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in South East Asia. In order to deem Lyndon Johnson either politically courageous or not politically courageous, we need to know what “Political Courage” is to the average human. According to our thirty- fifth president of the United States, John F. Kennedy political courage is “In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience – the loss of his friends, his fortune,…

tough time for America, for the previous four years held the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the war against Afghanistan, and the war against Iraq (George W. Bush Timeline). Obama uses his speech to convince the audience that there is still hope in America if John Kerry is elected as President, as well as introduce himself as an influential politician. He uses rhetorical appeals to ensure Kerry’s legitimacy and prove to the country that he is the best logical choice for President by…

Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops." Brought on by the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive, the policy referred to U.S. combat troops specifically in the ground combat role, but did not reject combat by the U.S. Air Force, as well as the support to…

Alexander D. Goode was born on may 10, 1911 in Brooklyn New York, Clark V. Poling was born on may 7, 1910 in Columbus Ohio, and John P. Washington was born in newark New Jersey on july 18,1908. This is the story of what happened to the four chaplains and to all of the scared men on the dorchester on february 3, 1943. George L. Fox, Alexander D. Goode, Clark V. Poling, and John P. Washington all got aboard the dorchester to set sail overseas to go to war but in two day they would all be faced…

John F. Kennedy’s Presidency For a man who was unable to “finish the job” the question is often asked; How should history remember the Presidency of John F. Kennedy? Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office. He was in office during a period of severe challenges in the U.S. People often debate whether Kennedy was inept for presidency at this time. He had multiple successes and failures when he set out to achieve his objectives. Some…

Chirayu Shah Mrs. McElroy APUSH 2, Sect. 2 31 March 2017 From 1945 to 1968, many groups of people were asking for rights, but the main focus was on the African-American community. They were asking for equality in the country, especially in the South. During this twenty-three period time frame, many events took place that changed their role in society. Although it did face great backlash, the government continued to work in their favor. Leaders in the African-American community unified the…

was not willing to change his story to fit the narrative of the government. Accompanied by several other war correspondents of the time, Halberstam was part of a growing movement of opposition for the Vietnam War. Even under pressure from President Kennedy, Halberstam was not willing to relinquish his position…

Egyptian hieroglyphs used picture symbols to represent objects which is really crazy. There wasn’t punctuation, spaces, vowels, and they were written in all directions. There are over 700 hieroglyphic picture symbols in the Egyptian alphabet. But in the 1960s pictures got more groovy. Some of the biggest historical events of the 1960s affected pop art in many ways. Some of the biggest historical events of the 1960s were Marilyn Monroes death, US sends troops to Vietnam, and the assassinations of…

President John F. Kennedy announced such news on the twenty-second of October, along with his plan of enacting a naval blockade around the coastal island. This plan demonstrated American readiness to bestow military action to prevent any and all potential threats to national security. The Cuban missile base simply could have been catastrophically devastating had the proper precautions been in order. A base so close to American shores could easily prove advantageous, should President Kennedy…

“Despite a united front among his advisers, Kennedy responded to the call for troops in Vietnam with an emphatic ‘no.’ “The war in Vietnam could be won only so long as it was their war,” he told an aide privately. “If it were ever converted into a white man’s war, we would lose.” (Santow, 2013). Unfortunately, Kennedy would not live to see the increase of advisors evolving into a full blown escalation due to the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. Without Kennedy to deescalate tensions, then…