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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The Vietnam conflict began in the late 19th Century. France forcefully took ownership of the islands and made the Vietnamese islands a protectorate of France. The Viet Minh‚ or the League Of Independence was formed sometime around 1940. They were a group of people seeking independence from France. The French Government opposed this action and decided to try and stop the Viet Minh from advancing their political ideals into the rest of Vietnam. In the city of Dien Bien Phu‚ the Viet Minh surrounded
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politically divided due to different ideologies; communists vs. socialists who believed revolution should be postponed‚ anarchists who believed war could only be won through revolutionary policies. *Terror tactics to control increasing population led to resistance*’May Days” street fighting: communists and socialists vs. anarchists enhanced disunity | *main strength was their unity. Franco would assume political and military command because Nationalists wanted unified command. Falange Espaniola Tradicionalista
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Why did the United States Withdraw From the Vietnam War? The United States withdrew from the Vietnam War for several reasons. The Army had to fight in unfamiliar territory‚ was lacking in moral‚ were not prepared for the conditions‚ could not shut down the Ho Chi Minh Trail‚ and were untrained to respond to guerilla warfare. This combination of disadvantages and the loss of public support led to the United States withdrawing from Vietnam. The United States Army was forced to fight in a new land that
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The Vietnam War is often interpreted by historians as a ‘Television war’ in which the unqualified access to uncensored war footage and inaccuracies with media reports caused public disillusionment. Historians such as Peter Braestrup and Mark Woodruff have argued that the Tết Offensive was undermined by a media fallacy by causing the demise of public support for the Vietnam War. The media fallacy was the misinterpretation of available evidence on the behalf of western journalists. This view is supported
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involved with other countries on war matters it only hurts our country as a whole and wastes lives. The U.S. has to stop trying to protect and bomb other countries because it’s doing more harm than good for our country. The Vietnam War is a great example of when the United States shouldn’t’ve gotten involved as quickly as they did. Stated as fact‚ 864‚000 bombs were used in operation rolling thunder (1965-1968). WWll ended in 1945‚ and the U.S. got involved with the Vietnam War in 1975. By 1967‚ nearly
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Why is confrontation so difficult? The need for confrontation typically derives from a person exhibiting incongruent verbal and nonverbal communication. That is‚ drawing out inconsistencies a person displays is usually uncomfortable: Especially for a new counselor. But why the need for confrontation in the first place? Where and why did these incongruencies originate? The reasons will vary from person to person‚ but I feel a generic‚ universal reason is not wanting to deal with a situation that
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A Pressure That Was Difficult for Me to Handle When asked what pressure was difficult for me to handle in my life‚ the answer came to me faster than the solution to 2+2. My life defining moment happened on March 11‚ 2000‚ when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In all the years I have had this disease‚ I have found it to be both a blessing and a curse. It has contributed to my positive outlook on life but it has also caused me physical and emotional hardships. While I wish I did not have to
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The Tet uprising was a major event in the Vietnam war. America was fighting North Vietnam‚ where communism was in use‚ in favor of South Vietnam to protect freedom as they vowed to do. America was a superpower with an excellent military and numerous supplies and weapons. In no way do they expect a loss. While America’s military tactics tended to be more on the offensive side‚ North Vietnam fought with strategy‚ only fighting when opportunity and surprise was on their side. During the Tet uprising
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The United States’ objective in post-World War II intervention in both Vietnam and China was to primarily contain the spread of communism. The interventions were driven by strategic concerns about the domino effect of communist expansion and the defense of key geopolitical interests in the regions. In Vietnam‚ the goal was to contain communism in Southeast Asia and to support a pro-Western government in South Vietnam. In China‚ the U.S. aimed to support the Nationalist government against the Communist
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