There were more than 16,000 U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam, and more than 100 or more Americans had been killed by the John F. ... Every American President called the enemy in Vietnam-the Vietminh. 1960's successor, the National Liberation Front (NLF) : and the government of north Vietnam which was led by Ho Chi Minh as agentsof global Communism. Most Americans called communism the "antithesis of all they held dear." Communists accused democracy of Violating human rights, created close state economics that barely traded with capitalists countries and pursued military aggression...

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Television, newspapers, and the radio all play a major role in a lot of Americans lives. ... Abbie Hoffman was arguably one of the most well known "American Rebels". ... These demonstrations were actually part of a communist plan to destroy the HUAC and weaken the American Democracy. ... America was fighting a war over in Vietnam during the 70's against communism. Over here in America was another battle. ...

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Now, 100 years later, the issue is still at hand due to systems like the Jim Crow Laws that were passed on state-level legislations which prevented black americans from being in juries, elections, and going into businesses owned by whites. Organizations that are against these laws and pro-equality in society (though under federal law they were equal, in the south segregation and racism oppressed the african american community) like Martin Luther King's SCLC or the NAACP. ... Now, as Ho Chi Minh intends to spread communist ideals throughout the country from north to south, the US must step...

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His other best-selling books include Convention and American Journey: Traveling with Tocqueville in Search of Democracy in America. ... His presidency covered the last part of a brief but genuine American golden age, so it may still be too early for historians to read it with eyes unmissed by regret. ... Kennedy's personal interest in the NASA space program sparks national involvement, and Kennedy promises that America will be the first to put a man on the moon. ... In September 1962, by command of the president, federal marshals escort James Meredith into the University of Mississippi,...

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The United States became paranoid that Communists from the Soviet Union were bound to overthrow democracy in America. ... This oath was extremely important because if America did not hold to this promise the worlds view on America could be forever damaged. ... These broadcasts opened Americans eyes that the war in Vietnam was not the only one being fought. ... American troops were unprepared to fight this type of warfare. ... The fear of Communism struck the U.S. like a wave and because of the fear and paranoia the lives of Americans were forever changed. ...

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But at the same time, the 1960s was significant, especially for the Americans, for another reason. ... Quite obviously, the launching of Sputnik was quite a shock to the Americans since their supremacy of technology over Soviet Union was disgruntled. ... In the views of the Americans, this war was extremely crucial for the Korean War as this war intensifies, there was a fair chance of this war becoming a bigger scale war between Russia-China (communism) and United States (democracy). ... Since the proximity of Cuba threatened Americans' sense of security, United States made an effort to...

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These protests that the students organized, showed America and its citizens how to stand up for what they believe in. This was a critical time in America were civil rights were being violated and a lot of people were not getting treated fairly. ... He made America recognize that sex is human nature and it isn't something we should be ashamed of. ... A) The invasion provoked anti-U.S. demonstrations in Latin America and Europe and further embittered U.S.... Democracy is what America prides it self on and if we lose that we would be in danger. 6) Martin Luther King started his early yea...

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Reagan mentions, "Freedom has many difficulties, and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in, and prevent them from leaving us" (Kennedy, paragraph 6). ... He also compares Germany against America; free against not free. ...

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