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  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Saad Bhutta U.S. History II Profess: Clark 12 May 2005 Platoon Platoon is a story of a soldier’s perspective of the Vietnam War. The movie is for the most part told out of the eyes of members of one platoon of the 25th Infantry Division. It is a movie dedicated to all of the people who fought in the Vietnam War. In the movie, Chris Taylor is a young man from a wealthy family, but

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Steve
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Vietnam War I agree with the statement veterans of war are Abetter@ Americans because they appreciate more fully what it means to be Aliberated@ and Afree@, principals that the founding Father supposedly had in mind when going to war against the British during the Revolutionary War. I know as for myself from firsthand experience and personal knowledge that I am a better American. I spent two tours in Vietnam and both times as a combat

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    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Anna
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. It has a population of over 80,000,000 people. The official language of Vietnam is Vietnamese. The capital city is Hanoi. The currency that is used is the new dong. This country is rich in resources. Although this country has many strong points, it also has a bloody history, the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese were controlled by France from 1859 until the defeat of France

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    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Relationship Between the Vietnam War and Music of the Usa

    The Relationship Between the Vietnam War and Music of the Usa

    The Relationship Between The Vietnam War And Music Of The U.S.A. Case Study: Jimi Hendrix This essay looks at musician Jimi Hendrix’s musical reactions to the American involvement in the Vietnam War. This research has taken place as part of a larger piece of work examining the links between the Vietnam War and Music in the U.S.A. US troops became officially involved in the war from 1965 and didn’t withdraw until 1973 following the signing

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    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Artur
  • What Effects Did the Vietnam War Have on American Society?

    What Effects Did the Vietnam War Have on American Society?

    K** B********* Eng. Comp. II What effects did the Vietnam War have on American society? The Vietnam War had a profound effect on American society. It changed the way we viewed our government, the media, and our Constitutional rights. Because of this shift in perspective, the country was torn apart and yet still came together in new and different ways. The Vietnam War's contraversiality spurred a great many sources of protest, against our government's use

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    Submitted: May 6, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

    Vietnam War Encarta Encyclopedia defines the Vietnam War as a military struggle fought in Vietnam from 1959 to 19, involving the North Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in conflict with United States forces and the South Vietnamese army. The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in which Americans ever fought. From 1946 until 1954, the Vietnamese had struggled for their independence from France during the First Indochina War. At the

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    Submitted: May 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Summary of Vietnam War

    Summary of Vietnam War

    Johnny Walker Professor Lloyd TA Jaime 14 July 2005 Summary of Vietnam War Ngo Vinh Long In this reading, Long discusses the history of Vietnamese resistance to colonial and oppressive forces. Long states that American historians and statesman claim that other factors contributed to the disastrous conclusion of the Vietnam war, but that the real truth is that the American’s were not prepared to meet such a formidable foe. The Vietnamese had been resisting the

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    Submitted: May 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • Social Climate During the Vietnam War

    Social Climate During the Vietnam War

    Social Climate During the Vietnam War American involvement in Vietnam initially enjoyed strong support in the United States but as the conflict continued without signs of an eminent conclusion, public opinion changed. Disapproval of President Johnson's limited approach to fighting increased. For the first time television brought the war to the "living rooms of America". And the constant coverage of the war and of injured and killed young American soldiers and civilian Vietnamese spurred protests

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    Submitted: June 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War was a war fought between 1964 and 19 in South Vietnam and bordering areas of Cambodia and Laos. Fighting on one side was the United States, the Republic of Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. Fighting on the other side was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the National Liberation Front. The reason the United States got involved in the war was to stop the spread of world communism.

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Vietnam War Through Child’s Eyes

    Vietnam War Through Child’s Eyes

    There are many types of people in this world. Some are out going, loud and brave, some are quiet and observant and the rest are just crazy. How does one change who they are? That's easier said than done. A lot of situations can change a person though, I call them lessons learned in life. If a girl got her heart broken because her boyfriend cheated on her, she will hate men and not trust

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    Submitted: June 12, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Us Involvement in the Vietnam War

    Us Involvement in the Vietnam War

    United States' Involvement in the Vietnam War Source Based Vietnam in South East Asia had always been a desirable country. Since the 19th century, it was ruled by France and called Indo China. Apart form one rebellion in 1930, France had total control of the country until they surrendered to Germany in the Second World War in 1940. Japan, Germany's ally, took control of Vietnam and the resources in it, such as coal, rice, rubber,

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    Submitted: June 13, 2010 By: Max
  • How Slavery Affected the Family and Corrupted the Christian Faith

    How Slavery Affected the Family and Corrupted the Christian Faith

    Rene’ Green ENL 3110 4/12/2016 How Slavery affected the family and Corrupted the Christian Faith In the beginning “God created man in his own image.” After God made man he also gave man a companion. She was called woman. Neither man nor woman was created to have control over another man or woman. God only gave dominion over the earth to his son Adam and that was soon taken away from Adam. After a

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    Submitted: April 12, 2016 By: Studentfirst2016
  • The Vietnam War Era

    The Vietnam War Era

    THE VIETNAM WAR ERA The Vietnam War Era Alanna DIckerson THE VIETNAM WAR ERA ________________ The Vietnam War Era The Vietnam War was a conflict that involved the Southern Vietnam and United States as main allies against North Vietnam communist regime and its southern allies. This war begun from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 19 during the fall of Saigon and it formed the second part of the Indochina Wars (Elliott, 2010). The South

