Ethan Allen was a farmer‚ businessman‚ land speculator‚ philosopher‚ writer‚ and American Revolutionary War patriot‚ hero‚ and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont‚ and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War. Born in rural Connecticut‚ Allen had a frontier upbringing but also received an education that included some philosophical teachings. In the late 1760s he became interested in the New Hampshire Grants‚ buying
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to end the war to began. Between 1968 and 1969‚ contacts in Paris between North Vietnam and the United States were expanded to include South Vietnam and the NLF. Under the leadership of President Richard M Nixon‚ the United States changed its tactics to combine U.S. troop withdrawals with intensified bombing and the invasion of Communist sanctuaries in Cambodia . Due to the length of the war‚ the high number of U.S. casualties‚ and the exposure of U.S. involvement in war crimes such
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Potsdam to the fundamental conditions of the occupation of Germany. American nuclear bombs destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 1947: The Truman Doctrine: The US offers assistance to countries threatened by communism -- especially Greece and Turkey. US Secretary of State George C. Marshall announces a massive aid program for the reconstruction of World War II-torn Europe that will become known as the Marshall Plan. 1948: The Communists take power in Czechoslovakia. 1948: The Soviet blockade of West Berlin
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Alternate Outcome US intelligence community had several chances to change the outcome of the Tet Offensive. Gathering and dissemination of intelligence were critically overlooked. The imagery of massing of large enemy formation along with built up supply lines we key indicators that could have been eliminated. The capture of two VC soldiers that had propaganda reporting for the occupation of South Vietnam could have to be correlated with other reporting which could have to identify the true threat
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in many wars. During wartime‚ nurses have had a significant role in the care of soldiers. The Korean War began in 1950 and ended in 1953; the nurses of the Army‚ Navy‚ and Air Force were called to duty in combat areas. The Vietnam War began in 1962 and did not end until 1973. Nurses gained experience and were appreciated during both wars‚ yet the Vietnam War provided nurses with more experiences and nurses were more appreciated than during the Korean War. The length of the Vietnam War with the
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Aaron Meyer Vietnam War Ms. Price 12 December 2016 Boys of War The Vietnam War was a dark and depressing time in United States history. As the American’s involvement in the Vietnam War increased‚ the fewer people wanted the war to continue. Americans began to dislike the effects the war was having on America. One of the unfavorable attributes of the war‚ as explained in the story “The Things They Carried” and the films Letters Home‚ Platoon and “Back
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The Vietnam War was the U.S’ longest and most exhausting war- the only war the U.S had ever lost‚ had far-reaching consequences and impact on most American life from the economy‚ culture to domestic politics and foreign policy- some of which continue to do so today. The American military had entered Vietnam as a world superpower from World War 2 but left Vietnam with a humiliating defeat‚ shockingly high casualties‚ the American public sharply divided and its leaders uncertain of who to trust with
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people of South Vietnam and the troops under his command‚ to lead them to an honorable victory. Instead‚ General Westmoreland failed to come up with an original strategy to fight the opposing forces and their effective guerrilla warfare. I will be analyzing General Westmoreland’s poor decision to use an ineffective attrition strategy in the Vietnam War and how some people consider him‚ “the General that lost Vietnam.”(Thompson 2011) In 1964‚ General Westmoreland was sent to Vietnam and placed in charge
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Similarities Between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War As time passes‚ every society endures situations which stress its’ very fabric. Each societies’ history is sprinkled with these situations. One such situations which the United States underwent was the Vietnam war. For years this particular event has been hotly debated. Hardly anyone who was present at the time agrees on any point concerning this war‚ except that they regret it. It has become "the greatest American foreign policy calamity
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Losses from the Vietnam War The Vietnam War took a lot from the United States including human life‚ money‚ and supplies. Thousands of lives were lost. Some countries think we don’t feel loss because we are so strong‚ but we feel loss just like any other. Resources are vital to wars and so is manpower. Lives shouldn’t of been thrown away carelessly. It cost more than it should’ve ever had over a useless war. The loss of life was ridiculous over fifty eight thousand United States soldiers died
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