United States Steel Corporations had developed to become such gigantic industries by 1962, that the welfare of the country they operated in had much influence by their actions. ... All while appropriately offering an array of reports ranging from the Bureau of labor and Wall Street Journal to Secretary at the time, Robert McNamara. ...
After the difficulties encountered during the air war in Vietnam, the leaders of the Air Force of the United States decided to seek creative ways to improved aircrew training. ... Nevertheless, from the implementation of the doctrine of air assault by the United States Army, ground commanders began to use them for all aspects of combat (recognition, escort, attack, fire support, close air support, troop movement, transportation, accidental medical evacuation, and logistical support) in order to form a self-sufficient and versatile assault force, day or night. Transformation of Army Aviation,...
In November 1964, the National Service scheme was introduced by Robert Menzies and his government and it operated until December 1972, when the newly elected Whitlam Labor Government suspended it. ... It was around 1968 when public opinion in both Australia and the United States began to turn against the War. ...
The Vietnam War commenced very differently from Korea, the Korean War originated internally when North attacked South, but Vietnam was started externally by the United States. ... (US Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara, 19 May 1967) Despite their efforts however as the war escalated, the public became increasingly concerned and unhappy. ... Vietnam however was catastrophic, it was an embarrassment to the American government, to not only be beaten but for its own people to object to its war, nor was the United States internationally backed in this endeavour....
The United States was fighting all communism and was strong on the idea of liberating all enslaved people of the world, and for many this included Native Americans. ... The Cold War experiences of African Americans and Native Americans mirrored each other in many ways, but Natives had an entirely different fight then blacks due to termination policies, the actual fact that Native Americans are the true inhabitants of this land and the hundreds of treaties between the United States and Native tribes that a Crow politician, Robert Yellowtail, called the "sacred covenants" of American history. .....
" Furthermore, by acting in Korea this would be the first steps to establishing the critically important network of allied states (such as Japan and South Korea) that would sit alongside a rejuvenated Western Europe as a bulwark against Soviet expansion. ... Robert Donovan agrees with this hypothesis of American policy, and furthers it by suggesting that this extension of the American sphere of influence meant that the North Korean progression over the 38th parallel was inevitably going to be interpreted in Washington as a profound challenge to American interests. ...
In the early 1960s, while other Midwestern states such as Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin led the nation in appropriations for construction in institutions of higher education, Ohio lagged far behind. ... Kent State president Robert White, who looked back upon an era when the school had been smaller and the students conformed to Cold War political and social mores, declined to take disciplinary action against the conservative assailants. ...
Dismayed by the growing protest against United States" involvement in Vietnam, Wayne contested that he tried to counter the resistance by creating a major motion picture to, what he says, "Tell the story of our fighting men in Vietnam with reason, emotion, characterization, and action in a manner that will inspire a patriotic attitude on the part of fellow Americans." ... After putting the situation into terms "everyone can understand," Sergeant Muldoon states the argument, "They need us. ... Perhaps the best example of a Vietnam War film that utilizes myths to enhance the story is Michael ...
Australia at Vietnam War In the years following the end of the Second World War, colonies of the Western Powers throughout Africa and Asia were clamouring for self-determination and nationhood. The means by which they sought to achieve these goals ranged from peaceful negotiation to armed insurrection and protracted revolutionary warfare. The independence movements were likewise diverse. They were not all communist, although communists actively involved themselves in most of the "wars of liberation", forming blocs within other movements where they did not have the strength to stand alone. S...
