The Influence of Rationalism on the French Revolution

Ben Jorgensen Professor Wakefield English 5 3 April 2013 The Influence of Rationalism on the French Revolution What was the main thrust behind the French Revolution? Numerous individuals may state it was money related, or political, and keeping in mind that I would concur that these things were a piece of the power that pushed the French Revolution, I would declare that the methods of reasoning of the Enlightenment were the prevailing power that impacted late eighteenth century France into unrest .In his article, â€Å"The French Revolution: Ideas and Ideologies â€Å"Maurice Cranston of History Today verbalizes that the Enlightenment ways of thinking were crucial in the transformations commencement. He composes that: â€Å"The philosophes without a doubt gave the thoughts. † Cranston proceeds to compose that: â€Å"†¦the unfurling of the Revolution, what was thought, information disclosed, and what was supported, was communicated in wording and classifications that or iginated from political scholars of the Enlightenment. While a large number of the Enlightenment ideas added to the insurgency, I would recommend that the way of thinking of logic was central to the French Revolution in light of its dependence on reason, and its resistance to odd notion. Realism in its epistemology is characterized by the Online Oxford Dictionary as: â€Å"A conviction or hypothesis that assessments and activities ought to be founded on reason and information as opposed to on strict conviction or passionate reaction. The Online Encyclopedia Britannica includes: â€Å"Holding that reality itself has a characteristically legitimate structure, the pragmatist affirms that a class of certainties exists that the mind can get a handle on straightforwardly. † There are numerous sorts and articulations of realism, yet the most compelling articulations of logic relating to the French Revolution were in morals and transcendentalism. The main current pragmatist logician was Rene Descartes (1596-1650).The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy expresses that: â€Å"Descartes is known as the dad of present day theory correctly in light of the fact that he started the supposed epistemological turn that is with us still. † Descartes enthusiasm for theory originated from an interest with the topic of whether people could know anything without a doubt. Descartes wanted to make a way of thinking that was as strong as state the ideas of variable based math, or geometry, a way of thinking dependent on quantifiable explanation and logic.In along these lines, Rene Descartes established the framework for methods of reasoning based on reason instead of strange notion, boss among them: logic. While Rene Descartes characterized the terms and set out the plan for the way of thinking of realism, Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) and Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716) finished the group of three for the central scholars of logic. Spinoza and Leibniz took the terms and plan of Descartes theory of logic, and built up their own perspectives on logic, both distributing various books, and diaries on their realist philosophies.Although these early present day savants of logic didn't legitimately impact the French Revolution, it can't be questioned that their general epistemological way of thinking of logic made another perspective in which man was not appointed by God to govern over other men, yet that it was through explanation of the brain that man decided to be ruler or subject. The French Revolution started between the years 1787 and 1789.It is no big surprise that the transformation happened as of now when the Enlightenment was in its prime, sparkling light onto the social and policy driven issues of the day with new ways of thinking like realism that tested the old feudalistic and monarchist systems of Europe that were based on silliness and strange notion. William Doyle, in his book, â€Å"The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction,† pa sses on that the French Revolution was: â€Å"†¦triggered by King Louis XVI’s endeavor to maintain a strategic distance from chapter 11. (19) However, while the trigger was budgetary, the social and political thunderings of the Third bequest is the thing that shook, and toppled the old system under Louis XVI, afterword which came to be known as the ancien system by the French individuals. Creator William Doyle says that: â€Å"In political terms pre-progressive France was a flat out government. The King imparted his forces to no one, and was responsible for its activity to no one however God. (21) The ancien system government needed explanation, yet was overflowing with too much of celestial laws and rights that the â€Å"creator† had set up so as to protect social steadiness. Truth be told, as Doyle calls attention to in his book, this idea that God had presented an awesome law to be followed was legitimately expressed in a record that parliament composed: â₠¬Å"This social request isn't just fundamental to the act of each stable government: it has its starting point in divine law. (24) The record proceeds to state that: â€Å"The limitless and unchanging knowledge in the arrangement of the universe built