The major effects that the Vietnam war had on America were that America spent 168 billion dollars on the war‚ so America was financially in trouble. It also made the people of America think about war differently in general because of the horrible things they thought America was doing in Vietnam. It changed the racial war America was fighting‚ people seeing blacks and whites fight side by side for the same cause really made people see how similar they were. In 1969 President Johnson introduced a
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Southeast Asia was rooted in the American pledge to battle and contain communism and Vietnam LBJ concluded is the place to make a power credible. If freedom is to be saved we need a whole new kind of strategy a wholly different kind of force and a wholly different kind of training and commitment. Although Kennedy was willing to send U.S. military advisers into South Vietnam and mount covert operations in North Vietnam Cambodia and Laos he drew the line on U.S. combat units which meant that the South
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tourists in Vietnam. Refer to table 1‚ it shows that among the four countries in Indochina‚ Vietnam has proven to be one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the region. Officially‚ the Vietnamese government opened its doors to tourists in 1987. In 1996‚ total tourism revenue in Vietnam exceeded US$250 million‚ and total tourist arrivals in 1997 were 1.6 million (Kangwaan‚ 1998). By becoming a member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 1995‚ Vietnam can expect more
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Vietnam Country Environmental Analysis Draft Concept Paper Background Vietnam’s economy doubled in size during the last decade‚ while its poverty rate was halved. Exports are growing by 20 percent per year‚ and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows by 10 percent per year. Future rapid economic growth (an expected doubling of GDP in the next 10 years) and associated industrialization and urbanization‚ and Government’s huge investments in infrastructure pose significant pressures on the environmental
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before being flown to the US‚ or being sent by satellite to the US if it was an important story. The ability to quickly prepare those images and videos to be shown on television and other news sources was a very important aspect of the media in the Vietnam War. That ability allowed the media to have information on battles on nightly news and in news papers quickly which allowed people to get information on the war quickly and around when those events were happening. The increase in American households
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Understand the Vietnamese logistics industry In a global economic downturn‚ there are few opportunities for the transport and logistics sector. However Vietnam continues to offer long term growth potential for those companies willing to risk expansion in this immature but fast-developing market. The country has become a focal point for off-shore production for global manufacturers looking for even lower cost locations than in China. The latter market has seen labour and transportation costs
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The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a proxy war fought in Vietnam‚ Laos‚ and Cambodia between the North Vietnamese—supported by the Soviet Union‚ China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the US‚ the Philippines and other anti-communist allies. The war was causing deep division in the US (Nixon‚ 1969) and so during the elections of 1968‚ the main issue in question was America’s involvement in Vietnam. Richard Nixon promised to ‘end the war and win the peace‚’
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fearful for their lives. Constant protest and riots concerning race and the Vietnam War brewed a feeling of insecurity in the country. The feelings of intense nationalism and American pride seemed to have dissolved in the wake racial conflict and Vietnam. The American virtues of freedom and equality seemed to fall wayward‚ and the government did not act like it was any concern. The dirge of protests concerning Black Power‚ the Vietnam War‚ and civil rights were nearly unacknowledged by Lyndon Johnson. The
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AP US HISTORY The Dark Times of Viet Nam Eva Vu Miroslaba Velo Period 5 June 10‚ 2013 It is obvious that the wars impact the involving powers. The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self-image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ non communist government. The war also
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I have decided to do my research paper about the effects of Agent Orange on the ecosystem and environment of Vietnam and the soldiers who were fighting during the Vietnam war. This topic is one of many examples of how dangerous chemical being used for warfare also destroyed the environment. This event also caused damage to the people who were in contact with the agent and spread genetically through their descendants. I often wonder how the government can use such dangerous chemicals without thinking
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