The Vietnam War occurred at an interesting time in the development of television. ... By the time the Vietnam War escalated in the mid-1960s, television was ready to capture the war's images and most Americans were able to watch in their homes. ... As a result of this commentary, news coverage of the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1970 influenced the American public's opinion of the war effort. It is important to place the news media of the middle and late 1960s in the appropriate context. ... CBS was the news leader during the Vietnam War years. ...

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I"m against any war, and Vietnam War is no exception. ... Vietnam is the longest and most controversial war US fought. ... There is always more that one point of view, and after I did some reading about Vietnam War, I became aware that there was some significant reason and very important reason which advocate why US entered this war. ... "No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. ... The Vietnam War is one of those events that cannot be classified as completely right or wrong even, it caused great harm and it shall be avoided then. ...

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The Vietnam War was by far the most convulsive and traumatic of America's three wars in Asia in the 50 years since Pearl Harbor. ... It divided the American people as no other event since their own Civil War a century earlier. ... The war began as a determined attempt by Communist guerrillas (the so-called Vietcong) in the South, backed by Communist North Vietnam, to overthrow the government of South Vietnam. The struggle widened into a war between South Vietnam and North Vietnam and ultimately into a limited international conflict. ... Public opinion, extremely important in any war,...

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The Kent State Massacre was said to be nationwide influential event, which was a result of new mass media technology that allowed people to view the war from home, with the biggest protest of students in American history, and it also affected the face of the Vietnam War. ... The events surrounding the deaths of students in Kent, Ohio were disorderly and violent. ... As the massacre is looked back upon, there are several key events that set the tragic day. ... He also ordered a series of violent attacks; the most important attack was the invasion of Cambodia in 1970, in an attempt to cut off su...

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The Vietnam War: The Most Argued War The Vietnam War is one the most unique wars that the United States has ever fought in. ... The Vietnamese nationalism was a very important factor in determining the citizen's motives for defending themselves against the French and soon later, the U.S. ... This event put more weight onto the shoulders of America. ... The question will always remain: Was the Vietnam War necessary? ... The Vietnam War and PTSD.? ...

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Despite a common misconception that in its cinema of the Vietnam War Hollywood displayed a sense of realism and authenticity not seen before, the truth is more disturbing. ... The aim of this coursework is to assess how fairly mainstream American cinema dealt with the Vietnam War. ... It is important I stress that I am not reviewing them as films. ... The Vietnam War was one of the most incisive sensations of 20th century world history, especially as it was the first time the U.S. had to leave a theatre of war as the loser. ... What separates Full Metal Jacket and Hamburger Hill apart from ot...

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Vietnam Many believe that America's involvement in the Vietnam War was a disaster. ... One question that comes to mind when thinking about the Vietnam War is our reasoning for entering the war and what our enemies thought about America's intervention in the war. ... Americas confidence in its" political leaders and as a country itself is an important factor to consider. ... President after president avoided being charged with the loss of the Vietnam War. ... Hopefully the American people will learn from their past and not be destined to re-live the horrible events that took...

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The Tet Offensive caused a chain of events that led to the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam and ultimately led to a defeat for the United States armed forces. ... Americans now commonly believe that the war in Vietnam fueled the anti-government and anti-war movements that shocked American society and ultimately led to the United State's failure in Vietnam. ... To this day, the Vietnam War is considered one of the most controversial events in American History. ... Unfortunately, the negative image of the Vietnam War is greatly influenced by Hollywood's portrayal of the war. ... Th...

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The Vietnam War and postwar period also resulted in a period of significant social and political change. ... However, none of these changes led to a major economic downturn, precipitated a war, or denied the civil rights of Americans as did the events following World War I. ... Despite the significant implications of World War I and the fact that the Civil War occurred over one hundred years ago, the Civil War remains as the most important event in American history. ... The preservation of the Union, the most significant political result of the Civil War, was also one of the...

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I find it good to acknowledge the event that took place during the Vietnam War. ... My significant historical event is the Vietnam war. ... Remember what was done right and most importantly, what was done wrong. ... Knowing this only reinforces the idea that history is important. Making the war in Vietnam, a significant historical event....

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The Vietnam Revolution could apply be summarized as a war between communism and democracy. ... The Vietnam Revolution was an epilogue of events that started way before the conflict that occurred during the 1960's and 1970's. ... This war would be the Vietnam Revolution. Many nations around the world kept a close eye on the involvement's in Vietnam after the Geneva Conference, most importantly, the United States and Russia. ... Plans for a full scale war were now being made by the Allied forces defending South Vietnam. ...

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The Vietnam War was the longest and perhaps, the most controversial war in American history. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975; U.S. involvement began in 1961, with 60,000 American servicemen killed and approximately 2 million Vietnamese death (Over view of the Vietnam War). ... According to Currie and Holland, close friendships within units help serve an important function amid the stress you undergo during combat (102). ... Vietnam was one of America's most dangerous and controversial wars. ... Vietnam veterans were the first to fight in an American war that is not recalled with pride. ...

