As World War 2 ended and the Cold War began‚ communism began to expand from Russia into South-East Asia. China and North Korea became communist and communism continued to spread south as Vietnam became independent from the French after the battle of Dien Bien Phu resulting in the country being split at the 17th parallel into communist North and non-communist South. The United States entered the war to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia‚ as they feared that Communist forces would gain
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The Vietnam War was considered one of the longest foreign wars that the United States fought in‚ up until the Afghan War. Like most wars there is many events that occur during them and for the Vietnam one event that stood out was the Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was an attempt for Vietnamese communist to gain back control and cause a wedge between the U.S. and the South Vietnamese. To develop a better perspective of the Tet Offensive‚ it would help to Know the Vietnamese communist perspective
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Credit‚ World War One‚ government policies and technological advancements all had positive effects on the US economy‚ contributing to the boom of the 1920s. The factor of government policies played a big role‚ with‚ for example the Ford-McCumber Act 1922 which raised tariffs to force domestic purchases in the US. While speculation grew after World War One‚ it was the availability of easy credit that allowed the average consumer to speculate on the stock market. Henry Ford’s manufacturing was a major
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SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY COURSE: NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS CODE: DIR 413 QUESTION: ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF EUROPEAN COLONIZATION ON AFRICA’S SOCIAL‚ ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SYSTEM INTRODUCTION During the colonization of Africa‚ which was at it’s peak in the 18th and 19th century‚ the European powers of the time indulged in activities that changed and still continues to have multiple effects on the continent
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ASEAN Background By the end of the twentieth century‚ the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was experiencing growing pains. The organization had changed vastly since its inception in 8 August 1967‚ when it served as a political bulwark against the Cold War superpowers in order to protect the independence of its founding member states—Indonesia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984‚ Viet Nam on 28 July 1995‚ Lao PDR and Myanmar
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The Cold War: Communist China The Cold War was a tension-filled period that started when the anti-communist beliefs and the anti-democracy beliefs clashed. The main conflict in the Cold War was between the Soviet Union and the United States of America‚ and it lasted from 1947 to 1991 (44 years). From the USA point of view‚ communism was an idea that wasn’t right. The country believed that the world would be a much better place if communism was replaced by democracy. However‚ the countries that supported
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Find its radius. 3. Calculate the mass of an atom of (a) helium‚ (b) iron‚ and (c) lead. Give your answers in grams. The atomic masses of these atoms are 4.00 u‚ 55.9 u‚ and 207 u‚ respectively. 4. The position of a particle moving under uniform acceleration is some function of time and the acceleration. Suppose we write this position s = kamtn‚ where k is a dimensionless constant. Show by dimensional analysis that this expression is satisfied if m = 1 and n = 2. Can this analysis give the value
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How and why did USA become involved in the Vietnam War In march 12‚ 1947 with the truman doctrine and the newly introduced policy of containment usa decided to award itself with status of policeman of the world giving themselves a permission to intervene anywhere in the world when they consider it is neccessary. This was the policy that allowed them to interpose in vietnam. Vietnamese people under the leadership of ho chi mihn‚ founder of viet minh defeated french at diem bien phu who had controll
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in many wars. During wartime‚ nurses have had a significant role in the care of soldiers. The Korean War began in 1950 and ended in 1953; the nurses of the Army‚ Navy‚ and Air Force were called to duty in combat areas. The Vietnam War began in 1962 and did not end until 1973. Nurses gained experience and were appreciated during both wars‚ yet the Vietnam War provided nurses with more experiences and nurses were more appreciated than during the Korean War. The length of the Vietnam War with the
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years 1900-1945 by black Americans; however the amounts of progress varied in the North and South of America‚ the North appeared to have made more progress by 1945 than the South. The progress also varied depending on the area‚ such as political‚ social and economic aspects. Socially‚ the North of America had made more progress than the South. The North experienced de facto segregation‚ which meant that blacks were discriminated against but not segregated by law. This meant that socially black people
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