United States Presidents: The Good‚ The Bad‚ The Ugly President James Polk once said‚ "With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses." And it is definitely true that the being the most powerful man on earth cannot be an easy task. Forty- three men have taken on the challenge of filling these shoes and to be forever considered for their accomplishments. In this line of powerful men‚ some are remembered for their ability to overcome adversity and leave a legacy of prestige
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War is always a controversial topic whenever it is discussed in a political setting‚ or even a private conversation between friends. No War has ever been a more controversial than the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the longest War the nation has ever engaged in. The United States entered the war in 1961 and pulled out in 1975. Although the death toll did not reach as high as the civil war‚ or either World War One‚ or World War two. The Nation still lost over fifty thousand soldiers in the deadly
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CRIMINALITY‚ ORDER AND LAWS You are in the United States on a vacation‚ a nice trip with your family and/or friends. You are walking across the street and a cop takes out a gun‚ it is pointed at your face. He yells: “We have an arrest warrant for you.” You know you didn’t do anything and he tries to arrest you. What do you do? Do you know the rights that you have? The laws of the United States? Probably not‚ only that you have a right to speak to a lawyer. You think to yourself if it would be
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Focus question 2: How were soldiers treated upon their return in the 1960s-1970s? When the New Zealand soldiers returned to their country from the Vietnam War in the 1960s-1970s‚ they were treated as they were expecting to be treated. They believed that they would come home to be honoured‚ cheered‚ and saluted by their people. However‚ they received the complete opposite. The men were told to immediately change out of their uniforms‚ combat ribbons‚ and medals‚ and to act casually as if they hadn’t
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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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During the fight against Mexico the United States was unified on bringing they land apart of the United States‚ as a result of winning The new territory it also created a lot of tension among the United States congress. The main reason was over slavery‚ if it would be allowed over the territory that was just won by the United States which began the compromise of 1850. Both sides were against one another‚ several congressmen saw this as a opportunity the south to increase farmland and for slavery
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The Vietnam War was the longest deployment of U.S. forces in hostile action in the history of the United States‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. Although there is no formal declaration of war from which to date U.S. entry‚ President John F. Kennedy’s decision to send over 2‚000 military advisers to South Vietnam in 1961 marked the beginning of twelve years of American military combat. The war also had great effects on the American people at home. It was the first war ever to broadcast on television. The
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In The United States there were a lot of problems among marketers‚ economics. In order to help them‚ he decreased the income taxes and Woodrow gave them materials to go into a big business‚ and said words about free market. It is obvious that‚ he gave these opportunities in order to improve economical system of The United States. Moreover‚ the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission were established a new system with the aim of supporting banking and finance. The underwood Tariff
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in the war in the first place was to stop the domino theory and to prevent vietnam from becoming communist. The war went on for many years and in the end‚ vietnam still became communist. Unpopular for presidents President of American Nixon became very unpopular because of the Vietnam war. A lot of american soldiers were drafted and dragged into the war. American civilians also saw what the American soldiers did to the vietnamese civilians. No press censorship The American war in Vietnam grew
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with the intent of the reader gaining a further knowledge of the role the United States intervention played in stabilizing Lebanon in 1958‚ when the country was on the brink of civil war. The paper briefly gives a summary on the state of Lebanon‚ how a civil war was nearly imminent‚ and why the United States got involved. The U.S. military had no idea what they would encounter in country but were prepared for war. Luckily‚ war did not occur. The paper acknowledges the fact the U.S. intervention did
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