“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow.The shadow is what we think of it;the trees the real thing‚”says Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln or Abe was the 16th president of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln was also the writer of The Emancipation Declaration. He is also one of the most honest president`s in history. Abraham Lincoln was the reason why we don’t have slavery anymore. To begin with‚ Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February 12‚1809‚in Hodgenville
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In 1963‚ only hours after Lyndon B. Johnson had become the 36th President of the United States‚ his first words on the Vietnam War were “I’m not going to lose Vietnam. I’m not going to be the president who saw Southeast Asia become communist.” (CITE HERE) At the time‚ the United States was fighting to keep communism out of Southeast Asia. The main problem with President Johnson’s approach was sending bombs could carpet bomb miles of territory easily‚ Defoliants that killed jungles and humans alike
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The United States’ alliance with the Soviet Union began to crumble throughout World War II. Fueled by ideological differences‚ this climate of mutual mistrust between the two nations became known as the Cold War. Conflicts over Poland‚ a symbol of WWII‚ continued to divide these two nations apart as Stalin wanted a buffer in Eastern Europe to prevent another invasion. This is best represented by the concept of the “Iron Curtain” dividing Eastern and Western Europe. As a result of being unable to
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1950 July 26‚ 1950- President Harry Truman authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French. This event is important because it begins the United States military involvement in Vietnam. 1953 January 20‚ 1953- Former five-star Army general‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ becomes the 34th U.S President. This event is important because he becomes America’s new President and because he does a lot with the Vietnam War. 1954 April 7‚ 1954- President Eisenhower introduced the Domino Theory in response to
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Why did the US enter the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was fought during the cold war on 1 November 1955 - 30 April 1975. The Vietnam War was a war fought between the North and South Vietnam mainly‚ but in later year the US would join in to help South Vietnam ward off the communist mind of Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam. The Vietnam today is no longer called a war in fact no war since World War I and II have been wars. Instances like Vietnam have merely been police interference or police actions
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The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield
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The war on communism is seen mainly as a cold war because of the indirect violence between the Soviet Union and the United States. While these Countries never engaged in direct combat‚ the wars in the Pacific proved to be wars on communism itself because many of the Asian countries fell to communism in the wake of World War Two. This led to what Americans remember as the lone war lost. The war in Vietnam can be seen as the turning point in the war on communism. The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
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The War of 1812 helped the United States achieve international respect. The war also helped Andrew Jacksons political career. The United States economy was drastically altered during the war and the events leading up to it. America was facing several problems. The British military had more power than the American army. Since the American army was reduced as a cost-cutting measure‚ it needed to be expanded again. However‚ raising the funds for the war was delayed because there was no longer a national
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Andrew Jackson was a war hero and a very controversial president of the United States from 1828 to 1836. The American people loved Jackson because of his war efforts during the Battle of New Orleans and the Seminole Wars. Before he was president‚ he had a troubled childhood and later on was involved in the first divorce in Kentucky. He did have many questionable moves‚ such as the spoils system‚ the nullification in South Carolina‚ attempting to remove the national bank‚ the Indian Removal Act‚ ignoring
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us. The United States has been through so many wars including domestic war‚ and foreign war. War created this great country; since war has effect the US from the beginning‚ it is one of the important element to create this country. Cold War is considered as a significant war that effect the Modern World history. The Cold War was a persistent condition of political and military pressures between the Communist and Capitalist nations‚ principally the Americans and the Soviets‚ after World War II. These
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