The 1968 Tet Offensive displayed how leadership and its inability to properly analyze the battlefield can ultimately reshape a war and inspire the political landscape. Many analytical flaws caused the Tet Offensive to become a negative turning point in the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. A main example of this is how the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the People’s Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF‚ or more commonly known as the Viet Cong) used deception as a tactical advantage. This
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Alex Zimmerman Debbie Wikstrom HIS-203 5/8/13 1968 film The year 1968 is considered one of the most turbulent‚ and pivotal‚ twelve month periods in American history. This single year was a flashpoint for many of the social‚ political‚ and cultural transformations for which the overall decade of the 1960s is known. During these years‚ the United States became entrenched in an unpopular war in Vietnam abroad‚ while unrest‚ experimentation‚ violence‚ and outspokenness raged throughout the nation
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charged year of 1968. The revolution that occurred was not strictly political‚ however‚ and young college students strived to make social statements with “sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll”. The assassinations of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Kennedy also occurred in the same bittersweet year‚ as well as widespread riots leading to violent takeovers of college campuses‚ the 1968 Democratic Convention riot‚ outbursts by the Black Panthers‚ including a black power salute at the 1968 Olympic games
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and sent to the U.S. Electoral College where the electors select the President and Vice President. These elections are thrilling pieces of American History. They are historical markers for shifts of leadership and thinking in the United States. The 1968 presidential race was no exception because it was most likely one of the most exciting elections to date. It had more controversies and tragic events then ever witnessed before. There was violence‚ death‚ war‚ tension‚ discrimination‚ riots‚ and protests
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Tini Nguyen HFN2O1-04 Ms. Marinelli June 5th‚ 2013 REPORT Every country has different culture. Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. Vietnam has a rich culture that has been shaped by many civilizations throughout history. Through many long struggles‚ the Vietnamese people have created their unique culture. There are so many cultural celebrations in Vietnam such as Vietnamese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival are the most important celebration. Climate affects the availability of ingredient
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Vietnam Vietnam’s personality has been outline by long-running differences‚ both internally and externally with foreign foes. The first nation of Vietnam being recorded is the Van Lang Nation‚ founded by the ancient Viet race in the North. The most famous king is Hung King. In 3 B.C‚ another nation was found by Au Duong Vuong and named Au Lac Nation. The historical remain of Co Loa Citadel is the evidence. In Central Vietnam‚ another kingdom of Champa emerged from Sa Hyun culture around 2 B.C
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Welcome to Vietnam! If someday you decided to go to visit other countries‚ you should go to visit the very beautiful country‚ Vietnam! It is located in Southeastern Asia‚ nearby Thailand‚ Laos‚ South China Sea‚ alongside China‚ and Cambodia. It is very interesting that Vietnam has the geographic shape looks like the letter S. The weather is hot‚ rainy and humid from May to September and it is dry from October to March. There are a lot of big cities in Vietnam‚ for example‚ Ho Chi Minh City‚ Ha Noi
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1968 by Tom Brokaw “Documentary: 1968” covered all the usual events of that year‚ protests over the Vietnam War‚ the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King‚ the race riots‚ women’s lib‚ black power‚ hippies and drugs. This documentary was a little different in that it was more of a personal take on the events as Tom Brokaw was already working as a reporter at that time and these were his personal recollections. Also‚ he interspersed many interviews with contemporaries of the present
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C U LT U R E Vietnam is a mainly Mahayana GEOGRAPHY Buddhist country‚ although other TRAVE L IN VIE TNAM religions are among Confucianism and Taoism. The official and sole language of Vietnam is Vietnamese. Curabitur leo Culture of Vietnam is based on harmony‚ family‚ and humanity. the Maecenas food is a blend of Chinese and Thai and is considered one of the healthiest foods in the world because of it’s fresh ingredients. Vietnamese money is called dong‚ and soccer is one of the most popular
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Explain why the Vietcong was supported in South Vietnam in the years 1964 to 1968 (12 marks) The Vietcong was supported in the years 1964 to 1968 due to the fact that the Americans had failed to win the hearts and minds of the people. Instead they alienated the people and thought them to be sub-human‚ destroyed their homes with bombing and unwanted policies such as strategic hamlets. The Vietcong was presented as both nationalist and a communist movement. This enabled it to have a wide appeal
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