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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the United States Learned from the Vietnam War The United States made lots of mistakes in Vietnam. It stayed too long in the war‚ it failed to gather intelligence that could have saved lives‚ and we made rash decisions regarding the public’s reaction to us being there. The United States‚ at the most part‚ ignored these lessons as we continued some years later to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. But one mistake we did learn from was the allowance of free media in the war zone‚ and how never
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Political tensions will continue to rise in the United States as both parties continue to be uninterested in the beliefs of the opposing party. Many politicians have engaged in polarization‚ which has further divided republicans and democrats. The rise of social media has allowed individuals to find social circles that share their beliefs‚ as well as block out people and content that doesn’t align with what they believe. How can we create solutions to the problems that every American deals with if
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The Vietnam war was a long and violent war. The students at Kent State did not agree with the war and the bombing of Cambodia. This caused an outrage after getting shot by the Ohio National Guard. The Vietnam War started on November 1‚ 1955‚ and ended on April 30‚ 1975. The war was fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The North wanted to reunify Vietnam. The U.S. supported South Vietnam along with South Korea‚ Australia‚ and Thailand. The U.S. joined because they were
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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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Woodrow Wilsons War Professor 4/3/13 The Great War‚ as it was called‚ started on July 28th‚ 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. The United States decided to stay out of the war and be a neutral country. The United States economy was booming during this time because they were supplying many of the countries that were in the war. The United States soon became an economic world power. European countries were too caught up in getting ready and fighting during wartime and didn’t
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in the war in the first place was to stop the domino theory and to prevent vietnam from becoming communist. The war went on for many years and in the end‚ vietnam still became communist. Unpopular for presidents President of American Nixon became very unpopular because of the Vietnam war. A lot of american soldiers were drafted and dragged into the war. American civilians also saw what the American soldiers did to the vietnamese civilians. No press censorship The American war in Vietnam grew
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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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The Vietnam War had finished and on the 30th of April 1975‚ the Vietcong took control of Saigon and renamed it Ho Chi Minh City. President Thieu surrendered and fled the nation. Vietnam turned into a unified nation and races were held in 1976 . The Domino Theory proceeded into Laos and Cambodia yet not Thailand‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia and the Philippines. Aside from this fleeting impact‚ numerous short and long haul consequences for Vietnam once the Americans had cleared out. There is a comparative
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All American troops‚ together with war prisoners‚ allied military returned home‚ and the four-nation international control commission was established to ensure peace. Overall‚ the Vietnam War brought severe political‚ economic‚ and social consequences. The principal political consequences‚ was the low credibility and faith to the government‚ the lack of respected to public institutions. The obvious economical consequence let the United States analyze better the engaging in future conflicts. The
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