They believed that a big and active government is the biggest threat to freedom. Modern liberals were exactly the opposite, they believed in an active government. They viewed that a big government will help protect the freedom that people enjoy... (3) FDR's "Four Freedoms" solidified the link between liberalism and active government. ... He never released his belief that a government should play a "leading role in American life, and government must ensure prosperity for all"(Schulman 40); which northern liberalism stood for. ...

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Jones was a victim of the government housing project which made him an ideal candidate for the party. ... (RM, Springsteen 1949) Modern day China oppressions its people freedom of speech and expression more than any other county in the world (Chu). ... China has a tight grip on the media of the country, forcing all published information be vetted through the state (Chu). ... Meaning even with the advances in internet usage, China still maintains its dominance over its peoples freedom of speech. The Chinese people feel they have these freedoms but in reality, the government controls all. ...

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In 1951 North Korea backed by communist China carried aggression against South Korea, China conquers Tibet. 1962 Cuban missile crisis bring world as close to nuclear war as never before and in 1964 China detonated it first nuclear bomb. ... Cuba and China aided Congolese rebels. ... North Vietnam has been backed by Soviet Union and China. ... Government overstates danger, and understates, or did not report true situation in South Vietnam. Stone in his "A Reply to the "White Paper", successfully criticizes US official report known as "White Paper", and leaves many doubts if government was hones...

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This was shown to be happening when at first China and the North Korea and then Vietnam became communist. ... Australian forces moved in to combat these problems and other problems such as the lawlessness and government corruption in the Solomon Islands. The Australian government also supports a country's right to self-determination, which means supporting itself rather than being run by outside governments such as the colonial rulers. ... How strong it was came to light when American troops came to Australia to help protect it from Asian forces and the Australian government made the Afri...

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However, while Ho Chi Minh established a good relationship with the Chinese. ... The US government committed to a policy of alliance with France, and in the long run, this policy precluded friendship with the DRV and the entire country of Vietnam. ... The Americans gave Bao Dai an over provisional amount of money; because, he had similarities to the U.S. government would have been able to do the same as Ho Chi Minh. ... That it was caused the American government to turn there backs to the Vietnamese. ... So when they had to fight the Americans, Ho Chi Minh was recognized by china and R...

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But expanding communist control of Eastern Europe and the triumph of the communists in China's civil was made France's war against Ho seem an anticommunist rather than a colonialist effort. ... Subsequent charges that Truman had "lost" China and had settled for a stalemate in Korea caused succeeding presidents to fear the domestic political consequences if they "lost" Vietnam. ... But the Diem government still failed to show economic or political progress. ... A larger in Vietnam also raised the risk of a military clash with China. ... Some postmortems singled out media criticism of ...

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Unlike the Korean War and World War Two, the American government decided not to censor it and let the press have free access. ... The war was also a great hindrance on America's economic stature. 13 percent of all government spending by 1968 was on Vietnam. ... Previously China and USSR who were inseparable had fallen out over the easing of pressure on America. ... It could mean the end to the aid given by the USSR and China to Vietnam. ... China did not want to trust America as they had been hostile when it came to Korea and Vietnam. ...

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The people and governments of the French, U.S., Vietnam all had different motives for their involvement in the Vietnam War in the years between 1945 and 1975. ... Within days, Emperor Bao Dai abdicated, promising to support the new government as a private citizen. ... The country was then divided along the 17th parallel of latitude, with the south being supported by the United States, and the northern communist lead by Ho Chi Minh was allied by Russia and China. ... Historian Buttinger stated that, "Ho Chi Minh over the years had succeeded in creating for his country as an anti-French, ant...

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Today, North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un has threatened to attack the United States, and has not gotten support from his allies, Russia or China. ... The theory of democratic peace is proven through the government and actions of North Korea. ... Any opposition to the government is prohibited. Several people are routinely arrested and imprisoned, with the government frequently charging them for "subverting the State", "endangering State security" or attempting to "overthrow the "People's socialist government". ... The Internet is heavily censored, most sites that show anti-communist...

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We must allow a communist influence in the government instead of attempting to repress a genuinely nationalist revolution, which is the case in Vietnam. ... Ho Chi Minh was forced to ask assistance from major Communist allies - the Soviet Union and China. ... The United States and some 40 other countries supported South Vietnam by supplying troops and munitions, and the USSR and the People's Republic of China furnished munitions to North Vietnam and the Vietcong. ... Neither the U.S. nor the Saigon government agreed to the Geneva accords, but the U.S. announced it would do nothing to da...

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Nixon imagined a future in which more pleasant relations among the major powers "the United States, the Soviet Union, China, Western Europe, and Japan "would allow for ventures profitable to all. ... To do so would not only be damaging to his image, but would encourage further aggression by the Soviets and the Chinese. ... Nixon hoped that improved relations with the Chinese and the Soviets would spur a quick exit from Vietnam the summits did little to push the war towards its end. The U.S. entered the talks in 1969 seeking mutual withdrawal and no coalition government [ ] bef...

