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Military history of the United States - Colonial wars 1620–1775.
The beginning of the United States military lies in civilian frontiersmen, armed for hunting and basic survival in the wilderness. These were organized into local militias for small military operations, mostly against Native American tribes but also to resist possible raids by the small military forces of neighboring European colonies. They relied on the support of the ...
See also:Military history of the United States, Military history of the United States - Overview, Military history of the United States - Timeline, Military history of the United States - Colonial wars 1620–1775, Military history of the United States - War of Independence 1775–1783, Military history of the United States - Early nationhood 1783–1820, Military history of the United States - Westward expansion 1820–1861, Military history of the United States - American Civil War 1861–1865, Military history of the United States - Post-Civil War era 1865–1917, Military history of the United States - First World War 1917–1918, Military history of the United States - Between the wars 1918–1941, Military history of the United States - Second World War 1941–1945, Military history of the United States - Cold War 1945–1991, Military history of the United States - Post-Cold War era 1991–present, Military history of the United States - War on Terrorism 2001–present, Military history of the United States - Related lists Read more here: » Military history of the United States: Encyclopedia II - Military history of the United States - Timeline |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Vietnam War - Intervention by the USA
Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin.
Main article: Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Johnson raised the level of U.S. involvement on July 27, 1964, when 5,000 additional U.S. military advisors were ordered to South Vietnam. This brought the total number of U.S. forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
On July 31, 1964, the US destroyer Maddox was in international waters conducting a reconnaissance mission in the Gulf of Tonkin. Critics of President Johnson have suggested the purpose of ...
See also:Vietnam War, Vietnam War - Overview, Vietnam War - Background, Vietnam War - The beginning of the war, Vietnam War - NLF National Liberation Front in the South, Vietnam War - Eisenhower and Vietnam, Vietnam War - John F. Kennedy and Vietnam, Vietnam War - The propaganda campaign, Vietnam War - Escalation, Vietnam War - Intervention by the USA, Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam War - Operation Rolling Thunder, Vietnam War - U.S. forces committed, Vietnam War - The Tet Offensive, Vietnam War - Tet aftermath, Vietnam War - Opposition to the war, Vietnam War - Pacification and hearts and minds, Vietnam War - Vietnamization, Vietnam War - The end of U.S. involvement, Vietnam War - Fall of Saigon, Vietnam War - Casualties, Vietnam War - Domestic effects and aftermath in Indochina, Vietnam War - Vietnam, Vietnam War - Cambodia, Vietnam War - Domestic effects in the U.S., Vietnam War - War Powers Resolution, Vietnam War - Social impact, Vietnam War - Social attitudes and treatment of veterans, Vietnam War - Common military medals of the Vietnam War, Vietnam War - Notes, Vietnam War - Lists Read more here: » Vietnam War: Encyclopedia II - Vietnam War - Intervention by the USA |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Lon Nol - Biography While Prince Norodom Sihanouk was away on a trip to Moscow and Beijing being treated for cancer, General Lon Nol launched a successful coup d'état.
On March 18, 1970, the National Assembly was convened, and voted unanimously to depose Sihanouk as head of state. Lon Nol, who had been serving as prime minister, was granted emergency powers. Prince Sirik Matak, a royal prince who in 1941, had been passed over by the French government in favor of his cousin Norodom Sihanouk as king, retain ...
See also:Lon Nol, Lon Nol - Biography Read more here: » Lon Nol: Encyclopedia II - Lon Nol - Biography |
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| | | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Vietnam War - Intervention by the USA
Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin.
Johnson raised the level of U.S. involvement on July 27, 1964, when 5,000 additional U.S. military advisors were ordered to South Vietnam. This brought the total number of U.S. forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
On July 31, 1964, the US destroyer Maddox was in international waters conducting a reconnaissance mission in the Gulf of Tonkin. Critics of President Johnson have suggested the purpose of the mission was to provoke a reaction from North Vietnamese coas ...
