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THE VIETNAM WAR - THE EVE OF DESTRUCTION
The Vietnam War stands as a defining moment in modern history, leaving an indelible mark on the global landscape. Spanning from 1955-1975 the conflict was a complex web of political, ideological, and strategic dynamics that involved not only the divided nation of Vietnam but also drew in major world powers, primarily the United States of America.
The underlining aim of this theme The Vietnam War: The Eve of Destruction is to study in-depth the Vietnam War both the causes and consequences and the significant impact the historical conflict had on American society, politically, socially, economically and culturally.
Arguably, the Vietnam War was the first war to come into American living rooms on a nightly basis, and the only conflict that ended in defeat for the American military.
The ever-increasing involvement in the war caused turmoil on the home front, as anti-war protests became a feature of American life.
A primarily aim of this theme is to put forward and discuss the following set statement: How did a country that had been barely known to most Americans came to define an era and leave an everlasting mark on America and Americans?
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It is generally accepted the conflict in Vietnam can be seen and understood by six crucial and critical events.
A) The Domino Theory – 1954.
B) The Gulf of Tonkin – 1964.
C) Opposition to the War – 1967.
D) The Tet Offensive – 1968.
E) The My Lai Massacre – 1968.
F) The Kent State Shootings – 1970.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War
In this connection the theme shall put forward and give the above six mentioned topics in-depth research and analysis.
Furthermore, the theme shall also put forward the case and discuss the set statement:: “The Vietnam War had a clear influence on modern day America."
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Simple History - The Vietnam War from 1954 to 1975.
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Grammar Terminology
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/finally-at-last-lastly-or-in-the-end
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Engelsk Grundgrammatik: H. Brieghel & D. Hagelskjær - https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/
- s form (Present Simple)
https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=127
- ed form (Past Simple)
https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=128
-ing form (Present Continuous)
https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=129
Uregelmæssige udsagnsord
https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=132
Ordstilling
https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=133
Navneord
https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=118
Navneord kendetegn
https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=135
Tillægsord
https://engelskgrundgrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=120
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