up an inconsistent circulation of solidarity and character, essentially bringing about imbalance in the states of men inside the common order†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (24) This report summarized the ancien systems philosophy: God has set the lord the ministry, and privileged over the everyday citizens and that is the manner by which it is, on the grounds that that is the means by which it has been.The words unreasonable, divine, and eccentric come up ordinarily while depicting the ancien systems government and society; truth be told, these things were really indispensable to the upkeep of government and society in France during the ancien system. In reality, you were unable to have this type of government without divine law, nonsensical associati on, and odd convictions. The thunderings of the French Revolution started as paces of education increased.With the ascent in proficiency, the French individuals requested more papers, and books, and as much as the gentry and Church attempted to channel what the open read, the French individuals started to peruse the works of thinkers like, Leibniz, Spinoza, Descartes, Voltaire, and Montesquieu. With this expansion in education, and in this way information, the French individuals turned out to be more engaged with legislative issues than they initially had been. Presently Louis the XVI was examined for his activities, for his misusing of his residents finances.Now the individuals of France generally expected their King to represent his kin in recognition of laws, as a delegate of the individuals, rather than a man who had divine predominance over them. William Doyle composes that: â€Å" in the eighteenth century these desires were fortified by the across the board conviction that s ince nature had herself (as Isaac Newton had appeared) worked by constant laws and not divine fancy, human undertakings ought to likewise be directed so far as was conceivable as per fixed and normal standards, established in reasonability, in which the extent of intervention was diminished to a base. To have an administration and society â€Å"Rooted in rationality† was what the French progressives so enthusiastically battled to achieve. In his book Europe in Retrospect, Raymond F. Betts composes that â€Å"It must be recalled that the French Revolution was the principal significant social unrest, of far more noteworthy measurements and of more profound reason than the American Revolution that had gone before it. Betts keeps on clarifying in his book that the belief system of the French Revolution was novel for its time in what it tried to achieve, and a big motivator for it: â€Å"To clear away the old and start the new was the liberal arrangement; it was predicated upon the suspicion that human instinct was basically acceptable, humankind basically reasonable, and the reason forever the ‘pursuit of natural satisfaction. † The suspicion that mankind was judicious was a conviction that the progressives embraced, however I would likewise say that the French Revolution was based on a conviction that administration, society, and the individual were all fit for flourishing with reason, to some extent on the way of thinking of realism. Albeit numerous occasions that occurred during the French Revolution were questionable, and now and again the activities taken by the progressives were unreasonable, the French Revolution began from a position of enlightenment.Indeed, all the more explicitly, from the methods of reasoning of the Enlightenment, and keeping in mind that a significant number of the ways of thinking of the Enlightenment added to the origin of the French Revolution, the way of thinking of realism negated such a large amount of pre-r progressive French society that to buy in to logic around then was a transformation in itself. Steven Kreis of The History Guide. com sums up the possible aftereffects of the Revolution smoothly expressing that: â€Å"Man had entered a phase in mankind's history described by his liberation from odd notion, preference, savagery and enthusiasm.Liberty had triumphed over oppression. New establishments were made on the establishments of reason and equity and not authority or visually impaired confidence. The boundaries to opportunity, freedom, equity and fellowship were torn down. Man had been discharged from supernatural torment and was presently impacting the world forever! † Works Cited Cranston, Maurice. â€Å"The French Revolution: Ideas and Ideologies. † History Today. History Today, 1989. Web. 2 Apr. 2013. Doyle, William. The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: New York, 2001. Print.Kreis, Steven. â€Å"Lecture 11: The Origins of the French Revolu tion. † Lecture 11: The Origins of the French Revolution. The History Guide. com, 30 Oct. 2006. Web. 02 Apr. 2013. Lennon, Thomas M. , and Shannon Dea. â€Å"Continental Rationalism. † The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Fall 2012 ed. N. d. Web. â€Å"Rationalism Definition. † Oxford Dictionaries Online (US). N. p. , n. d. Web. 02 Apr. 2013. â€Å"Rationalism†. Encyclop? dia Britannica. 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“That lightsaber belongs to me!”: Star Wars the Gender Swap