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The Vietnam War became a proxy between the United States, the Soviet Union and communist China. Despite their rivalry for leadership of the communist bloc of nations, the Soviet Union and China collaborated to support North Vietnam's effort to destroy South Vietnam. ... By 1975 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia had Communist governments (Westdad, Cuban and Vietnamese Challenges). ... Students protested local and federal governments as well as Johnson's policies in Southeast Asia. ... The 7 major mujahidin guerrilla groups were supported by aid from the United States, China, and Saudi Arab...

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U.N troops crossed the 38th parallel on October 7 19501 and proceeded north until they reached the Yalu River on the Boarder of China and North Korea. ... By the first of January the Chinese and North Korean's had begun their major offensive south first capturing Seoul and then Wonju three days later1. ... He wanted to invade the North and take the fight right up to the Chinese. ... The dismissal of MacArthur seemed to be symbolic to the changing attitudes in American government and policy regarding how future wars would be waged. ... Though Americans were not fighting the Koreans or the ...

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He took these actions because when the North Vietnamese offensive threatened the Saigon government, it endangered the results of Nixon's trip to China and his trip to the Soviet Union. ... Nixon wanted to create better relations with China. ... Then China invited him for a visit there in February 1972, and was received by Chairman Mao Tse-tung. The meeting of the two countries, reduced tensions and acknowledged an alteration in world politics, and risks of war with China were reduced. ...

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He proved time and time again that his tactical and governmental strength was minimal, if not non-existent. ... From these contacts sprang many of his latter commanding officers and government officials (Tucker 81). ... After achieving this position Diem returned to Sai Gon and established a new government, formed to " embrace all of Vietnam- (Tucker 82). ... Many of the nationalist parties opposed him for his absence during the Indo-China Wars, they saw Diem as a sellout for leaving his country during times of war. ... Nhu was given undue control over the police force, ARVN, and key gov...

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North Vietnam, under the leadership of the skilled guerilla fighter Ho Chi Minh, was lending military support to a group of communist insurgents in the south who were attempting to overthrow the South Vietnamese government in order to become a unified communist nation. The United States became involved in Vietnam because it believed that if all of the country fell under a communist government, communism would spread throughout Southeast Asia and beyond. ... (Bender, 14) The U.S. government, therefore, supported the South Vietnamese government. In 1962, the United States sent 4000 troops to ...

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We Were Soldiers Once and Young was co-authored by Lt. General Harold G Moore and Joseph L Galloway. Lt General Moore was in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Calvary division during the November 1965 battle, which took place in the Ia Drang valley in Vietnam. Joseph L Galloway was a reporter that a...

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There was not a representative present from the Saigon government. ... Corruption in the Saigon government hurt the south's chances. The government was corrupt from the lowest village ranks to the president himself. ... The Saigon government following the Paris peace conference had the backing of the U.S. military, through the leadership of President Nixon. Nixon was able to persuade China and The Soviet Union to not escalate efforts in North Vietnam. ...

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The Americans backed the capitalists, South Vietnam, but because they put troops on the ground the Soviets could only back North Vietnam through China, supplying them with weapons so that the Vietcong could fight the Americans. ... In World War I, photos such as 'Outside Captured German Dugout' (Appendix 3) often served as positive propaganda for the government. ... So even though the Tet Offensive was a brutal military defeat for the communists, there were weighty effects of the people's view on the reliability of the government. Citizens of America started to question if the ...

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The north wanted to overthrow the South's government. ... China and the Soviet Union, which were large communist regions gave the Vietnamese communists war material but no troops(Marc). ... The years from 1957 to 1963 "North Vietnam aided rebels opposed to the government of South Vietnam, which fought the rebels with United States" aid and advisory staff." ... Civilian women were also secretaries and receptionists in the US Embassy and other government agencies. ...

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American's thought that Vietnam was thought to be the gateway for China and Soviet Union. ... Some people wanted to change the Saigon government. Intense debate was started in the U.S. government. ... Large told CIA agent Lussen Ciaen, "My instructions were that I was to inform General Mien that the US government would not thwart there cool. ...

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During this time, Ho Chi Minh had asked for the United States help in defending against the corrupt government of the south, but was refused. So, he turned to the Soviet Union and Communist China for aid and both countries were more than happy to help his cause. Being aided by these countries was the catalyst for Ho Chi Minh's North Vietnam adopting a communist government. ... It requires that men from the ages of 18 to 26 register with the government funded organization of the Draft Board. ... Try as it might, the American government could not hide the massive failures happening in Vietn...

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There were complications from the start as the US Air Force was limited as to where it could bomb so it didn't provoke a Soviet or Chinese response, this was contrary to what the Hawks wanted in Congress – to show the US military power. ... It seemed the public was making government policy almost. ...

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From the ancient time with one thousand years of dominance from China, to the 1800s with one hundred years of being a colony under France and Japan. ... Born out of one veteran's desire to help those America has forgotten, the Danang/ Quang Nam Fund, Inc. works in collaboration with the College at Brockport (SUNY), the Danang Union of Friendship Organizations, and other Vietnamese government agencies, and many private organizations to provide aid to the poorest of the poor in Vietnam. ...

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