Platoon, is an American opinion of what took place during the Vietnam War, hence, why the American soldiers were depicted as courageous warriors. ... But because this was an American representation of the Vietnam War, the US soldiers were exposed in a more positive light. ... With this being the first scene the narrator (Charlie Sheen) should have begun by introducing the Vietnam War and how the feud between communism and capitalism begun with the "independence" of Vietnam. ... Over all, this movie described an American's view of what took place throughout the Vietnam War. 6. ... The g...

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After reading this week's passages, it became very clear to me that there truly wasn't a winner in the Vietnam War. ... The readings extensively covered post-war Vietnam from 1975 until the present and painted a pretty bleak picture of everyday life there. Gabriel Kolko said in Vietnam: Anatomy of a Peace, "The entire historical experience has repeatedly confirmed that a nation ultimately cannot truly win a war unless it is able to utilize that period that follows it to attain the goals for which it struggled and sacrificed so much." ... A major problem that they faced righ...

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The Americans entered the Vietnam War with the sole intention to prevent the spread of communism or as they liked to call it, "the domino theory". ... Nixon, aiming to achieve "peace with honor" in Vietnam, began to put his "Vietnamization" policy into place, which basically involved removing the number of American military soldiers in the country and transferring combat roles to the South Vietnamese. ... The agreement specified the complete withdrawal of all American military forces from South Vietnam, including advisors, and the end of all U.S. military actions in support of Saigon. ... At t...

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Vietnam Thought After seeingRegret to Inform? ... I think that by trying to understand the war it will change the scorched hearts of both places. ... The people of Vietnam talked about the war as if they were trying to hide their true emotions. ... I thing the thing that hurt the Vietnam vets the most was not only did they feel that they were fighting a war that would kill many through out the war and after due to the governments negligence many more would be victims. ... Hopeful due to films and books the veterans of Vietnam will be seen as brave individuals used by our arrogant gov...

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The Rise of Independent Nations In Indochina Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. ... After World War II, French power began to slip and the First Indochina War began. ... The Cold War mentality, combined with a large communist group trying to gain control of the region led to the Vietnam War. ... The entire region of Indochina is comprised of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. ... Vietnam was decided to have a national election to determine the official government of Vietnam, which unfortunately led to the Vietnam War. ...

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Tim O"Brien Tim O"Brien's novel If I Die in a Combat Zone (1970) is a personal document of the war in Vietnam, and his own emotions and feeling towards war. O"Brien found his inspiration through everyday activities of a soldier in the Vietnam War. The Things They Carried (1990) was also about the Vietnam War. ... Clearly, the Vietnam War changed many lives. ... The Vietnam War brought out certain emotions that only war could bring about. ...

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They were going to Vietnam. ... The Moral ambiguities that this trial raises against the Vietnam War was that it widened peoples perception and made them curious about what was actually going on in the Vietnam war. ... He joined the Vietnam Veterans against the war. ... He just wanted people to get a clear picture of the front lines in Vietnam. ... When I began this book it looked like so much to read, but as I started to read I got really interested in learning about the Vietnam War. ...

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THE COURSE OF THE CAMBODIAN REVOLUTION The Khmer Rouge revolution had begun before the American bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War. ... The United States of America (USA) in the Vietnam War had left Cambodia devastated. ... Life in the Eastern Zone differed considerably and was as "tolerable as it could be in the wake of the destruction of the war" . ... Others, such as the current President of Cambodia, fled to Vietnam in order to gain sanctuary and to save themselves from possible execution. ... In 1977, the Khmer Rouge frequently attacked the neighbouring countries of Th...

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Analysis On: The Killing Fields A film about two reporters covering the Cambodian Revolution Directed By: Roland Joffé Two reporters, one american, another cambodian, embark on a dangerous and deadly adventure to uncover and reveal to the world the secret bombings of Cambodia by the United States during their withdrawal from Vietnam. ... This story is not only about the killing fields but also about the bombing of a Cambodian city and US' cover-up act and withdrawal from Vietnam. ... During the 1970s, the United States political stance was very shaky from the ...

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It shares borders with Vietnam and Thailand to the east and west. ... French domination, despite its transformative impact, stabilized the region by creating clearly defined borders which protected Cambodia from further invasions by Thailand and Vietnam, developed roads, railroads, developed cities and favored the rise of rubber plantations. Any following advancements despite these minor contributions would not come for another decade following their independence in the aftermath of World War II. ... Mostly all the people in Cambodia were ethnic Khmer, who occupied themselves with rice farmin...

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This was during the 1970's when the Vietnam War took place in which Australia was heavily involved. ... The major component of conflict, which creates this opposition, is the war in general and its necessity. ... There are also a few other smaller conflicts which hold less importance than the war such as love and fidelity. ... He also openly opposes the war and Australia's involvement. ... They"ll know that to be against the Vietnam war is also to be against the old fossilised government we now have. ...

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They immediately realized that the ultra-nationalistic curriculum favored before the war needed to be replaced with one that encouraged "individual dignity" and endeavored to "bring up people who love truth and peace.... For over one hundred years, until the end of World War II, Cambodia remained a French colony. ... However, the French were much more involved in their more lucrative and well-known colony of Vietnam, and did not spread an educational system to the majority of the Cambodian population. ... Lon Nol, worried about maintaining power, did not continue educational ref...

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Although the civil war in Angola is over, on average 120 people are killed a month there due to land mines. ... Argentina, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Chile, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Korea, North, Korea, South, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, and last but not least, Vietnam. ...

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Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam are said to have current uses of marijuana for medicine. ... Only time will tell as the war against drugs wages on and the fight to legalized marijuana leaves a country divided. ...

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