COMPARE & CONTRAST THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN, AND U.S. DOMESTIC POPULAR SUPPORT OF AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM (1965-73) & IRAQ (2003-11).
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July 24, 2019COMPARE & CONTRAST THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN, AND U.S. DOMESTIC POPULAR SUPPORT OF AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM (1965-73) & IRAQ (2003-11).
Question Description
give the context for, define, and tell the significance/after-effect of each of the following, in terms of 20th-century US culture/history(please answer the terms in 4-6 lines.):
1-COLD WAR (1947-90)
2-MCCARTHYISM (1950S)
3-KOREAN WAR (1950-53)
4-ATOM-BOMB SHELTERS (1945-1960S) & “DUCK AND COVER” DRILLS (1951-1960S), VS. “OVERKILLS” (1960S-80S)
5-GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION (PASSED 1964, REPEALED 1970)
6-ANTI-WAR PROTESTS (1967-71) AND THE “COUNTER-CULTURE”
7-VIETNAMIZATION (JULY 1969, OR THE “NIXON DOCTRINE” 1969-90
Essay questions(Broader questios):-
1. COMPARE & CONTRAST THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN, AND U.S. DOMESTIC POPULAR SUPPORT OF AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM (1965-73) & IRAQ (2003-11).
2. COMPARE & CONTRAST THE U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN, AND U.S. DOMESTIC POPULAR SUPPORT OF AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR (1990-91) & IRAQ (2003-11).
