To begin‚ what caused the Vietnam war and why did the United States get involved? In the early 1880’s‚ France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos. This created a colony called French Indochina. However‚ in World War II the Japanese drove the French out of Indochina and occupied Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh‚ a communist leader in Vietnam‚ didn’t want to be controlled by another foreign power. Thus he lead a revolt against the Japanese in 1945. Not soon after
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How did the involvement of the United States affect the outcome of World War II? Arrion Jackson Candidate Number- 002137-002 May 2012 I.B. 20th Century History Word Count- 1‚647 [pic] The USS West Virginia‚ USS Tennessee‚ and USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack‚ US Territory of Hawaii‚ 7 Dec 1941 Part A: Plan of Investigation The United States before and after the beginning of World War II prided itself on independence and isolation from foreign affairs. The U.S. already had
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Canada was a country that dramatically changed after the effects of World War II. Canada had changed in many ways including economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Canada’s economy was greatly benefitted by the war. People had also noticed how fast Canada had changed her political views due to the war. Immigration was on the rise because the people of Canada had finally seen what the effects of intolerance can do to a nation as a whole. Another way Canada had drastically changed was socially. It
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History Homework - Vietnam Why did the USA fail in Vietnam? America failed in the Vietnam War for various reasons; the people of Vietnam liked the communists of North Vietnam. The Americans bombed and killed the Vietnamese. The people of Vietnam hated the Americans in the end. The Americans tried to bomb the Vietnamese into submission and failed. Also when they were in open warfare America was successful‚ but when it turned into a guerrilla war America failed‚ that’s why America used napalm‚ to try
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called south Sarkhan‚ the U.S. wanted to stop the spread of communism and did not want the domino theory to happen with sarkhan. With that being said the U.S. helped Sarkhan in the battle to save their country‚ but at the same time used Sarkhan for their own good. A couple of the main characters in this story to help save Sarkhan were good friends U.S. ambassador Gilbert Macwhite and revolutionary leader Deong. Little did these two know that this would turn into a political war? During the movie
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deploying‚ a draft and creating many pop up training camps throughout the country as well as converting factories from commercials goods to munitions. Many men flocked to enlist after the U.S joined the war. However the number on men that volunteered did not merely meet the number of men required to fight.
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Why Did Women Get The Vote in 1918 Women first petitioned Parliament for equality in 1649- but were told that it was unnecessary as their husbands represented them in political affairs. 250 years later many people in Britain (women as well as men) still agreed with the Parliamentary response to the petitioners for women’s rights in 1649. However‚ the women’s suffrage moment in Britain took hold of the country in the 1860’s. Women (over the age of 30) finally won the vote in 1918- although historians
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War 2 (WW2) was one of the most destructive wars in history‚ which killed more than 38 million people. More than 50 countries were involved and it changed the world forever. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919‚ WW2 became inevitable. WW2 began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Although Germany’s invasion of Poland was a trigger for the war‚ there were multiple causes. The three main factors that caused WW2 to be inevitable
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The Vietnam War which went from 1965 to 1975 involved America and its allies‚ including Australia‚ aiming to prevent South Vietnam from an invasion by the communist North Vietnaese. There were many key reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Americans provided valuable support when they arrived at our aid during the WWII so Australia felt a responsibility to return a favour to the US to maintain healthy foreign relations. Australia also became implicated in the war due to the
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war so important and significant. To start off‚ the first atomic bombs were used during this war. Devastating damage was caused by such explosives. Secondly‚ Adolf Hitler committed suicide. People may wonder‚ well there were so many casualties‚ so why is this one person’s death important to history. Read on and the truth of Adolf Hitler will be revealed. Lastly‚ Germany’s surrender to the Soviets had a big impact on Germany’s future. Greater conflict occurred making the end of World War II incomplete
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