See also:Vietnam War, Vietnam War - Overview, Vietnam War - Background, Vietnam War - The beginning of the war, Vietnam War - NLF National Liberation Front in the South, Vietnam War - John F. Kennedy and Vietnam, Vietnam War - The propaganda campaign, Vietnam War - Escalation, Vietnam War - Intervention by the USA, Vietnam War - Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam War - Operation Rolling Thunder, Vietnam War - U.S. forces committed, Vietnam War - The Tet Offensive, Vietnam War - Tet aftermath, Vietnam War - Opposition to the war, Vietnam War - Pacification and hearts and minds, Vietnam War - Vietnamization, Vietnam War - The end of U.S. involvement, Vietnam War - Fall of Saigon, Vietnam War - Casualties, Vietnam War - Domestic effects and aftermath in Indochina, Vietnam War - Vietnam, Vietnam War - Cambodia, Vietnam War - Domestic effects in the U.S., Vietnam War - War Powers Resolution, Vietnam War - Social impact, Vietnam War - Social attitudes and treatment of veterans, Vietnam War - Common military medals of the Vietnam War, Vietnam War - Notes, Vietnam War - Lists Read more here: » Vietnam War: Encyclopedia II - Vietnam War - Intervention by the USA |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Military history of Albania during World War II - The Communist and Nationalist resistance
Military history of Albania during World War II - The beginning of the Communist movement.
Faced with an illiterate, agrarian, and mostly Muslim society monitored by Zog's security police, Albania's communist movement attracted few adherents in the interwar period. In fact, the country had no fully fledged communist party before World War II. After Fan Noli fled in 1924 to Italy and later the United States, several of his leftist protégés migrated to Moscow, where they affiliated themselves with the Balkan Conf ...
See also:Military history of Albania during World War II, Military history of Albania during World War II - The Communist and Nationalist resistance, Military history of Albania during World War II - The beginning of the Communist movement, Military history of Albania during World War II - Enver Hoxha's and Mehmet Shehu's early years, Military history of Albania during World War II - The beginning of the Albanian Communist Party and the National Liberation Movement, Military history of Albania during World War II - Nationalist resistance, Military history of Albania during World War II - Between Italy's surrender and German occupation, Military history of Albania during World War II - German occupation, Military history of Albania during World War II - The Communist Takeover of Albania, Military history of Albania during World War II - Provisional Communist administration, Military history of Albania during World War II - The consequences of the war, Military history of Albania during World War II - Reference Read more here: » Military history of Albania during World War II: Encyclopedia II - Military history of Albania during World War II - The Communist and Nationalist resistance |
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| | | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Algerian presidential election 2004 - Results Enrolled voters: 18,097,255
Votes cast: 10,508,777 (58.1%)
Invalid votes: 329,075 (3.1%)
Valid votes cast: 10,179,702
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See also:Algerian presidential election 2004, Algerian presidential election 2004 - Candidates, Algerian presidential election 2004 - Results, Algerian presidential election 2004 - Comments Read more here: » Algerian presidential election 2004: Encyclopedia II - Algerian presidential election 2004 - Results |
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| | | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Political activities
Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Early Political Life.
In 1956, at the age of 13, Al-Rahman joined the Rabitat Party Youth, and was one of the pioneers in founding the Youth Organization of the Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity. Rabitat abna al-Yaman (RAY) was one of the country’s oldest but smaller opposition parties.
Al-Rahman represented the youth organization in celebrating the first anniversary of the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.) in 1959. In a carnival on February 2, which was attended by more than a hundred thousand people in the Republic Square in Cairo, he delivered a speech ...
See also:Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri, Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Education, Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Political activities, Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Early Political Life, Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Formation of the National Opposition Front MOWJ, Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Civil War, Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Life After the Civil War, Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Political writings Read more here: » Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri: Encyclopedia II - Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri - Political activities |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Guerrilla warfare - Examples Examples of successful guerrilla warfare:
Algeria
Angola
Indonesia
Mozambique
portions of the Wars of Scottish Independence; notably, actions led by Robert the Bruce
Anglo-Irish War 1919-1921
Viet-Cong forces throughout the Vietnam War in the early 1960s.
