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Vietnam
12 Jun 1945 Viet Nam Empire 25 Aug 1945 End of the empire; subsequently de facto division between North and South Vietnam. 2 Sep 1945 Independence proclaimed (Democratic Republic of Vietnam); controlling North Vietnam only. 6 Mar 1946 France recognizes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (north) as a free state within the Federation of Indochina and French Union. 6 Sep 1945 - Jan/Mar 1946 Allied occupation of French Indo-China by China above 16th parallel, and
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Vietnam
The Vietnam War was the longest war in the history of the United States, and was a conflict that divided our country. The Vietnam conflict started when the French asked the United States for help in keeping their colony of Vietnam, but the US refused as it "regarded the war as France's problem and what France deserved for her colonial ambitions." (Stoessinger, pg. 82) It wasn't until the Soviet "iron curtain" reigned over Europe and
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Vietnam - Could You Imagine Being in the Middle of a War?
How Does It Feel Could you imagine being in the middle of a war? Just take a moment and put yourself in the shoes of a soldier. When I think about it, I become so overwhelmed with fear. Of course the honorable and loyal thing to do is defend your country in its time of need but all I could think of is how would I get out of it if there were a draft
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Vietnam - the War in America
The War in America Vietnam is a small Asian country, 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest were threatened strong enough to fight a war over there. Their fear was caused by the spread of communism at that time. The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. The United States had to enter the war to stop the spread of communism in Asia since the North
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Vietnam and Domino Theory
The revolutionary worldwide spread of communism has always been a great fear to the USA. In the past, America has gone to many wars to psychologically protect its ideology against powerful nations. That the В‘domino theory' and the cold war mentality held by the USA, primarily justified their involvement in Vietnam. It was after World War Two that the USA's interest in Vietnam came about. Eisenhower and Dulles contrevsial В‘ domino theory' with the fear
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Vietnam and Its Effects
When many people think about the 1960s, Vietnam and President John F. Kennedy (JFK) come to mind, and for a good reason for that period in history changed millions of lives. Faced with the possible spread of communism through Asia, JFK stayed with his word to fight communism, thus the Vietnam conflict as we know today was started. In the early 1900s, France conquered Vietnam and made it a protectorate, which is a relationship of
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Vietnam and the Young
The sixties were turbulent times, a generation of youth banned together for political and social reasons like no other time in history. Demonstrations, protest and rallies became a way of life for some, whether they protested for civil rights or anti-war sentiments this time in history represented what was great about America and exposed what needed to be changed. The microcosm of the times could be depicted on college campuses across America. College campuses were
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Vietnam Conflict
The Vietnam conflict Part of French Indochina, Vietnam was occupied by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. Ironically, America's first involvement in the region was in support of a Vietnamese patriot named Ho Chi Minh, the leader of a small nationalist movement which had been waging a campaign against the Japanese since 1941. At the end of the War, Ho and his "Viet Minh" movement actively resisted France's attempt to regain control of
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Vietnam Coursework
VIETNAM COURSEWORK Study source A what cab you learn from source A about the reasons for us involvement in Vietnam. One of the reasons America became more involved in Vietnam was they the fact that they feared the dominion affect. The domino affect is the theory that when one country becomes communist the surrounding countries will 'fall into communism like dominoes'. We can acknowledge this from source A with this quote “if the red tide
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Vietnam War
America’s involvement in Vietnam gradually escalated from 1945 to 1975. Historians debate over why America even got involved in Vietnam, however it is often explained by America believing it should fight against Vietnam because of what the Southeast Asian country stood for – Communism. Many believe if Vietnam fell to communism it would only be enforcing Eisenhower’s domino theory. Kennedy’s presidency saw an increased commitment to Vietnam with 12,000 advisors by 1962 and increased equipment.