Quite a while prior in a cosmic system far away†¦ the very words that started one of the world's generally perceived and entrenched establishments. Star Wars, a dearest arrangement that keeps on having a consistently developing fan base. In any case, when one considers the fan base of the film arrangement, it is anything but difficult to connect its picture with that of a male figure. During the first set of three fans had Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader and Princess Leia. In the prequels there was Anakin, Mace Windu, Count Dooku, Yoda, and Padame. Seeing a pattern here? These characters somewhat satisfy the job of the prototype male saint with a female partner, which is something the crowd is acclimated with seeing, however normally they are not no different. Why would that be? Maybe that is simply the inquiry watchers should pose to when watching anything from the Star Wars arrangement. It is nothing unexpected that Star Wars is an arrangement cherished by numerous individuals all through the world, as it offers a feeling of sci-fi and epic interpretation of imagination. Nonetheless, it has been perceived to have somewhat of a sexual orientation issue or experience the ill effects of what is known as the â€Å"Smurfette Effect†. Much like its partners in Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter, which offers numerous male-drove jobs, joined by a couple of other female jobs. In the first set of three †scenes four through six †the three primary characters that stood out were perceived as Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamil), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher). In any case, the job that stood apart the most was that of Princess Leia, known as the pioneer of the dissident collusion, and notorious figure who had the mental fortitude and potential to disassemble the tasks of the individuals who tried to annihilate all that she represented. She even was introduced the chance to spare such male jobs and stayed as the main enabled female character all through every one of the three unique movies. Be that as it may, this was completely seen as an optional idea as the jobs played by men were viewed as the essential element to the arrangement, however this despite everything was viewed as a significant forward leap for females in film. Around the time the arrangement was discharged the job and thought for a solid female lead character to exist was progressive and majorly affected the manner in which watchers and executives took a gander at films and the manner in which female jobs were taken care of. This obviously would set the way for future movies to be discharged. We would see this by and by when the prequel films were discharged †scenes one through 3 †as characters, for example, Padme Amidalla, Keira Knightley, and other female Jedi jobs became visible. By and by these characters were depicted to be ladies of intensity and saw as an extraordinary significance to people in general. Be that as it may, by and by these highlights were seen as a doubt and taken behind the jobs of men and their significance to the arrangement. Making it nothing unexpected that the objective segment for the arrangement was prevalently male-situated. In spite of this, Star Wars has a group of people of female fans equivalent to those of their male partners and with such an enormous number of female fans. You would imagine that the universe would have progressively populated with jobs of lady sparkling past or sharing the jobs of men. Tragically, this was not the case and ladies introduced were frequently appeared to miss the mark regarding being any kind of good example like figure. It was viewed as if young men somehow managed to watch Star Wars films, they can revere or plays as Obi-Wan or Anakin, characters who were depicted to be sly, valiant, and would confront peril head on. Young ladies then again, would they say they should bolster being accommodating, and needing a legend like that of Leia and Padme? Was this the pattern that the entirety of the arrangement movies would succumb to? Ladies relying upon men to shape and care for their prospects? These kinds of inquiries stayed unanswered for a very long time, until ongoing years when the Star Wars establishment declared it would come back to the big screen in 2015 under the name â€Å"Star Wars: The Force Awakens†. Be that as it may, this would not be a â€Å"per usual† Star Wars film ruled by white male men and their optional female partners. No, this film looked to annul the entirety of the stale attributes the arrangement had gotten known for, and chose to give the arrangement a curve nobody could have seen coming. As the film itself was given having the establishment's first female lead job, first female scoundrel job, first African American lead, and incorporate increasingly minor female characters in surprising zones. The film was additionally set to have a wide This sent the world into a total free for all as it had a blended gathering from fans. Some discovered they cherished and anticipated the possibility of a new interpretation of the arrangement and moving alongside present day times. Fans could now be available to a whole new world, and see what could emerge out of such a differing cast of characters. Others in any case, resented