Josie Thomas Mr. Wilcox American History 27 March 2011 Vietnam War Research Paper Why is the Vietnam War so significant in American history? How did it really affect America? The Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces trying to unify Vietnam under a communist government‚ and the United States attempting to prevent the spread of communism. There are many lessons learned throughout this war that America‚ hopefully‚ will never undergo again. There are a series of
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“I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest‚ not just military service” (“John F. Kerry Quotes."). The Vietnam War‚ although not a war since congress has not declared war since 1941‚ occurred from 1955 - 1975. What does that quote mean though? It says something very interesting about this conflict. That is that the Vietnam conflict was one of the most influential conflicts of recent history. The following will show the aspects
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The vietnam war was and still is a painful memory to most people in America which had and still has monumental significance today. Socially at the time the vietnam war was divisive and caused protests and marches.Also economically it was just too much money in the wrong place.My third reason for why the war was so significant historically is vietnam syndrome a non medical yet political term referring to Americas aversion to overseas conflict due to the vietnam war.My final reason for the vietnam’s
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Why is History so important? My mom always told me “History means past‚ present‚ and future. History is part of your life‚ the meaning of your present and the plans for your future. So never forget your past in order to not lose your future.” To be honest I always thought my mom was talking about my ancestors and my entire family tree. You know when you want to know the family diseases that can be hereditary you look at your family tree; you do the same to know all the possibilities for an offspring
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The American Civil War played a very important role in the U.S. The American Civil War played a very important role in U.S. history. It was probably very hard to fight for our country‚ and for us. If the American Civil War didn’t end‚ we wouldn’t have peace‚ or a beautiful Earth like we do now. I think the American Civil War is a defining moment in the history of the U.S. Here are some facts about why I think the American Civil War is a defining moment in the history of the U.S. One reason why I think
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There are many dates involved in the history of America. Some are more important than others. But all of them have some small or huge events. Washington. Many say he was a great leader. Others say he had a huge impact on our history. Being the leader he was‚ Washington chose prominent political figures. He soon decided to chose Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State and‚ Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury‚ Henry Knox as secretary of war‚ and Edmund Randolph as The Attorney General
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Slavery‚ one of the most despicable acts of humankind. It’s always saddening to look back on history and view the bad things. When we think of history most think of the success of others in the before times‚ but not everybody thinks of what the other side of success was for some people. America‚ such a great country with a solid structure‚ but how did it get to be such? Let’s take a ponder into the past history of America from the standpoint of a slave. Slaves came to America by boats with terrible
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Slavery is a huge part of American history‚ in fact‚ this whole country was built by the hands of slaves. Slavery started back in 1619 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ when the new American Colonists brought slaves from Africa in order to help out in the production of crops‚ mainly tobacco. Ever since then more American Colonists brought in more slaves in order to do their own jobs and the population of slaves grew throughout time. Slaves would be imported from Africa and would usually come in large ships
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Slavery is an important part of American history because it affected both the north and south. Slaves were an important part of the economy for the south seeing as how it was an agricultural based economy and without slaves there wouldn’t have been such a rich economy. Slaves farmed and processed their cash crops such as cotton‚ sugar‚ and rice. Although‚ slaves were a main part in the southern economy slavery was not approved of by the all of Americans. There were activists that were for slavery
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importance to American history is undeniable. It was cod that attracted Europeans to North America for short-term fishing trips and eventually enticed them to stay. The cod became one of the most sought-after fish in the North Atlantic‚ and it was its popularity that caused its enormous decline and the precarious situation today. Fishing was The Vikings and Basques were some of the first Europeans to travel to the coast of North America and harvest and cure cod. Cod was dried until it was hard‚ or cured
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