Just like popular trends the values of the past has lived their time and have been forgotten, or are less thought of then the used to be, which is why the American identity has been changed and altered. Just like a work of art it has been sculpted, from head to toe, multiple times which is why the American Identity can not be said as "unchanged" because just as like the world it has changed and will continue to change, with little alterations made or with dramatic changes, the identity and face of America is forever
The war in Vietnam to do this day has gone down as one of the influential and controversial wars in United States history. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975.The nation as a whole began to uproar over the war and the major consequences of the war. There were many reasons why so many Americans were against the war. Public opinion steadily turned against the war following 1967 and by 1970 only a third of Americans believed that the U.S. had not made a mistake by sending troops to fight in Vietnam (Wikipedia). Not to mention, many young people protested because they were the ones being drafted while others were against the war because the anti-war movement grew increasingly popular among the counterculture and drug culture in American society and
After World War II, American society changed dramatically. One change was the GI Bill. This bill provided for veterans after the war. The benefits to this bill was low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, cash payments for college, and one year of unemployment compensation. Another change was the population shift.
The United States was born from a fight. From 1775 - 1783, the colonists fought British to be able to “forge their own destiny.” Since then, The U.S. has been involved in many conflicts and wars. No matter who wins and who loses the war, it usually makes changes for both sides. The United States has had many changes over the years after war.
The Statement “Between 1870 and 1990, the United States underwent a great deal of political change, but most Americans experienced very little social change” is not entirely correct. The United States did encounter a lot of political change between 1870 and 1990, but the United States also encountered a lot of social change. Some examples of social change throughout American History are industrialization and urbanization, Progressive Era Reforms, and the Civil Rights movements. From 1870 to 1990 the United States experienced a great deal of political change but also experienced a great deal of social change.
When the Vietnam war started late in 1955, my grandmother, Margery (Marge) Affeld was 14 years old. As she recounted to me her memories of the war she recalled that she was already living in California, engaged to be married to my grandfather. As the interview continued she talked about her stance on the war and Americas reaction to the war. She spent most of her time however, talking about the change of American leadership throughout the war and how it consequently shaped and changed America's viewpoint on the war. Marge says, "I was not in favor of it, but was beyond college age
The Vietnam and Iraq war, two wars during drastically different time periods and drastically different circumstances, but still have many similarities. Of course there are obvious comparisons such as the location of the two countries or the number of casualties, but looking beyond these allows for a better understanding of these two wars. For example, The United States had a completely different goal when entering the Vietnam war compared to the Iraq war. In the Iraq war, the US only wanted to defend South Vietnam, but In Iraq the US wanted to start and support a new government. Another thing to keep in mind is the drastic difference in the length of these wars.
Also, newspapers revealed stories and government secrets that proved that the American people were being lied to ( New York Times vs. the United States). The Vietnam war is believed by some to be a war deeply rooted in economics. Many aspects of the United States were affected directly. The Great Society programs were suffering because the money that was put towards the war, could have been used to help poverty programs.
When the long lasted Vietnam war ended in April of 1975, more than five thousands of Americans had been killed. Years after, American still suffered from far-reaching post-war consequences. The Vietnam War has affected the U.S. economically, socially, and politically. First, the war decreased the U.S. economy.
It is true that America altered from political, social, and economic standpoints, such as transforming into citizens, slaves becoming a fraction of a free person, and economic instability arising, but some of their ideals didn 't apply to everyone.
The aftermath of the Civil War caused drastic transformations among the American people between the years 1860 and 1880. Of these changes rose the issues of political and social relations within the nation. The issues of political and social relationships arose among several different groups of people, causing these relationships to drastically change. Through the transformations of public liberty, right of succession, and slavery, the Civil War and it's inevitable aftermath was able to alter the political and social relationships that had been instilled in the fabric of America before the times of 1860.
Some things that changed were that women had gained the right to vote, women held more jobs, and the great migration. In 1919 women got the right to vote, because of the ¾ vote from states, women felt they had more of a say in society due to men being at war. The amendment said that the right to vote shall not be denied on the account of sex. During America’s time in WW1
New Nationalism vs. New Freedom In the 1912 election for president there were four candidates, two were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Both had reforms that they placed as the center of their campaigns. Roosevelt’s reform was New Nationalism and Wilson’s was New Freedom.
1. What problems did the United States face in the Vietnam War? As the United States struggled against communism in Vietnam, it would face many problems. In the late 1950’s President Eisenhower and later President Kennedy sent military supplies and advisers to South Vietnam. Despite the American aid the Vietcong grew stronger with support from North Vietnam.
As a foreigner, I am very impressed of The Constitution of America. The one major point that I would like to compare between America and Viet Nam, the country where I came from is the separation of powers. The mechanism of the separation of powers is set to curb, to balance the power, and to avoid overpowered of the political system in general and the state structure in particular. Political parties and organizations play an important part in the political system, therefore, the separation of powers also aims to protect small parties and organizations from being harassed by major parties of the country. Vietnam, is communist government, only acknowledge and recognize the active and engage in political activities of the Communist Party and institutions
