Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam? Background to the Vietnam War: At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, Ho Chi Minh and a small group of Vietnamese nationalists met with President Wilson and asked for his support for an independent Vietnam, but unwilling to cause conf...
Why did America enter World War I? Why did the United States join World War 1? Why was the Battle of Ypres important? Why did the Pilgrims eat turkey on Thanksgiving? Why was the Battle of Peleliu important? Why was the Battle of Tours significant?
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Why did Cambodia join ASEAN? Why did people support the Vietnam War? Why did Americans oppose the Vietnam War? Why did the Gens de Couleur support the Haitian Revolution? Why didn't the U.S. intervene in the Rwandan genocide? Why did the U.S. withdraw its support of the Somozas? Why...
“The whole point of both projects was to take theoretical ideas and make them a reality, which eventually both did. It didn't happen overnight with either, and both were incredibly expensive.” Peter Westwick, an adjunct history professor at the University of Southern California, believes that...
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The Refugee Act of 1980 answered the obvious need in post-Vietnam America for an updated immigration policy. The legislation amended the earlier Immigration and Nationality Act and the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, raising the annual refugee cap from 17,400 to 50,000 and putting in place...
Dave Burns, a member of the U.S. Air Force’s 16 Special Operations Squadron, flew missions over Laos out of Ubon, Thailand. He recalls, “Sepon was the one place in Laos that we did not want to fly into. The village was at a crossroads of three highways leading in from Vietnam:...
If you enlist in the military, you will likely be involved in an illegitimate war against a country that hasn't hurt or harmed a single America citizen. If you're a young person reading this, don't enlist in the military. Don'teverenlist in the military. If you do, it will be the...
The Refugee Act of 1980 answered the obvious need in post-Vietnam America for an updated immigration policy. The legislation amended the earlier Immigration and Nationality Act and the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, raising the annual refugee cap from 17,400 to 50,000 and putting in place...