this, and saw the arrangement falling prey to the social equity warrior developments and being simply insignificant publicity that would hurt the arrangement. Making different Men's Right Activists call for blacklists of the film, and various online fights, as a few expressed it was an assault on the hold men had all through the arrangement. In weeks prompting the arrival of the film, trailers and pictures taken for the film were labeled with â€Å"#BoycottStarWarsVII† and â€Å"#StarWarsaMensGalaxy†. Notwithstanding the fights, and negative criticism from various activists and fans, the film produced $529 million its initial week. Stepping out the notions that this one film would destroy the picture of Star Wars that was built up. In any case, the greatest triumph this movie had, was with its characters and their jobs in the movie as chief JJ Abrams clarified that The Force Awakens was something that would change the Star Wars for eternity. Many conjectured that, in spite of the most recent increases to the establishment would in any case be commanded by men, and have little traces of a lady being in power. In any case, when the film appeared many found the story's fundamental character, Rey, a strange character with a covered up backstory, was not just clever and balanced. She was really autonomous, didn't depend on another character, wind up in the center of an adoration scene, or anxiously sitting tight for a knight in sparkling shield to come make all the difference. The nearest she comes to something of that sort, is her partner Finn, who additionally made a sprinkle being the establishment's first African American lead job. Be that as it may, it appears to be two companions taking care of each other, it could even be perceived as a bond carefully produced by endurance. Notwithstanding, this was by all account not the only stunner of the film, as another curve to the plot of the story comes during the peak of the film. When Rey would even annihilation, and overwhelm the movies just white opponent known as Kylo Ren in a lightsaber fight. Some would state that it was one of the most awful battle scenes on a Star Wars film to date, yet not on the off chance that you accept a more intensive look as the battle itself has a concealed importance. Dissecting the battle scene, Kylo plays with Rey and doesn't look as a genuine adversary. Insulting her, and demonstrating his boss solidarity to push her to a debilitated state yet at the one point he offers her an opportunity to go along with him as a student and instruct her what she needs as a Jedi. This can be viewed as a snapshot of man whipping the idea of a lady taking on such a job. Exhibiting that a lady, for example, Rey isn't intended to be so solid. That she isn't intended to remain as a warrior, or as somebody who can hold fast and can without much of a stretch fall prey to the expressions of a man who gives off an impression of being more grounded and offers an exit plan a troublesome circumstance. Be that as it may, as Rey, battles to hold off her adversary, she pauses for a minute to think about what her identity is, and why she is battling. She at that point gets engaged and manufactures a more grounded bond among herself and the power which permits her to turn out to be more impressive than Kylo could have ever become in such a brief timeframe. Rey, who has never battled with a lightsaber, never utilized the power in at any rate, or confronted a malevolent as solid as Kylo Ren develops successful. Establishing a connection with the youngster, and the crowd that this female character isn't one to be trifled with along these lines, that ladies can take on such a job, and be similarly as acceptable of a Jedi warrior deserving of using a lightsaber in fight. This scene alone can be shown as one of the most famous, outwardly satisfying, and straightforward ever, with the basic message it helps through its activities and portrayal. Only one more thing for the world to become hopelessly enamored with, and that it did. Following the achievement of the film came the colossal interest for the toys, and computer game figures that people in general would be available to gather and appreciate. The new line of Star Wars figures and computer games included pretty much each and every cast part and their ensembles, all aside from one significant piece. Rey herself, was not seen as remembered for any of the product created by toy merchant Hasbro, aside from one. One that was a piece of a â€Å"Speeder Bundle†, a pre-deal toy pack before the film was discharged. Be that as it may, this one toy totally denies Rey of any sexual orientation as she is completely covered and dressed. One would not see it was a female character as a toy. This obviously drove a monstrous callout from fans and sexual orientation activists, both bringing up the issue with regards to why? For what reason was this significant female character being forgotten about when such a significant number of were requiring her to show up? The appropriate response originated from an inside report from Hasbro that expressed toymakers were explicitly coordinated to avoid Rey from their items on the grounds that â€Å"Star Wars toys were designed for young men and young men don't care for playing with female activity figures. No kid needs to be given an item with a female character on it.† Which brought both Hasbro and Disney to approach and came up with a dainty rationalization saying their expectations were â€Å"mistaken, as

