What are the key economic problems in the 1970s? What do the oil crisis of the 1970s and the loss of the Vietnam War tell us about the limits of power of the United States abroad? Why didn’t our military might because America clearly possessed the most powerful and technological Advanced military in the world […]
The United States in the Vietnam War Why did the United States lose the Vietnam War? Prepare a presentation that explains why the U.S. got involved in Vietnam as well as discusses three reasons the United States lost. Based on your research, which interpretation is the most persuasive and what lessons are to be learned? […]
Address the following in this essay: How did Muhammad Ali take huge personal risks when he refused to be conscripted for the war in Vietnam? What reason’s did he give for refusing to be conscripted? Why did Jackie Robinson oppose Ali’s stance? How did public opinion about the Vietnam War change over the years, according […]
Vietnam and Media Assignment: What role did the media play in shaping public opinion in the United States about the Vietnam War? How was the impact of the media different from previous conflicts?
The Persian Gulf War and Vietnam Assignment: How did the Persian Gulf War confirm that the United States had “healed” from the internal divisions or “wounds” caused by the Vietnam War? What factors led to the significant public support among Americans for the Persian Gulf War? What role did President George H. W. Bush play […]
Book: Santoli, Al. Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Thirty-Three American Soldiers Who Fought It. New York: Ballantine Books, 1981. Print. ISBN: 0-345-32279-7