In many cases, guerrilla tactics allow a small force to hold off a much larger and better equipped enemy for a long time, as in the Second Chechen War and the Second Seminole War.
Guerrilla ...
See also:Guerrilla warfare, Guerrilla warfare - Etymology, Guerrilla warfare - Tactics, Guerrilla warfare - Examples, Guerrilla warfare - Guerrillas in Europe, Guerrilla warfare - Guerrillas in the American Revolutionary War, Guerrilla warfare - Guerrillas in the American Civil War, Guerrilla warfare - Guerilla warfare during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Guerrilla warfare - Guerrillas in Latin America, Guerrilla warfare - South African War, Guerrilla warfare - Disputed Territory of Kashmir, Guerrilla warfare - Vietnam War, Guerrilla warfare - Guerrilla warfare in Kosovo Afghanistan and Kurdish Northern Iraq, Guerrilla warfare - Guerrilla in Iraq 2003-2005, Guerrilla warfare - Notes Read more here: » Guerrilla warfare: Encyclopedia II - Guerrilla warfare - Examples |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - 1988 - Events
1988 - January.
January 1 - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is established, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.
January 2 - Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood.
January 9 - Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood.
January 26 - Australia celebrates its bicentennial.
1988 - February.
February 3 - The United States House of Representatives controlled by the Democratic Party re ...
See also:1988, 1988 - Events, 1988 - January, 1988 - February, 1988 - March, 1988 - April, 1988 - May, 1988 - June, 1988 - July, 1988 - August, 1988 - September, 1988 - October, 1988 - November, 1988 - December, 1988 - Environmental change, 1988 - Unknown dates, 1988 - Births, 1988 - Deaths, 1988 - January to March, 1988 - April to June, 1988 - July to September, 1988 - October to December, 1988 - Nobel Prizes, 1988 - Templeton Prize, 1988 - Right Livelihood Award, 1988 - Fictional references Read more here: » 1988: Encyclopedia II - 1988 - Events |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Cold War 1953-1962 - The rise of the Third World arena of conflict
Cold War 1953-1962 - Decolonization and the Cold War.
The Korean War marked a shift in the focal point of the Cold War, from postwar Europe to East Asia. After this point, proxy battles in the Third World would become an ever-important arena of superpower competition.
The Eisenhower administration adjusted U.S. policy to the impact of decolonization. This shifted the focus of 1947-1949 away from war-torn Europe. By the early 1950s, the NATO alliance had already integrated Western Europe into the system of ...
See also:Cold War 1953-1962, Cold War 1953-1962 - New leadership in both superpowers, Cold War 1953-1962 - Massive retaliation and brinksmanship, Cold War 1953-1962 - Conflicting objectives, Cold War 1953-1962 - Eisenhower administration strategy, Cold War 1953-1962 - McCarthyism, Cold War 1953-1962 - Europe and the founding of the Warsaw Pact, Cold War 1953-1962 - Mutually Assured Destruction, Cold War 1953-1962 - The rise of the Third World arena of conflict, Cold War 1953-1962 - Decolonization and the Cold War, Cold War 1953-1962 - Defense pacts in the Third World, Cold War 1953-1962 - Soviet influence and nationalism in the Third World, Cold War 1953-1962 - Mossadegh and the CIA in Iran, Cold War 1953-1962 - Latin America, Cold War 1953-1962 - Indochina, Cold War 1953-1962 - The Suez Crisis and the Arab World, Cold War 1953-1962 - South Asia, Cold War 1953-1962 - Africa, Cold War 1953-1962 - Threats to Soviet influence in Eastern Europe, Cold War 1953-1962 - Cuba, Cold War 1953-1962 - Notes, Cold War 1953-1962 - Significant documents Read more here: » Cold War 1953-1962: Encyclopedia II - Cold War 1953-1962 - The rise of the Third World arena of conflict |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - War on Terrorism - Critics' Opposition Critics maintain that terrorist threats have been exaggerated; that terrorism has been exploited for other purposes; that it has resulted in human rights abuses; that it has decreased the personal freedom of US citizens; and that it has served as a pretext for restricting access to government information.
