A Research Proposal on the Vietnam War and the Media The overall topic of my research is the Vietnam War‚ but I will be exploring more in depth how the media illustrates not only the war but also the effect of the war on the homeland of the United States. During the Vietnam war there were many problems facing soldiers‚ citizens‚ and the United States as a whole country. The media has the power to bring all of these problems and truths to light in ways such as films‚ so in my paper I will see how
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The United States strategy in Vietnam from 1965 to 1968 went through various changes and revisions as leadership tried to find a feasible plan of action. US Army General William Westmoreland and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara were two of the major forces in US leadership that would shape the war effort. They devised a military strategy of attrition through tactics of search and destroy‚ covert operations‚ and other factors in hopes of wearing out the enemy. While their strategy found some success
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Present War in Iraq and Past War in Vietnam The Vietnam War was a bad decision made by the United States government. There was no reason for the United States to start a war with this foreign country. The Defense Department released a film in 1965 addressing why the United States had to go to war with Vietnam. They said it was to defend freedom and aggression‚ and to stop the spreading of communism. In reality‚ this war was made by choice‚ it was not a “do or
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As it can be seen‚ there was much conflict between the North & South in Vietnam. The question is what conflicts initiated the Cold War. The relationship between the both states already had difficulties from the beginning of time. In the South‚ they usually contained a smaller population than the North but were consequently growing as a group. As everyone knows that a great relationship has to be built by a trust‚ that was the one thing between the states they did not possess. Due to this‚ both
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In 1961 the worst war ever fought by America had just started. The Vietnamese of the north also known as the Viet Cong had invaded the south to take control of the entire country. America and other democratic countries felt the spread of communism to this country would be a stepping-stone for other communistic countries around the world‚ also known as the Domino Effect. America‚ as cocky as they were‚ invaded Vietnam to help the southern Vietnamese. Although America is one of the most powerful countries
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It will include information on what the huey did in the Vietnam War‚ some heroic pilot stories‚ and what happened to it after the Vietnam War. The huey was the first helicopter to be used in combat and is still used in the military today along with the police forces‚ coast guard‚ hospitals‚ national guard‚ and civilian private aircraft. The huey’s design was made and started production in 1960 and was finished by 1962. In the Vietnam War‚ the huey was used for mainly troop carrying and medical evacuations
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the main purpose of reuniting North and South Vietnam. The Vietcong was able to defeat the French and then the South Vietnamese army‚ having American forces supporting their defense. As the attacks began encroaching Saigon‚ U.S. Colonel Michael Macmahon held Mai’s sponsorship for a safe extraction out of danger. Soon after‚ Mai’s mother Thanh‚ would join her in the United States in 1975. As Mai and Thanh escape a complicated situation in South Vietnam‚ they’re confronted with an equally complicated
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According to Clausewitz‚ “war is nothing but a duel on a larger scale… immediate aim is to throw his opponent in order to make him incapable of further resistance” (Clausewitz‚ P75). As a result‚ one of the most important ways to win a war is to know the kind of conflict you’re fighting. It must also include a good understanding of the enemy at hand. For all the compelling reasons‚ that awareness will allow the development of effective strategy encompassing all elements of national power. This argument
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Just imagine you went to war‚ having killed people‚ seeing friends and enemies die‚ and living in fear of dying yourself. Think about how you must have felt if you had to sneak your way back into our country‚ with nothing said and you had to just pretend nothing happened and start all over. For many veterans‚ returning home has been a distressing and apprehensive experience. Even though the veterans were trained for the intensity of the duties‚ the training may have not prepared them for the emotional
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course because all throughout history women have made significant contributions to America‚ especially the Vietnam War. The United States has been slower to include women in its military planning and actions. Men believed in saving the United States from communism‚ and many women believed they could make a difference in the battle. Women‚ military as well as civilian‚ volunteered to go to Vietnam for a variety of reasons‚ as they wanted to show love and companion to men‚ they wanted to show their independency
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