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…positions and their opposite conservative positions are both depicted as too extreme. Reality is more complex, she seems to be saying. "Agent Orange" was the defoliant widely used on the forests of Vietnam and which was later blamed for numerous biological…

…Irving.” McGraw-Hill, Irving, and Life, which had bought serialization rights, were not fazed by the denials. For months the debate was front-page news, often eclipsing the Vietnam War. The manuscript was read by many reporters that had covered Hughes…

…of the forbidden act. In 1976 Leonard Matlovich, a decorated Vietnam war hero and airman, directly challenged the system by announcing his sexual orientation to the Secretary of the Air Force, his military unit. He was immediately dishonorably discharged. Gay…

…. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, riots over the Vietnam War were prevalent across the U.S. This particular extreme use of force took place in Kent, Ohio. An anti-war protest turned violent and the National Guard was called in. By the end of the day, the soldiers…

…increased. Communist forces pushed into Laos and threatened South Vietnam. The new president pledged strong efforts to halt the spread of Communism. Toward this end, he created a Peace Corps of young Americans to work in underdeveloped countries. After…

…would have undoubtedly required U.S. troops, and armed action on behalf of small, third-world nations was not a popular course of action in a nation still recovering from the horrors of Vietnam. Thus, if the theory of frustration and aggression holds true…

…war broke out in China, the wars in Korea and Vietnam, and the continuing cold war? Over the years, it seems as though the outside world has forgotten the tragic story of the 30 million Chinese who died as a result of Japan's aggression in World War II…

…war broke out in China, the wars in Korea and Vietnam, and the continuing cold war? Over the years, it seems as though the outside world has forgotten the tragic story of the 30 million Chinese who died as a result of Japan's aggression in World War II…

…. In the 1992 election, Bill Clinton ran against Republican incumbent George Herbert Walker Bush and independent Ross H. Perot. During the campaign, Bill met with some difficulty when the media discovered that he had dodged the Vietnam draft, been unfaithful to his…

…, the Cold War. The U.S. deployed troops around the world to counteract the Soviet threat. A race to build nuclear arms started as well as a race to get into space. Anticommunist tensions led to involvement in the Korean Conflict in the 50’s and the Vietnam…