a small Asian country‚ 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest was threatened strongly enough to fight a war there. The explanation for this lies in the fear caused by the spread of communism at that time. The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. You see‚ the US had to enter the war to stop the spread of communism in Asia since North Vietnam was communist. If North Vietnam was to succeed in converting Vietnam into a communist country
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you think American children‚ in general‚ think war is cool? Explain." Some people want what they can’t have‚ but do not think of the reality of it. Ishmael’s friends think it is so “cool” that “he saw people running around with guns and shooting each other” but do not understand how dangerous and traumatic it actually is. They probably found the fact that he saw fighting firsthand mind-boggling. War is just a fantasy in their minds. For Ishmael‚ war is an unpleasant truth to be avoided at all costs
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The War of 1812 The War of 1812 Essay Many will agree that the war of 1812 was a very great battle‚ but also a very pointless one. There are many conflicts with the war of 1812‚ the most important one‚ not believing or truly knowing who won the war. Neither side‚ American nor British North America‚ gained anything from the war other than bloodshed and slaughter. A mass amount of lives were taken for no true physical gain‚ only the grief of a nation. It’s constantly a debated between nations
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question: Was the United States justified in going to war against Mexico in 1846? Use the primary source material on pages 3–5 of this document and the information in Chapter 16 to help you answer the question and provide support for your answer. Refer to the scoring rubric on the last page to see how your essay will be scored. (100 points) Score Write an essay that answers the following question: Was the United States justified in going to war against Mexico in 1846? Answer: I think that
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Vietnam War The war first began in 1959‚ five years after the division of the country by the Geneva Accords. Vietnam had been split into two. The communist government in the north was under Ho Chi Minh and democratic government in the south was under Ngo Dinh Diem. The Vietnam War stated because France tried to make another attempt to takeover Vietnam by having a foreign power to rule. In Vietnam the target of containment was Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnam front he had created in 1941. Ho and
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theirs‚ but the United States believed that they bordered at the Rio Grande and that the disputed territory was theirs. In 1845‚ a group of troops were walking in the distributed area‚ when Mexican soldiers fired upon them‚ killing 16 of them. This was one of the reasons that the U.S went to war with Mexico in 1846. The United States was justified in going to war with
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The War to Save a Nation Should we interfere in countries that are in civil war or in need of help‚ or should we as a nation be more concerned about our own issues on the other hand? There are many different viewpoints on whether we should be in Afghanistan or Iraq; both sides of the argument have valid points supported by facts and strong beliefs. I‚ for one‚ strongly believe that there should be a continued presence in those countries. I believe it is morally wrong to turn one’s back and pretend
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Can war be justified? Since September 11th‚ American news has been filled with stories and photographs of violent war. We were attacked mercilessly on our on soil‚ so most would say that the war on Afghanistan and Iraq are justified. But looking further into the matter‚ what are we really accomplishing with war? Are we proving that they shouldn’t bother us anymore? Or are we just getting revenge? Neither are justifications for war. We should in the first place keep the best relations possible
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scholars attempted to theorize war in human history‚ only few were credited for constructing consistent theories on which people could base and further their understanding of war and warfare. Those include Greek Thucydides‚ Chinese Sun Tzu‚ and Indian Kautilya all three from 3-4th century BC; Prussian Carl von Clausewitz and Swiss Antoine-Henry Jomini both from 19th century. All of those prominent theorist had a lot to offer and therefore had great influence on our thinking in war‚ warfare‚ and strategy
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The Power to Declare War Ritwik Ravin Poltical Science Mrs. Mooney December 13‚ 2010 Ricky Ravin‚ Mrs. Mooney The Power to Declare War Congress and the president use their powers to check and balance each other. One power of Congress is the ability to declare war. However‚ Congress generally gives the president control during war time. Because of this‚ the president is able to acquire more power over the war while Congress can do little if they have already given their
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