How to write an introduction for an essay

How to write an introduction for an essay How to write a good introduction for an essay The word essay comes from the French word essai (in English it is spelled essay or sometimes assay). Basically it means an attempt, some type of trial, an outline rooting to the Latin word exagium which can be literally translated as weighing or deliberation. The creator of the essay as a genre was Michel de Montaigne (one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance). The essay expresses individual impressions and considerations on a specific topic, situation or an issue, but it does not pretend to define or exhaustively interpret the subject matter as is. An essay, by its purpose, suggests a new, unusual representation on something and can have a philosophical, historical, biographical or critical meaning. One of the main characteristics when writing an essay is the presence of the introduction part in it. Lets clarify what the introduction part presumes to highlight. The main goal of introduction (to use the similar word which had the similar root of the word) is to introduce the topic, give some general information about the problem, an issue or the situation that the topic suggests. The purpose and justification of the topic selected are present in the first couple of sentences of the introduction part. Those sentences are connected in both logical and stylistically organized way aiming to support the main idea and give reader the perspective of what the writing is about. While writing this part, it is quite important to formulate the question you will have to answer later in the flow of your further writing. Thus, selecting and asking the proper questions usually takes a lot of time. The examples of such questions can be next: Do I need to give definitions to the terms stated in the topic of my essay?, Why is the subject that I am going to go with is important at the moment?, What concepts, opinions and statements will be included in my topic? , Can I divide the topic into few smaller sub-topics?. It is important to write the first paragraph that can consists of several paragraphs correctly. This will help you not only to keep the readers attention, but also to set the line for the whole essay coming up next. Frankly speaking, there is no perfect formula of success on how to start an essay. As the topics may vary, you can start introduction par for them in many ways. Despite said above, there are common features we can find while analyzing the most powerful introductions. Interested? Lets get it started! A well-written introduction gives the reader an idea of what you are going to write about. If you want to write an excellent introduction, but you think there is nothing to begin with, keep on reading. You will learn how impress the readers with the introduction and make it appealing. Intrigue your reader with the first sentence. Your first sentence is to introduce the reader to the topic and make him want to keep on reading it. If this sentence is uninteresting, trivial or boring, the person reading your essay will not have the motivation to read further. Set the right tone from the very beginning. Start with a question. A successful question will force the reader to stay and find out the answer. For example: What do dolphins and military fighters have in common? Suggest an interesting fact or statistics. Those two will encourage you to a discussion on what you are writing about. For example: The Golden Gate Bridge is painted 365 days a year, 250 liters of paint is spent on one layer. Use quotes. The quotation of a famous person can interest your readers. Example: Machiavelli said: “Never was anything great achieved without danger. Define a keyword or phrase. If the keyword or phrase that you use is unusual or specific, you can explain them first. Write the concluding sentence that draws together the main idea being made in your paragraph. Briefly discuss what you will talk about in the rest of the essay. While writing an essay introduction, you will want to briefly explain what topics will be reflected in your essay. This will give the reader a detailed plan, which they can use and follow in the reading process. It is not necessary to say This is an essay about [the topic] if you think it is too common and cliched. You can do it elegantly, without telling it straight upfront. Go further to the theses. Your thesis is, perhaps, the most important part of the introduction. Your theses are your arguments, shortened in size and performed with one phrase. If someone asked you to describe your position or opinion using just one sentence, this is where you tell them your thesis. Write a good introduction for an essay It is very important to write the first paragraph or several paragraphs of the essay correctly. This will help you not only to interest the reader, but also to set the tone for the whole text that will follow. Truly speaking, there is no unique recipe or a right way on how to start an essay. As many essays on a variety of topics