironically‚ World War I was a product of the Napoleonic Wars‚ which killed a generation of young men. After Napoleon was
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beginning of the USA’s extensive usage of war propaganda‚ and it was also the beginning of the vices of the USA’s war propaganda: exaggeration‚ misrepresentation and deception. As the USA became a more effective propagandist during WWII‚ war propaganda was even more corrupted by these vices. However‚ to conduct wars of such scale‚ the United States needed to sacrifice some level of morality in order to manipulate and harness public opinion properly. War propaganda’s purpose is to establish a common
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-World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. -It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. -It involved all the world’s great powers which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers These
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Why did King Charles lose the civil war? In April 1642‚ the Civil war started in England. The civil war ended up by King Charles losing the war. And in my essay I am going to talk about many reasons why Charles lost the civil war. In 1642 most people thought that King Charles would win the civil war‚ as he had won the battle of Edge hill‚ but unfortunately King Charles did not take advantage of this opportunity and marched to London. King Charles didn’t know what to do when it came to big
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Why Did The Civil War Happen? Bang! Why did the Civil War start? The main reason of the Civil War was John Brown‚Bleeding Kansas and Abraham Lincoln they all have a lot to do with the Civil War and how it started. It was about freeing slaves and making all states free states for slaves. It was a Civil War because the South was fighting The North because they wanted too free states and other people wanted to keep slaves because they didn’t have to pay them. John Brown was a crazy man basically he
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been involved in South Vietnam’s affairs which lead to the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was the second longest war in U.S. History and took decades to resolve. The Vietnam War cost billions of dollars‚ and Nearly 60‚000 Americans were killed and more were injured. The U.S failed to complete its objective in Vietnam making it a pointless war and creating more problems than resolved. Although the U.S. was involved in the Vietnam War under good intentions‚ such as our government’s promises and commitments
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Most Significant Battle World War Two consisted of many battles that each impacted the war is a significant way. These battles included the one at Pearl Harbor‚ Midway‚ Guadalcanal‚ Iwo Jima‚ France‚ Britain‚ Bulge‚ Stalingrad‚ Normandy Invasion‚ and Leyte Gulf. The Battle of Berlin‚ however‚ was the battle that ended the war and brought peace to the world. Not only did it significantly affect life during World War Two but has since been significant in today’s world. The battle was fought in Berlin
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America is the country that proclaims itself world police and the protector of freedom and democracy. In 1880’s‚ the U.S. tried to isolate itself from the European politics but very soon people have realized that it is inevitable since America has common interests with European nations. America’s very first step in becoming world’s police was when President Wilson proposed the 14 points during the meeting in Versailles‚ which were 14 points that could provide world stability and peace. Despite the fact
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