From 1965 until 1973, the United States of America was at war with the communist nation of North Vietnam. ... One of the most significant aspects of this war that made it differ from other wars throughout American history was the lack of support from the American people. ... The conflict between the United States and the North Vietnamese nation began long before the first US troops arrived in Vietnam in 1965. The Vietnam War began in the early 1950's between the French and the North Vietnamese. ... In August of 1964 the North Vietnamese fired upon United States Naval ships in the Gulf of...

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Most Americans today do not realize that the constitution that our country is run by today was not the first constitution written. ... The institution of slavery had been introduced into America in the Colonial times. ... Slavery was still a big part of all Americans lives. ... Abolitionists in the north began a movement to end it. ... So the norths economy depended on more trade than farming. ...

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The American Civil war was also a necessary evil. ... The South, which was known as the Confederate States of America, seceded from the North, which was also known as the Union, for many different reasons. ... Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. ... But after the American Revolution slavery really died it the North, just as it was becoming more popular in the South. ... This division in views led several of the southern states to succeed from the union and form the Confederate States of America and so the Civil War began as a necessary evil to end slavery in North America and reform th...

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Also, supply routes from North Vietnam to South Vietnam were being made by the Vietcong. ... With this, the neighboring country of Cambodia was on the side of the North. ... In 1961, Russia began aiding North Vietnam with supplies and finances. ... America did not want Russia to have the ability to aid the Communist North without a defense brought by South Vietnam. It was not as much about the U.S. stopping North Vietnam per say, but rather America stopping the spread of Communism around the World. ...

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The French were losing and were not able to control the communist North Vietnamese from invading South Vietnam. ... On August 2, 1964 the USS Maddox was off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, when it was fired upon by some North Vietnam gunboats. There is a large dispute on whether there was a second attack or not by the North Vietnamese. The United States government said there was and the North Vietnamese said there was not. Surprisingly, the North Vietnamese version does seem more creditable but even with that said the American peop...

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He believed that a secret bombing in Cambodia would hurt the North Vietnamese. ... The North Vietnamese became very angered at the prince of Cambodia. ... The Khmer Rouge was given lots of advice from the North Vietnamese and knew about all of the American operations. ... Nixon tried to scale down the American reaction to these events by saying that he had withdrawn an extra 250, 000 men and stopped the bombing of North Vietnam. ... GIs could no longer tell which civilians were loyal to the North Vietnamese and which were not. ...

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(Tonkin Annam and Cochin China were regions in the North, Central and South Vietnam. ... However the French were not able to gain control of the North and negotiations were opened with Ho in March 1946. ... French troops were concentrated in fortresses in North Vietnam fighting a static war. ... In the North the Viet Minh were again overrunning forts and the French continuing to try to draw them into "set-piece" battles. ... Ho Chi Minh instituted a single party system in the North for his Workers' party (Dang Lao Dong). ...

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About 1 million Chinese died in this battle and American casualties numbered 54,246 people. ... The second phase of the Korean War was essentially the Southern unit's attack and retreat from North Korea. ... On June 25, 1950 at 4 a.m., 70,000 North Korean troops crossed the thirty-eighth parallel. ... American analysts had hoped that the invasion would spark a popular uprising against the Guatemalan government. ... That was $20-$30 million dollars more than the U.S. gave to all the rest of Latin America combined. ...

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One aim was to build up strong anti- Communist countries and it helped American industry by creating markets for American goods. How convenient for America. ... The Americans, the British and the French controlled West Germany and the Russians controlled East Germany. ... The Russians and their Communist ideals were ruffling the Americans and their capitalistic feathers. ... Continued Russian attempts to align more countries on its side made the United States (primarily) set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949. ...

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Presidential war-making powers did not become a substantial threat to the Congressional power to declare war until the 21st century with the appearance of what used to be called gunboat or dollar diplomacy in our relations in Central America and the Caribbean. ... When this bill was reported by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Fulbright noted in his Additional Views that the provisions authorizing the President "to forestall the direct and imminent threat" of an attack could have been used to justify the Cambodian invasion of 1970 and the Laotian invasion of 1971, "both of which...

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Vietnamese American communities have developed, grown and preserved a place within American society along with other Asian American groups. ... Most refugees did not realize their eventual destination would be the United States because their only intention was to escape the political oppression and reforms instituted by the authoritarian communist government of North Vietnam. ... They view themselves historically and presently, as they're improving their life in America (Nguyen 202). ... The center is considered a home for many Vietnamese Americans. ... For other longtime immigrants, Litt...

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One thing people remember about the sixties was the years of the "American Camelot". ... Kennedy's death was the fall of the "American Camelot" The War on Poverty was also another movement important to the sixties. ... americans became aware of the dangers they encountered everyday and would perhaps hand down to their children. ... she envisioned beautification all over america. ...

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In many respects Richard Nixon was a good president, and undoubtedly had positive effects on America. ... He is the most unpopular president of all time and his effects on American politics and his impact on the United States are largely negative and propelled by a need to prove self worth and a vocation for re-election. ... The loss of his brothers, left him feeling powerless, it could be for this reason that Richard Nixon always demanded absolute power and ruled beyond the knowledge of most Americans. ... In another ruthlessly fought campaign, Nixon managed to find a link between her vot...

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The deterioration of Soviet-American relations was the combined result of the mistrust between both sides and the inconsistent American foreign policy resulting from the replacement of Franklin D. ... Lastly, it is important to consider how American economic and military concerns provided further motivation for the creation of a new threat. ... The American presidents military advisors soon made it clear to him that an invasion of France during 1942 was out of the question. ... The Americans attempted to compromise by proposing to send small contingents of troops to the French coast in order ...

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The music of the counterculture "brought people of all race, gender, and background together to create such a diverse counter-culture" and this music did "entirely change American society in the sixties."5 The music of the sixties was a way for people to get their feelings out about their disgust of the war in Vietnam and the social norms of America at the time. ... An estimated 450,000 young people showed up to "witness an unprecedented rock music extravaganza," and "it represented a transcendental moment, a coming of age, for the young generation of America...

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How did the media through the movies, TV, and scientific and Medical advancement impact American society? ... I had just left in November but we could tell things were changing, and the North Vietnamese were down with the Viet Kong in the south but the media would say that no one was in the south. ...

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