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    Submitted: February 17, 2017 By: sweetheart1
  • American Involvement in the Vietnam War Occurred Due to a Number of Reasons

    American Involvement in the Vietnam War Occurred Due to a Number of Reasons

    American involvement in the Vietnam War occurred due to a number of reasons. Following from the cold in 1947 war the US became fascinated in the idea of containing Communism. The US took a course attempting to uphold Truman’s, ‘Policy of Containment’, leading to a spiraling escalation of further US involvement after Diem’s failures and support of South Vietnam after Diem’s death. Equally Ho Chi Minh’s Brilliance and Vietnam’s determination to fight for independence led

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    Submitted: February 27, 2017 By: nbarnes17
  • How the Cold War Affected United States Domestic Policy and American Society

    How the Cold War Affected United States Domestic Policy and American Society

    In the late 1940’s, American society underwent several changes. World War II was over, and most of Europe had been forced to pick up the broken pieces of what was left of itself. But despite Europe taking the brunt of the war, America also went through its fair share of struggles. Due to the expanding threat of the Soviet Union, or mainly its Communist way of life, America took a step into what is now

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    Submitted: April 24, 2017 By: sashanash130
  • How Did the Us Media Reporting of the Vietnam War out of Context Influence the American Public?

    How Did the Us Media Reporting of the Vietnam War out of Context Influence the American Public?

    Topic: Reporting the Vietnam War. How did the US media reporting of the Vietnam out of context influence the American public Session: May Subject: History Title: How did the US media reporting of the Vietnam War out of context influence the American public? Citations Used: MLA Fon1rnt Word Cou nt: 3657 ________________ Table of Contents Cover Page 1 Table of Contents 2 Introduction 4 Body Paragraphs 4 Conclusion 15 Bibliography .................................u. 16 ________________ How did

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    Submitted: January 14, 2018 By: lorandszekely
  • Similarities Between War in Iraq and Vietnam

    Similarities Between War in Iraq and Vietnam

    Similarities Between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War As time passes, every society endures situations which stress its’ very fabric. Each societies’ history is sprinkled with these situations. One such situations which the United States underwent was the Vietnam war. For years this particular event has been hotly debated. Hardly anyone who was present at the time agrees on any point concerning this war, except that they regret it. It has become

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • Slavery: The Affect It Has on Family Life & The Effects of It

    Slavery: The Affect It Has on Family Life & The Effects of It

    Slavery: The Affect It Has On Family Life & The Effects Of It The lives of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave includes diverse experiences that allow them to share common factors to relate to each others stories. Jacobs and Douglass were born during the slavery period in the “less harsh” regions of North Carolina and Maryland.

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Max
  • Anti War - Do You Consider the War in Iraq a Victory or Another Vietnam?

    Anti War - Do You Consider the War in Iraq a Victory or Another Vietnam?

    Anti War Do you consider the war in Iraq a victory or another Vietnam? The Iraq war is a lot like Vietnam as I have read in many articles; promises of an easy victory and short occupation, and then a reversal, but it wasn't just the length of time the US spent in Vietnam that turned public opinion, nor was it the mass peace protests. It was a growing realizations (fed up by events like

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Vietnam - the War in America

    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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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Iraq & Vietnam Two Wars Same Results So Far

    Iraq & Vietnam Two Wars Same Results So Far

    Iraq &Vietnam two wars same results so far. Vietnam and Iraq war. These two wars are very similar but they took place in very different time periods. The war of Vietnam was a war that took place in Vietnam and was considered one of the worst wars the U.S. has ever been involved in ever. Today we are at war in a place called Iraq. This county is located in the middle eastern area of

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Mike
  • How Do Sources A, B and C Show Support for the War in Vietnam?

    How Do Sources A, B and C Show Support for the War in Vietnam?

    How do sources A, B and C show support for the war in Vietnam? Source A is an extract taken from a speech made by President Johnson outlining the reasons why America became involved in the Vietnam war. He is president and his job is to control his actions of Americas role in the Vietnam war. The video clip begins with a news reporter stating how the U.S were determined to prevent the spread of

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Janna
  • World War I - Affect on Usa

    World War I - Affect on Usa

    At first the encounter seemed remote, but its economic and political effects were swift and deep. By 1915 U.S. industry, which had been mildly depressed, was prospering again with munitions orders from the Western Allies. Both sides used propaganda to arouse the public passions of Americans -- a third of whom were either foreign-born or had one or two foreign-born parents. Moreover, Britain and Germany both acted against U.S. shipping on the high seas, bringing

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: regina
  • Vietnam Memorial War Memoriabilia

    Vietnam Memorial War Memoriabilia

    The Vietnam Memorial Wall remains one of the most tentative and reserved memorials today not only Washington, DC, but the entirety of the United States. Created in order to remember the soldiers who lost their lives in the Vietnam War, the memorial is meant to symbolize their honor and spirit as passed Americans and combatants. As much as a statement the memorial makes by itself, it is the endless thought and emotion that can

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Top
  • After the Glory: the Struggles of Black Civil War Veterans

    After the Glory: the Struggles of Black Civil War Veterans

    Behind the current Clinton scandal stands the specter of Watergate. That it should be there is understandable. The bungled burglary at the Democratic Party national headquarters occurred twenty-six years ago this past summer. Next August will see the twenty-fifth anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation as President of the United States. Watergate then is still very much a part of living memory, and living memory is the type of history most relevant to the general public

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    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Andrew

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