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=**May 10, 2010 - Preliminary research**=

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Title: The Vietnam War: A War Without A Cause I. Introduction a. Thesis: The Vietnam War was the longest and deadliest war in U.S. History. Many people agreed that this war was pointless and many died for no reason at all. Could the U.S. had avoided involvement in this war? Yes, they could have. The United States did not consider the history behind the Vietnam War or older conflict that previously took pace in Vietnam. If the United States had taken the time to research Vietnamese political and military actions, many lives would not have been lost. The United States actions were inspired by fear of communism which caused many untimely deaths and a war that took a mighty toll on the country. II. History Of Vietnamese political and military influence a. What was the effect on America’s foreign policy? b. What was the effect of Foreign Invasion? III. U.S. involvement in Vietnam a. The force of U.S. policies b. The United States bombing campaign c. The strategy of Kissinger IV. United States Policies a. Why did the United States enter the war? b. Effects of the War back home c. Was it worth the battle V. Conclusion


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The Vietnam War was the longest and deadliest war in U.S. History. Many people agreed that this war was pointless and many died for no reason at all. Could the U.S. avoid invovlvemnt in this war? Yes, they could have. The United States did not consider the history behind the Vietnam War or older conflict that previously took pace in Vietnam. If the United States had taken the time to research Vietnamese political and military actions, many lives would not have been lost. The United States actions were inspired by fear of commuism which caused many untimely deaths and a war that took a mighty toll on the country.**

Works Cited Burgan, Michael. //The Vietnam War: A War that Changed History.// Pleasantville, NY: Library of Congress, 2007. Levy, Debbie. //The Vietnam War: Chronicle of America Wars.// Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Company, 2004. Moyar, Mark. //Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War.// New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Shculzinger, D. Robert. //A Time For The War: The United States and Vietnam.// New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Westheider, E. James. //The Vietnam War.// Westport, Conneticut: Greenwood Publishing, 2007. Wiest, Andrew. //The Vietnam War.// New York: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2009.
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