Vietnam Many believe that America's involvement in the Vietnam War was a disaster. ... One question that comes to mind when thinking about the Vietnam War is our reasoning for entering the war and what our enemies thought about America's intervention in the war. ... Americas confidence in its" political leaders and as a country itself is an important factor to consider. ... President after president avoided being charged with the loss of the Vietnam War. ... Hopefully the American people will learn from their past and not be destined to re-live the horrible events that took...

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Past historic events from World War II with Adolf Hitler, at Munich in 1938, displayed that if aggression is not immediately handled the aggressors become more encouraged. ... One other important reason President Johnson sent numerous troops to South Vietnam is because the United States made an oath to protect Vietnam from the threat of Communism. ... The only war was not being fought in Vietnam but back in the United States as well. ... Former Vietnam veterans even supported to end the war. The veterans established a group known as the Vietnam Veterans against War. ...

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The Tet offensive which began at the end of January 1968 was the largest operation of the war in Vietnam to date. ... In Saigon, they took over many important buildings, including the US embassy (though only for a few hours before being repulsed by US marines), many important government buildings, the presidential palace and the airfield. ... People saw events of the war on their televisions and read about them in their newspapers, and more people were convinced that the US should get out of Vietnam completely. ... Johnson's decision was perhaps the most important effect of the Tet offens...

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At the peak of the Cold War, the war in Vietnam was a catalyst to the strong emergence of counterculture. ... The war in Vietnam began because America was taking a stand in the fight against communism. ... The Vietnam War was extensively bloody, controversial, and monumental in the introduction of new technology and warfare. ... Even though Americans at home could see the war from a new perspective, they were poorly informed due to the biased media that reported not only events, but their opposition towards the war. ... Since the start of the Vietnam War, a new form of counterculture had been ...

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He joined the army, was sent to Vietnam war, awarded the congressional medal awarded by president Nixon, and from spending time in a hospital from an injury, he picked up ping-pong. ... Forest Gump had real events in it and was very correct on the time period of these historical events. For example the Vietnam war was presented in the movie and the year was correct, 1963. ... When the war was taking place, you could almost feel the habitat of Vietnam it was so realistic. ... The film showed the Vietnam war, and life at the time, so it made the viewer more aware of history. ...

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The Year 1965 In my essay I am going to write about some of the important events and traditions from the year 1965 which was the year that I was born. ... The first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. By the end of the year, 190,000 American soldiers were in Vietnam to fight the war. My father was also one of these soldiers over in Vietnam. And here we are today in the year 2003 getting ready to go to war with Iraq. ...

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Julia (by well Julia) When we learn about history (American, world or otherwise), we consume it as life changing events that shape the world we live in today. ... King was assassinated, the U.S. was in the latter part of the Vietnam War, and African Americans were fighting a war of their own for civil rights all history stuff, all stuff that has affected the world today. ... Julia (Diahann Carroll) was an African American woman, widowed after her husband died in a tragic helicopter accident in Vietnam. ... At the same time, I think it was important to see that there is more than one si...

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