precipitated by the shooting of nine unarmed civilians who were protesting a ban of the Buddhist flag in the city of Hue. According to Moss 2010‚ “thousands of Buddhists took to the streets to protest the shootings and to demand religious freedom. Diem responded by rejecting their demand and jailing the Buddhist leaders.” This however‚ had led to the turning point in the Vietnamese Buddhist history‚ because everyone was surprise of what took place next. The Buddhist community was determined to
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Madison Krause M. Sherman AP English February 6th‚ 2013 Effects of the Vietnam War When people are asked what they think of when they hear the words “Vietnam War”‚ they may envision Rambo on a bloody‚ barbaric‚ and yet heroic killing spree or Forrest Gump getting shot in the buttock. Others may think of a grandparent or parent who fought in the grizzly guerilla warfare. Many can still recall their direct experience with the war‚ whether
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stop the spread of communism. By 1963 there were 17000 US advisors in South Vietnam. At that time the president of Vietnam was Diem‚ disliked by the most of the population‚ especially Buddhists which were persecuted because of their religion (Diem was catholic). In protest‚ Buddhist monks marched the streets and set themselves on fire. The same year the coup against Diem was planned and it was supported by the US government. In one year’s time‚ President Johnson had gained the support of the congress
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made people more accepting of his leftist ideologies. But when Ngo Dinh Diem was named Prime Minister in South Vietnam reunification became impossible. Diem not only refused to take part in a national election‚ but he also used unscrupulous method to secure over ninety-eight percent of the votes in South Vietnam. Unfortunately the new President of South Vietnam was not a benevolent ruler. “It was quickly becoming evident to me that Diem had an instinct for isolation and autocratic control and that
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The Vietnam War Vietnam is a small country to the south of China (’Vietnamese’ means "non-Chinese people of the south"). In 111 BC‚ Vietnam became part of the Chinese Empire. For the next thousand years Vietnam struggled to gain its independence from its much larger neighbour. This was achieved in 938 AD. The long period of Chinese rule had left its mark on Vietnam. The language‚ religion‚ architecture‚ system of government and most other aspects of Vietnamese life‚ reflected the influence of the
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The Vietnam War War affects millions of people in different ways everyday. The United States government involvement in the Vietnam War only led to millions more deaths of american and vietamese people. The United States started sending military around 1957 to assist the south vietemese army known as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. By the time the United States government withdrew there men they left vietnamin an even worse condition then when they arrived. The United States government should
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The purpose of "Crito" seems intended to exhibit the character of Socrates in one light only‚ not as the philosopher‚ fulfilling a divine mission and trusting in the will of Heaven‚ but simply as the good citizen‚ who‚ having been unjustly condemned is willing to give up his life in obedience to the laws of the State. The main argument that seems to entail the discussion between Crito and Socrates is the opinion of the majority on Socrates’ fate. In the "Crito" Socrates
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communism to neighboring asian countries‚ also known as the “domino theory”. The idea of communism started with the election of Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam. Kennedy wasn’t concerned with Vietnam until Lyndon B Johnson called Ngo Dinh Diem the “Winston Churchill of Asia” because‚ Diem was the only one trying to resist the communists and Johnson promised to help him. Noam Chomsky‚ a US philosopher‚ stated that if a country better its economy due to communism‚ neighboring countries would try to improve their
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‘Television brought the brutality of the war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America – not on the battlefields of Vietnam.’ (Marshall McLuhan‚ 1975). What evidence exists to demonstrate that the American media coverage of the Vietnam War influenced its outcome? There are only two comprehensive inferences that can be drawn upon when assessing the impact and legacy of the reporting of the Vietnam War on America and its media; the impact was enormous
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Ryan McConkey Glenn May May 29‚ 2013 Hist. 388: Vietnam and the U.S. The View from the Ground Vietnam was a hostile place especially for the Vietnamese. Going into a war with one of the most powerful countries in the world and not knowing if they would be able to get out of the war alive. Scared and not knowing if they would be able to gain their freedom that they have been fighting for since they were occupied by China in 1100 B.C. This war was to fight for that freedom and the only
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