The Vietnam War was a brutal war that affected millions of people in many different countries. All wars start because there is a difference in people s opinions‚ and the Vietnam War was no different. It started because France and a Vietnam leader‚ Ho Chi Minh‚ had a difference in opinion about the type of government Vietnam should have. To find out why the war broke out you will have to go back to the 1750 s. This is where the French started their so-called protectorate state of Vietnam. For many
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What did ‘rebellion’ have to do with the 1960’s? Look for things besides rebellion against the Vietnam War. The student movement was the next major social change movement to develop in the 1960s. Many of its early organizers had first become politically active in the early 1960s working alongside blacks in civil rights protests. The student movement worked primarily to fight racism and poverty‚ increase student rights‚ and to end the Vietnam War. At the core of the student movement was a belief
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extremely surprised to the way that man did to poor homeless man. I realized that people can react in a variety of ways to requests from the homeless- or even to the presence of homeless people such as acting rude‚ ignoring them instead of helping. To begin with‚ some people
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“Why did détente develop between 1969 and 1979?” Détente developed between 1969 and 1979 due to improved relations between the USA and the USSR. The end of the Vietnam War improved relations between the USA‚ USSR and China. Leaders were in contact and numerous summits such as SALT 1 and the Helsinki Accords were held between leaders bringing reform across Europe. The arms race had slowed up as no country had progressed any further from the reality of Mutually Assured Destruction. On top of this
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Focus question 2: How were soldiers treated upon their return in the 1960s-1970s? When the New Zealand soldiers returned to their country from the Vietnam War in the 1960s-1970s‚ they were treated as they were expecting to be treated. They believed that they would come home to be honoured‚ cheered‚ and saluted by their people. However‚ they received the complete opposite. The men were told to immediately change out of their uniforms‚ combat ribbons‚ and medals‚ and to act casually as if they hadn’t
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Television in the American society: Name: Institution: Television in the American society Generally‚ television remains the most popular form of entertainment in the United States of America (Huston 1993). In as much as the industry‚ the technology‚ and the audience has changed over history‚ its social‚ political‚ and cultural influence remains significant to date. However‚ debate still exists as to whether television is good or bad for the American society. This article has poured much
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How did the ancient oceans change to become what we now see today? It is a popular opinion that the World was once a supercontinent called “Pangaea”. At this time there was only one ocean called “Panthalassa”. The pieces of the supercontinent were giant plates that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Through years and years of continental drift‚ the giant jigsaw pieces became the continents of the world we know today. The splitting apart of the continents gave way to new oceans. The continents
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Why did Stalin win? Throughout the summer of 1923 it was apparent that Lenin’s reign was coming to an end and this overshadowed the political struggle however in the Politburo and central committee battle lines were forming. They all thought that they were deserving candidates with so thinking that they were untouchable and were destined to lead USSR . Leon Trotsky seemed to have the stronghold as he had a close relationship with Lenin. However in the background there was opposition growing. Stalin
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The soaring cold vibes between Russia the Western bloc has exacerbated to the verge of rebirth of another cold war between the duos. The Russia always seem to consolidate its control over the states of the Eastern Bloc while the United States strategies global containment to challenge Soviet power‚ extending military and financial aid to the countries of Western Europe and creating a NATO alliance. And this time‚ the obsession for accumulating the power is palpably dragging Ukraine into the picture
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the same restaurants as whites. In 1954‚ the Supreme Court outlawed segregated public education facilities for both blacks and whites. And by 1964 the Civil Rights Act was to bring segregation to a complete end. Making all races in America equal. So why minorities are still treated unequal almost 50 years later? In an article found on CNN.com‚ “49% of Americans see racism as a big problem. Another 64% says that racial issues have increased over the last decade. And over half of the Black population
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