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…as the USSR withdrew all their missiles on the 28th of October. As seen from the successes in Yalta and Potsdam in containing communism it seems possible that the US is more proficient in dealing with communism by direct negotiations. The Vietnam War marked…

…claims. Exclusive reliance on the Law of the Sea produces overlapping claims. China, Vietnam and Taiwan claim all of the Spratly Islands, while the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei claim portions. Colonial France exercised control over the islands from 1933…

…, Ellen and Ben Matthews, owners of a home, a small business, two cars and three kids. The other family are refugees from Vietnam. Kim and Quang, Vietnamese newly weds in their 20's fleeing their own country with Kim's two sisters, Lan and Minh. This book…

…was posed amidst the 1950s. As communism was a great threat for the United States during this time period, with much turmoil abound and the uneasiness regarding the Domino Theory the U.S. feared the worst for South Vietnam. Under the strong anti-Communist…

…Most people in our society think of the Vietnam War as a tragedy, or a negative time in our history that was later viewed as a misstep. These comments are true and most-certainly conventional. However, does the average person realize how large…

…in various parts of South Vietnam, it was imperative for the communists to maintain military pressure on the allies. To the American public the opening of negotiation became a tactic of warfare and warfare a tactic of negotiations. By continuing and increasing…

…Material covered in The Age of Great Dreams can be drawn from the title; it covers issues that were at the forefront of the 1960's. The book details American growth after World War 2, civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the organization of students…

…in various parts of South Vietnam, it was imperative for the communists to maintain military pressure on the allies. To the American public the opening of negotiation became a tactic of warfare and warfare a tactic of negotiations. By continuing and increasing…

…and Storytelling in The Things they Carried Tim O'Brien crafts an unique novel in The Things They Carried from an experience that is not particularly different from others who served in Vietnam. Style is how an author tells a story, and O'Brien demonstrates his style…

…and made them lose their innocence. The Things They Carried is a collection of related short stories about the Vietnam War. One of the themes that permeates the book is the theme of story truth vs. happening truth. O’Brien believes that in order to make…