The notion of a war against terrorism has proven highly contentious, with critics charging that it has been exploited by the participating governments to pursue longstanding policy objectives, reduce civil liberties, and infringe on ...
See also:War on Terrorism, War on Terrorism - History, War on Terrorism - Conceptual challenges, War on Terrorism - Historical usage of the phrase, War on Terrorism - Contemporary United States, War on Terrorism - Objective and Strategies, War on Terrorism - International support, War on Terrorism - Military/diplomatic campaigns, War on Terrorism - U.S. domestic initiatives, War on Terrorism - Opposition and Criticism, War on Terrorism - Critics' Opposition, War on Terrorism - Criticisms of the War on Terrorism:, War on Terrorism - Support for the War on Terrorism:, War on Terrorism - Interrogation methods, War on Terrorism - Detentions at Guantanamo Bay, War on Terrorism - Military decorations, War on Terrorism - Notes Read more here: » War on Terrorism: Encyclopedia II - War on Terrorism - Critics' Opposition |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Fall of Saigon - Overview In the morning of that day, General Duong Van Minh, who had been president of South Vietnam for only three days after the resignation of Tran Van Huong, made a radio declaration, stating "we are here to hand over to you the power in order to avoid bloodshed." NLF and North Vietnamese forces entered the city soon after, mostly peacefully, despite previous predictions that the fall of Saigon would be 'long and bloody'. The gates of the Independence Palace were destroyed by NLF tanks, and the National Liberation Front "Vietcong ...
See also:Fall of Saigon, Fall of Saigon - Overview, Fall of Saigon - Casualties, Fall of Saigon - Commemoration Read more here: » Fall of Saigon: Encyclopedia II - Fall of Saigon - Overview |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Tet Offensive - Specific operations To the south the fighting began on January 29 as a number of NLF units began their attacks prematurely in four provincial towns. The rest of the NLF/PAVN attacks began on the night of January 30–1. All but eight provincial capitals, five of the six autonomous cities, and 58 other major towns were attacked, with major attacks were aimed at Ban Me Thuot, Quang Nam, Dalat, My Tho, Can Tho, Ben Tre, Nha Trang, and Kontum. It was in Huế, the ancient capital, and Saigon that the PAVN had significant success. ...
See also:Tet Offensive, Tet Offensive - Strategic context, Tet Offensive - Tactical objectives, Tet Offensive - Communist preparations ARVN and U.S. state of readiness, Tet Offensive - ARVN and U.S. readiness, Tet Offensive - Specific operations, Tet Offensive - Saigon, Tet Offensive - Hue, Tet Offensive - Khe Sanh, Tet Offensive - Continuance, Tet Offensive - Aftermath, Tet Offensive - Effect on the NFL and DRVN side, Tet Offensive - Effect on ARVN and American side, Tet Offensive - Media impact, Tet Offensive - Westmoreland's viewpoint, Tet Offensive - Impact on domestic politics in the United States, Tet Offensive - Trivia Read more here: » Tet Offensive: Encyclopedia II - Tet Offensive - Specific operations |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Counter insurgency - Controversy Counter-insurgency tactics are often controversial, sometimes involving human rights abuses and violations of civil liberties, such as internment, detention of familiy members of suspected insurgents as de facto hostages, extra-judicial killing of civilians and prisoners and torture. Tactics similar to those of guerrilla warfare and insurgency are sometimes used by the governments themselves, such as assassinations of suspected insurgents, extra-judicial executions of suspected insurgent sympathisers and irregular paramilitary operatio ...
See also:Counter insurgency, Counter insurgency - Controversy, Counter insurgency - Tactics, Counter insurgency - Draining The Water, Counter insurgency - COIN Aircraft Read more here: » Counter insurgency: Encyclopedia II - Counter insurgency - Controversy |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - War on Terrorism - Critics' opposition Critics maintain that terrorist threats have been exaggerated; that terrorism has been exploited for other purposes; that it has resulted in human rights abuses; that it has decreased the personal freedom of US citizens; and that it has served as a pretext for restricting access to government information.
