Wars have been fought since the beginnings of humanity to settle disputes‚ and the core concepts of warfare has not changed for thousands of years. Unfortunately‚ all wars come with a devastating cost the world must pay - the loss of many lives‚ the destruction of environment‚ and a deep wound in society which would take years to stitch back to unity. Between 1955 and 1975‚ the United States participated in the Vietnam War in order to prevent the spreading of Communism by the Vietcong from North
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General (Gen.) Sheridan was the commander assigned to the Northwest Region of the United States. His military supervisor at the time was Gen. Ulysses S. Grant who was the overall commander of the Union Forces during the Civil War. Gen. Grant gave Gen. Sheridan the tactics‚ techniques and procedures to devise a plan to execute the mission accordingly. For example‚ “General Terry was strike west from Fort Abraham Lincoln. General Crook was to push north from Fort Fetterman‚ Wyoming. General Gibbon
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The Civil War was the most bloody war in American history‚ with the most American deaths of any conflict. It occurred when the southern states of the United States collectively succeeded from the Union‚ and formed a confederacy. These states seceded because they felt that their state rights‚ granted to them by the constitution‚ were being infringed upon. With newly invented weaponry and poor medical knowledge‚ the death rate of those involved in the war was extremely high. This pattern of advancing
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The Vietnam War was a conflict between the communist‚ North Vietnam and South Vietnam. In the wake of the Second World War western fears of a communist expansion throughout Asia were running high. The United States was concerned that if North Vietnam succeed and turned Vietnam into a communist state‚ neighboring countries were also likely to follow. As an ally of the United States and Australia’s involvement in South-East Asia Treaty Organization and the Australia - New Zealand - United States Security
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prisoners of war during the Vietnam War (Ruanyin). The name of Hanoi Hilton was came from the American GIs. “To the Vietnamese‚ the prison was known as Hoa Lo” (McMahon‚ Mary). The name Hanoi Hilton may sound a little luxurious but it actually a place that had full of brutal‚ torture‚ dirty‚ and dark in the history. First of all‚ the Hoa Lo prison had been around over a hundred years ago. It was constructed or built by the French arounds 1886‚ when French had the control over Vietnam. Back then‚
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During the Civil War‚ there were many great commanders that helped make the war successful. Winfield Scott Hancock is not only known for the Civil War‚ but in the many other wars that he fought bravely in. Hancock is known for when he commanded the Union center‚ and defeated Confederate troops‚ which was known as Pickett’s Charge. Winfield Scott Hancock was born February 4‚ 1824 in Southeastern Pennsylvania. He was one of two identical twin brothers. He was given his name after Winfield Scott‚ the
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Union couldn’t risk a war against each other. However‚ they had client states that could continue the fights for them. The Americans actually fought in Vietnam therefore in the cold war ‘game’ the USSR could not. However they supported their fellow communist state‚ China by supplying them with resources such as armed weapons. In return they would equip and arm the North Vietnamese who fought against America. Vietnam was part of the French empire before World War Two. During the war the Japanese took
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How did the weathermen effect the civil society protest movement and the Vietnam War? Yo‚ yo‚ yo‚ listen up‚ I’ve got a story to tell about this radical group that did so well. Okay‚ I’m terrible at rapping‚ let’s start this again. Okay‚ let me set the stage. Picture this‚ your living in America in 1972‚ where nearly 50% of the American population is under 18 years old. You have watched the previous generation protest for civil rights. You have witnessed most of the civil society protest movement
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Kempner presents many stylistic and rhetorical techniques to show his thoughts about the Vietnam War. He uses vivid imagery to show the awful things he saw and experienced in his time there. He has a very negative tone throughout the whole letter and uses sarcasm intended to provoke unfavorable thoughts and opinions about the war. Kempner also utilizes a variety of different types and lengths of sentences. The graphic imagery Kempner uses to describe the scene is gruesome. He tells us of the “impenetrable
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VIETNAM ------------------------------------------------- DRESS CODE IN VIETNAM Vietnam is a country known for its diversity in culture and traditions. The Vietnamese are very simple people‚ which are mirrored in their way of living‚ the culture of Vietnam and especially in their clothes. Fashion in Vietnam has a touch of elegance and smartness embodied in Vietnamese dress code. Even though Vietnamese fashion has regional differences‚ especially in the North and South of Vietnam and among the
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