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Vietnam War
Vietnam War The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in which the Americans ever fought. There was so much suffering and many soldiers died for their country. There are many veterans of the war, and for many, their wounds might never heal. As the war in Iraq drags on, it seems to have a strange resemblance to the Vietnam War. People are starting to believe that they are becoming similar to each
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Vietnam War
Vietnam War The U.S. involvement in the Cold War and the worldwide spread of Communism sparked an interest in Vietnam in the early fifties. When the Vietnamese fought the French empire of Indochina for complete control in 1946, the U.S. provided military equipment to France because Communist Russia backed the Vietnamese rebellion. The fighting ended in 1954 with the split of Vietnam into a Communist controlled north and a non-Communist controlled south. The Korean War
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Vietnam's Economy in Transition
Vietnam’s Economy in Transition Background Vietnam is known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam is a country located in southeastern Asia that is still in transition in gaining economic growth from the Communist takeover in 1954 under the ruling of Ho Chi Minh. France conquered Vietnam and made it become part of the French Indochina in 1887. Although Vietnam declared independence after World War II, France continued to rule until the Communist forced power
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Vietnam-Perkasie: A Combat Marine Memoir Book Review
Vietnam-Perkasie: A combat marine memoir Book Review W.D. Ehrhart's Vietnam-Perkasie: A combat marine memoir is a baffling detailed first-hand account of the war America loves to forget, from the perspective of a youthful U.S. combat marine. Ehrhart's memoir intends to unveil the real frustrations and moral confusions a U.S. soldier in Vietnam experienced fighting in a horrifically violent and costly war with disturbingly ambiguous objectives; using lucid details and powerful descriptions of the relationships with
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Vikings
English 131 Mr. Hanna 15, November 2005 Good Qualities I have picked up many good qualities over the past seventeen years, and most of them have come from football. I learned these qualities from players, coaches, opponents, and fans. Leadership, like many of the qualities, is present at birth, but it’s developed and strengthened through working with others. Some of the other virtues-respect, loyalty, sportsmanship, and trust-have been learned just from practicing with the team
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Vimy Ridge
Vimy Ridge This essay will describe the events that took place at Vimy Ridge during World War I. Britain and France both attempted to take control of the Ridge which was currently occupied by the German Army and both failed. It was left to the Canadian Army to take the Ridge. This essay will prove that after many struggles, and careful preparation, Canada was defined as a Nation at Vimy Ridge. Vimy Ridge was a
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Vimy Ridge
It was at Vimy, in 1917, that all four Divisions of the Canadian Corps attacked simultaneously for the first time, about 100,000 men taking part in the battle. Vimy Ridge was an important part of the Germans' defenses, barring the way to the mines and factories in the Douai plain, which had been of great use to them in their continuation of the war. The very nature of the Ridge gave it strong, built-in defense,
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Vimy Ridge
 Vimy Ridge This essay will describe the events that took place at Vimy Ridge during World War I. Britain and France both attempted to take control of the Ridge which was currently occupied by the German Army and both failed. It was left to the Canadian Army to take the Ridge. This essay will prove that after many struggles, and careful preparation, Canada was defined as a Nation at Vimy Ridge. Vimy Ridge was
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Vimy Ridge
Vimy Ridge was a formidable stronghold to breach. It was here that the Germans’ heavily fortified Hindenburg Line met with their main trench lines leading north from Hill 70 near Arras, France. The German fortifications consisted of three layers of trenches, barbed wire and deep tunnels. The natural slope of the hill provided little cover for attacking Allied troops. French attempts to wrest control of the ridge throughout 1915 were rebuffed, resulting in some 150,000
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Vimy Ridge Canada
It was 1917 when Canadian troops went to Vimy Ridge Canada had 100,000 men taking part in the battle. The reason the German's wanted the Ridge was because they wanted it for there defense, barring the way to the mines and factories in the Douai plain witch had been grate use to them in their continuation of the war. So did the Canadian's. Ridge was built strong, built in defense. Natural defenses had been supplement
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Vincent Van Gogh