The notion of a war against terrorism has proven highly contentious, with critics charging that it has been exploited by the participating governments to pursue longstanding policy objectives, reduce civil liberties, and infringe on ...
See also:War on Terrorism, War on Terrorism - History, War on Terrorism - Conceptual challenges, War on Terrorism - Historical usage of the phrase, War on Terrorism - Contemporary United States, War on Terrorism - Objective and strategies, War on Terrorism - International support, War on Terrorism - Military/diplomatic campaigns, War on Terrorism - U.S. domestic initiatives, War on Terrorism - Opposition and criticism, War on Terrorism - Critics' opposition, War on Terrorism - Criticisms of the War on Terrorism:, War on Terrorism - Support for the War on Terrorism:, War on Terrorism - Interrogation methods, War on Terrorism - Detentions at Guantanamo Bay, War on Terrorism - Military decorations, War on Terrorism - Notes Read more here: » War on Terrorism: Encyclopedia II - War on Terrorism - Critics' opposition |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Cold War 1962-1991 - The Third World and nonalignment in the 1960s and 1970s
Cold War 1962-1991 - Decolonization.
The economic needs of the Third World states made them vulnerable to foreign influences and pressures. Much needed resources for economic development came through economic ties and trade with United States and the Soviet Union, which vied with each other to capture the political support of the newly independent countries. To support developmental projects, governments sought loans and technical assistance from the great powers, many of which were their former colonial overlords. While seeking such ties, t ...
See also:Cold War 1962-1991, Cold War 1962-1991 - The Third World and nonalignment in the 1960s and 1970s, Cold War 1962-1991 - Decolonization, Cold War 1962-1991 - The rise of the Nonaligned Movement OPEC the OAU and the Arab League, Cold War 1962-1991 - Threats in both blocs in the mid- to late-1960s, Cold War 1962-1991 - The Vietnam War, Cold War 1962-1991 - The Nixon Doctrine, Cold War 1962-1991 - Sino-Soviet Split, Cold War 1962-1991 - Détente and changing alliance, Cold War 1962-1991 - The end of Détente and the Reagan administration, Cold War 1962-1991 - The end of the Cold War, Cold War 1962-1991 - Legacy, Cold War 1962-1991 - Notes, Cold War 1962-1991 - Significant documents Read more here: » Cold War 1962-1991: Encyclopedia II - Cold War 1962-1991 - The Third World and nonalignment in the 1960s and 1970s |
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| | | | | National Liberation Front: Encyclopedia II - Second Congo War - The course of the war The initial rebel offensive in a matter of weeks threatened the Kabila government, which was only saved through the rapid intervention of a number of other African states. For a time it looked that, as the rebel forces were forced back, an escalation in the conflict to a conventional war between multiple national armies loomed. Such an outcome was avoided as battle lines stabilized in 1999. Since then the conflict has primarily been fought by irregular proxy forces with little change in the territories held by the various parties.
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See also:Second Congo War, Second Congo War - Origin of the Second Congo War, Second Congo War - Mobutu's crumbling hold on power, Second Congo War - Kabila's March to Kinshasa, Second Congo War - Unwelcome support, Second Congo War - Factions in the Congo Conflict, Second Congo War - Nature of the Conflict, Second Congo War - The course of the war, Second Congo War - The rebel push for Kinshasa, Second Congo War - Kabila gains regional support, Second Congo War - Lusaka Peace Agreement, Second Congo War - Kabila's assassination, Second Congo War - A nominal peace, Second Congo War - Transitional government, Second Congo War - Conflict escalation, Second Congo War - Effects, Second Congo War - Uganda ordered to pay back billions by International Court of Justice, Second Congo War - Glossary of Armed Groups, Second Congo War - Footnotes Read more here: » Second Congo War: Encyclopedia II - Second Congo War - The course of the war |
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