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Past historic events from World War II with Adolf Hitler, at Munich in 1938, displayed that if aggression is not immediately handled the aggressors become more encouraged. ... One other important reason President Johnson sent numerous troops to South Vietnam is because the United States made an oath to protect Vietnam from the threat of Communism. ... The only war was not being fought in Vietnam but back in the United States as well. ... Former Vietnam veterans even supported to end the war. The veterans established a group known as the Vietnam Veterans against War. ...

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Prior to the Vietnam War, the use of the helicopter had been limited to transporting the wounded from the battlefield. ... Once again America had just finished a great war in which France was an important ally. ... It is important to remember that the leaders at this time thought they were doing the right thing. ... The Vietnam War was not a very popular war with the American people and due to the prolonged United States involvement the number of people against it grew. ... The Vietnam War was the first war in the history of the United States to be fought on foreign and domestic soil at the s...

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Being one of the most important events of American history, Vietnam War couldn't have been left out in "Forrest Gump". ... Lieutenant Dan views Vietnam as a glorious national and personal event. ... Another perspective on Vietnam War is given by Bubba. ... The Vietnam War is just another event or period of time for him. ... Vietnam War sequence in the film isn't shown as a scene with strong images of death and horror, it is rather shown through the eyes of simpleton, who convinces us to look at Vietnam like at another event in America's history....

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The war in Vietnam has been influential in policy and decision making for decades following the end of the war. ... The popularity of a president is important. ... The public's opinion of the president is not only affected by drastic foreign and domestic events, but also the economy. ... In 1968, after Tet, Lyndon Johnson made a decision to de-escalate the war in Vietnam. ... In Vietnam, the Tonkin Gulf incident fueled the United States to enter the war. ...

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The confusion surrounding this decade is, in no small part, due to the war in Vietnam. ... in the event that they ended up Vietnam, they would fight less effectively due to the fact that they did not support the cause they were fighting for. ... the most important factor in deciding the outcome of the Vietnam War was the lack of support that came from American's at home, people felt that it was immoral for the United States to involve itself in another cou...

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From the US viewpoint, it was thought that the War in Vietnam would be over and done with rather quickly. ... Rejection and exploitation of the Vietnam Veteran by the US caused the veterans to fight a different war, PTSD when they returned home. ... To keep in mind how important each day of being alive was, the soldiers had made calendars that had 365 spaces to mark off, and thus the calendars became a way of judging one another. ... One important fact about the Vietnam War was that it was America's first true integrated war. ... Even though over 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam...

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The United States sent in youthful, inexperienced troops, and they fought a war for themselves--for democracy--not for the people of South Vietnam. ... The United States entered the war because of their commitment to South Vietnam through SEATO. Although they entered the war to protect Vietnam it later became a war for democracy in Asia. ... After WWII the United States knew that Indochina was a very important area to protect. ... If the United States have had better relations with Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam this could have provided for a peaceful ending of the Vietnam War rather then 25 y...

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The Tet offensive which began at the end of January 1968 was the largest operation of the war in Vietnam to date. ... In Saigon, they took over many important buildings, including the US embassy (though only for a few hours before being repulsed by US marines), many important government buildings, the presidential palace and the airfield. ... People saw events of the war on their televisions and read about them in their newspapers, and more people were convinced that the US should get out of Vietnam completely. ... Johnson's decision was perhaps the most important effect of the Tet offens...

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The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. ... The Vietnam War changed the lives of many people. ... The Vietnam War had a horrible outcome. ... The Vietnam War changed the course of the American history. The American policies on foreign affairs and domestic politics were greatly changed by this event. ...

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Vietnam's War There have been many movies about the Vietnam War. ... These are all very important issues even to this day. ... The Vietnam War was a civil war between the North and the South Vietnamese. ... "Joker" again goes through a horrific event towards the end of the film when he shoots a Vietnamese woman soldier. ... This is important because the United States could not take back the wrongs that it had caused in Vietnam, just as private "Joker" could never undo what he had done. ...

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The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade was to give security for the air base in Vietnam. ... Men were put on watches and snipers fired on the battalion's positions about nine or ten at night, as the Vietnam War became a nocturnal event. ... At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the atmosphere was like Kipling's colonial wars. ... Lieutenant Bradley called Vietnam the "splendid little war." ... On one expedition their was a paradox of kindness and cruelty at the same time, that made Vietnam a strange war. ...

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The Vietnam War was also a part of the Cold War, and the ongoing 'war' between the US and the Soviet Union. ... There were some other factors that could have been important to the change in the home front's view on the Vietnam War. ... This event opened the eyes of countless people because General Westmoreland had assured the public that the war was going to end soon. ... However these events were shown through the work of photojournalists in the midst of it. ... However this was censored and often hastily put together with snippets of events from that day to weeks ago, and was...

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One of the major early events on the Cold War was the Korean War in the 1950. ... Some other major events on the Cold War were such as the crisis at Cuba in 1962 and the Vietnam War. ... During the 60s, there was an extension of the cold war, which is the Vietnam War. North Vietnam's invasion of South Vietnam was a relatively small conflict in South Asia. ... In the post Cold War, the most important distinctions among peoples are not ideological, political, or economic, but they are cultural. ...

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