Jackson Vincent van Gogh In a small town called Groot Zundert located in the south of Holland, Anna Cornelia van Gogh gave birth to Vincent Willem van Gogh on March 30, 1853. Vincent Willem was named after Anna’s first born son who was stillborn exactly 1 year earlier. He was to be the oldest of 5 siblings, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He formed a special bond and was closest with his brother Theo. His
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Violence Against South African Women and the Spread of Aids
Introduction Terrible, destructive synergy exists between the pervasiveness of HIV in South Africa and the prevalence of sexual crimes against the women there. Because of the cross-culturally observable, strong traditional beliefs about gender roles among South African men, women experience adversity in their efforts to avoid infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (Glick et al., 2000). Historically, the fight for human rights and the conflicts among political groups have given rise to civil
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Violence in Schools
Do you feel safe as you walk into this high school everyday? If you don't it wouldn't surprise me because in 1990 one in every twenty high school students have carried a gun to school. Recently in this year of November 24 a high school boy brought a gun to school and shot off 12 rounds at his classmates. Several students were injured and 1 student was killed. This event came from the result of
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Violent Video Games
The technology of video games has been around for almost a quarter of a century (Volk 10). Over this time, it has become a major source of entertainment for young adults; in fact, most homes contain video game units. With this increasing popularity, video game makers have targeted a new audience of gamers, children. This has posed a major debate: do video games with graphic content affect the behavior of these young users, or do
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Visual Analysis of the Arrest of Christ
Visual Analysis of The Arrest of Christ During the renaissance period, artistic works boomed and creative artists flourished throughout Europe. The stylish painting The Arrest of Christ by Hieronymus Bosch, which will be discussed in detail later, was created in 1515 from this period and had aroused people’s interests for a long time. It was painted by oil and tempera on panel in Netherland and about 20*32 inches. Now this painting is exhibited in San
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Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilich Lenin was born on May 4, 1870. In school, he was very bright, and enjoyed reading and writings of Goethe and Turgenev. Lenin's father died of a cerebral hemorrhage and his brother was hung for plotting to assassinate Tsar Alexander III. Lenin was finally accepted to the Kazan University where he studied law. He was expelled, and later studied law on his own and passed the exam in first in a
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Vladimir Virgin
The Vladimir Virgin is an icon painting that was created sometime within the late 11th century and early 12th century. It is painted with tempera and originally on a wood panel approximately 30.5"x21". It was probably painted by a Constantinople artist. Although, the faces of this painting are its original materials, the consequences of being held as an icon took its toll on this painting causing the need for it to be repainted quite often
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Vlasinsko Jezero
1. UVOD Ve?ina destinacija u svetu koje se nude na svetskom turisti?kom tržištu raspolaže brojnim atraktivnostima i dobrim smeštajem. Srbija ne zaostaje u atraktivnostima, ali te atraktivnosti ve?im delom nisu pokrivene odgovaraju?im smeštajnim kapacitetima i drugim prate?im aktivnostima. Svaka zemlja isti?e svoju „jedinstvenu" kulturu, „jedinstvene" pejzaže, „jedinstvenu" baštinu, svako mesto tvrdi da je naseljeno „najljubaznijim" stanovnicima, pa se o?ekuju visoki standardi usluga i opreme. Iz te „jedinstvenosti" stvara se potreba da destinacije izgrade i predstave
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Volleyball
Volleyball is an active sport played by many individuals around the world. It has been played since 1895 when the game was first officially introduced by the inventor William G. Morgan. Over the years after the invention of volleyball many new rules and regulations as well as events and national leagues were formed. The sport was first known as mintonette and the name was later changed when a spectator, Alfred Halstead noticed the volleying nature
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Voltaire
It was 1694, in Paris, Louis XIV was in power. France was full of superstition. There was, also, a long, cruel, deadly criminal code, and everything revolved around the church. The common people of France were living in poverty and subjected to slavery. Doctors used sorcery and sacred charms, while lawyers kept the poor in subjection with the harsh criminal code. France was almost bankrupt, even though kings still lived an extravagant lifestyle. The church
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