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    Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in

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    How effective were the tactics used by the US during the Vietnam War? The US used many tactics during the war with Vietnam and the tactics used were usually for one of two purposes: to destroy the Vietcong or win over the peasantry‚ which was what the population of Vietnam generally consisted of. However‚ some tactics proved to be more effective than others‚ and they were inter-related as one often wouldn’t work without the other. The US Army‚ alongside the South Vietnamese Army (the ARVN) found

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    answers.com/Q/How_did_the_Vietnam_War_affect_the_World The Vietnam War Ericka Davis History 135 - One of the most critical outcomes of armed conflict is the impact on societies. Armed conflict has far-reaching effects and substantially impacts societies. Below is a list of conflicts the United States fought after 1918. •Choose one (1) conflict from the list below:•World War II •Korean Conflict •Vietnam Conflict •Cold War •Analyze two to three (2–3) major consequences the conflict

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    Emergence of EconomicSocial and Political Ideas Introduction The new ideas that shaped our modern world are the influence of democracy‚ republicanism‚ nationalism and liberalism. Democracy is a form of government in which the citizen elects a representative to create laws on their behalf. Republicanism is a form of government in which the head of the state is the citizen of that nation rather than a monarch. A monarch is someone like a king‚ queen or an emperor. Nationalism is the belief that

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    What was the impact of the war on Australia and/or neighbouring countries? (Syllabus Question): Students are expected to study the impact of the war on ONE of the following: • Vietnam veterans and their families • Indo-Chinese refugees • Australian culture • Australia’s relations with Asia Veterans and their families: • Vietnam War veterans were no treated well on arrival to Australia unlike during WWI and WWII. • Unlike during 1918 when the government tried to assist soldiers with

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    The United States’ war with Vietnam was undoubtedly “a different kind of war”. Guerilla tactics and a largely jungle environment throughout the theatre of Vietnam made this a supremely unique conflict in the annals of American military history. Faced with this type of unique enemy and terrain‚ the American Armed Forces undoubtedly had to evolve and adapt their tactics accordingly. One element that is particularly extraordinary and exclusive to the Vietnam War is the development of highly organized

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    The vietnam war was a great war that was tough and had many struggles there was many obstacles in the way to beat the vietnamese many argue that we won because we backed out of the war but a lot of people think we lost the vietnam war and here is a few reasons the united states lost the vietnam war . The united states of america lost the vietnam war because of lack of allied support‚ lack of support at home‚ lack of ballistic or nuclear bombs and finally the lack of real military objectives

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    Political Science 120A Midterm Study Questions 1. How does public opinion affect foreign policy? Is public opinion permissive or constraining? Does the U.S. public support the use of force? Under what conditions? -The public holds the president accountable because he needs approval ratings and support‚ especially during elections.  Public can constrain freedom of action (if the public hates something‚ the president isn’t going to do it)‚ and the public generally supports war when it is

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    characterized by its citizens’ attitudes‚ leading to many disputed events throughout history‚ such as the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War‚ which began in 1955‚ was both a civil war between North and South Vietnam and a proxy war involving other prominent nations‚ such as the United States ("Vietnam War"). In 1964‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized the direct involvement of the U.S. in Vietnam after a short clash between U.S. and North Vietnamese naval forces occurred‚ which led to the Southeast Asia

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    however in Guatemala was under attack by a group known as the Kaibil‚ the war had ended after the government had negotiated between each other and seized fire for good‚ then in Tasmania back in 1832 before the war had ended‚ the native americans were being kicked off their land by the king’s colonist‚ in 1832 a large massacre wiped out the Cambodian Genocide The Khmer Rouge was a militia and a communist group. Why did the war start? In Samulet‚ Cambodian peasants were not treated very well‚ they rebelled

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