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    The longest war in America’s history of involvement was the Vietnam War. This war lasted almost twenty years and it involved a lot of land mines, firing and deaths. Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia; it was run by France before it got separated in to north and south under the Geneva Accord. The north was the communist area run by Ho Chin Minh, whereas the south was anti-communist run by Ngo Dinh Diem. Unhappy with the French rule, most of the Vietnamese moved to China, there they started following

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    United States' Involvement in the Vietnam War There are many reasons for American intervention in Vietnam whether it is political causes, economic causes or military causes. The Americans want to secure capitalism all over the world and get rid of communism. The French used to run Vietnam in a capitalist manner. After the Second World War France attempted to secure and control Vietnam once more. France refused to recognize the democratic republic of Vietnam that had

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    American troops involved themselves in the Vietnam war because they wanted to protect Vietnam from becoming a communist country. The United States was split between those who wanted troops to get involved in the war and those who opposed. So when the US officials decided to enter into the war, uproars and peace movements began. The United States should not have gotten involved in the war because there was a loss of many soldiers and the economy was damaged. Since the 19th century, Vietnam had been

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    Causes of the U.S. Involvement in World War I Could it be that the United States entered World War I because of Germany and Russia? Before WWI had officially started the Germans started to cause havoc.The Fall of Port Arthur, and the Russian Revolution also led up to the United States entering the war. The Zimmerman Note, which was a note of communication issued from Germany, The Fall of Port Arthur, an outbreak attack in Manchuria by Japan also the Russian Revolution, which was caused by Russia’s

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    suggests that if one country fell under communist control, neighboring countries would eventually follow. The theory was used to justify U.S. involvement in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. After Kennedy became President, U.S. involvement in Vietnam became much more notable. Before his assassination, Kennedy had increased the amount of military numbers in

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    World 1 was an important war which affected the US in multiple ways. The imperial government of Germany pose a threat for world peace and democracy by using submarine warfare against mankind and militarism in World War 1 according to Wilson’s war message to congress. The United States did have a moral and humanitarian obligation to intervene in World War 1 and make the world safe for democracy because it stopped Germany from overpowering. At first, the US was not allied to either sides. Until Germany

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    once said, “No event in American History is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.” One can take this quote into consideration and realize that the truth was not all there. The United States involvement in the Vietnam War can be argued as a good thing or a bad thing; however, the bad definitely outweighs the good. During the time that America invaded Vietnam, the Vietnamese had quite a bit of internal conflict within the walls of the country.

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    being afraid will no longer be a factor for bystanders. As children we’re taught that we should help others in need, the golden rule, but also that we should mind our own business so really growing up we learn two contradicting beliefs, this makes us question, are we supposed to help those in need or mind our own

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    One of the U.S.’s involvements in the world was through migration. In one of the ILC events I attended this semester was a global dialogue and we talked about migration. We talked about the meaning of migration, the purpose of migration, and viewed events back in the 19th century that caused people to migrate. For instance, I learned that migration was intended for a group of people to move from one place to another to have and experience better living conditions. This concept brings me back to the

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    mind, America decided to help the South Vietnamese by supplying them with weapons and sending American troops (). Although the war didn’t have a formal start, many references state that “U.S. involvement in Vietnam began with Eisenhower” (). American involvement in the Vietnam War truly started in 1954. Involvement lasted for more than 25 years (“Comment”). Though the Vietnam War was meant to unite the country against the common enemy of

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