Vietnam War essays

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Before the Vietnam War, the United States had to prevent the spread of communism, especially during the Cold War. After the USSR declared victory over Nazi Germany, Korea divided into the communist North with the Soviets, and the South with the United States. The Truman Doctrine was enacted, which called for the U.S financial and military aid to Greece and...
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During the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King Jr. believed that the involvement of America in the war was unjust. King thought that America was too focused on a war that didn’t involve them. He thought the war became harmful to not only people in Vietnam but even civilians in America, innocent people had died when they shouldn’t have. King had...
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Ronald Reagan once said,“We seek the total elimination one day of nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth,” but that was in 1985 and there is no sign of the complete destruction of nuclear weapons (thereaganvision.org). This is exemplified in the ongoing War on Terror in Iraq and Syria. For quite some time, Americans have been debating whether or...
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Introduction For nearly half of the 20th century, the United States and the Soviet Union were embroiled in an ideological and diplomatic conflict known as the Cold War. By definition, a Cold War falls short of open warfare however threats and propaganda contribute to a state of political hostility between nations. Despite disagreements between historians, the Cold War is often...
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Unremembered Victory is written by Dennis H. Klein with the intention of drawing people’s attention to the Second Korean War story so that it becomes American history. Surprisingly, I have come across three books dedicated to this theme. Has the country really forgotten it? Perhaps the story has not been in the news as much as the Vietnam War, but...
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From when President Eisenhower gave his ‘Domino Effect’ speech in 1954, to the fall of Saigon in 1975, the U.S. military had been inserted into Vietnam in order to fight off the communist forces at war with South Vietnam. Although the Vietnam conflict was never considered a real war, nearly 60,000 U.S. soldiers were killed in battle. America’s involvement went...
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The anti-war movement was a reflection of a time period when individuals started to vocalize their opinions on political and social issues. The era of conformity and submission to higher powers was commencing its decay with the rise of the common man’s recognition of his or her authority and rights in response to certain societal dilemmas. This particular movement fully...

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