you write, as many ways you might use in writing the introduction. Nevertheless, there are common features and characteristics of good introductions. Taking them into account, you can write the introduction and make unforgettable impression. Key parts of introduction An essay introduction should contain the following three parts: Background. The Problem. The Proposed Solution. In addition, there can be the following optional ingredients: Related work One of the most important part of college essay introduction. In general, though, we find it much easier to have a related works section at the end of the report. The introduction outline For short introduction for essay it might be handy to have it written in case of presentation or public performance. All in all, if you are not sure that what is the proper introduction for your essay which will make your reader interested and keep him reading your writing till the last word, our advice is to ask your-writers.net

Pursing a Career as a Police Officer

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It has always been a practice by children or adults to take in multivitamins daily. â€Å"Prevention is better than cure† as what most adults usually say. Multivitamins are essential to your body since it provides the necessary vitamins and minerals to support you metabolic processes and helps in preventing chronic diseases. We will write a custom essay sample on Multivitamin Review or any similar topic only for you Order Now Vitamins are organic compounds needed in the diet in small amounts to promote and regulate the chemical reactions and processes needed for growth, reproduction, and the maintenance of health (_______ p.236). While minerals are elements needed by the body in small amounts for structure and to regulate chemical reactions and other body processes (______ p.280). Daily intake of multivitamins gives short-term benefits like boosting your energy and helps you combat physical stress to maintain an active lifestyle. It also provides better vision and better memory. While some of the long-term benefits include reducing your risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis. Using tables 8.2 and 8.3 in Ch. 8 (pp.239-240, 262), and Tables 9.1 and 9.6 in Ch.9 (pp.288, 301-08), over-the-counter multivitamins could only meet the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) for Adults if these are taken in combination to a healthy and well-balanced diet as suggested by the Food Pyramid Guide. The amount of a vitamin in a food depends on the amount naturally found in that food as well as how the food is cooked, stored, and processed. The vitamins naturally found in foods can be washed away during preparation, destroyed by cooking, or damaged by exposure to light or oxygen (____ p.237). This is why it is recommended and is important to take in multivitamins everyday to maintain good health. It compensates for the lost nutrients in many of the foods we eat. Does taking a multivitamin everyday raise your intake of a particular vitamin or mineral to near-toxic levels? Vitamins are divided into two types: water-soluble and fat-soluble. Most vitamins purchased over the counters are water-soluble. Anything taken in excess of the RDI is excreted off in the urine. Also, vitamin and mineral contents in 1 dosage of a multivitamin contains less than 100% of the RDI and the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL). So generally, it is safe to take multivitamins everyday. However, since multivitamins make good nutritional sense, it should not be abused. Some people who experience mild illnesses attempt to cure themselves by taking in more than the recommended dosage of their multivitamins thinking that it will speed up their recovery. This should not be the case since some health conditions require special medical attention. Too much vitamins and minerals in your body can be toxic. Some of the consequences of toxicity are nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue, hair changes, kidney damage, bone abnormalities, high/low blood pressure, anemia, brain damage, rashes, tingling extremities, sweating, etc. As always, too much of anything is bad. References Karani, R. (2006, March). The truth about multivitamins: can taking a multivitamin every day really help you stay healthy? Focus on Healthy Aging. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ZRQ/is_3_9/ai_n17213371 *Note: There are blank spaces after the quotations. I don’t know the title and the author of the reading sources that you gave me. Kindly just fill it out and include it in the references. Also this response is more than the required number of words but it’s hard to answer all the questions, do citations and make a point with just a limited 300-word response. Sorry I know this is very late already. But I tried.    How to cite Multivitamin Review, Essay examples

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Essay Examples on Vietnam War Paper 1st Essay Sample on Vietnam War The Vietnam War, the nation’s longest, cost fifty-eight thousand American lives. Only the Civil War and the two world wars were deadlier for Americans. During the decade of direct U.S. military participation in Vietnam beginning in 1964, the U.S Treasury spent over $140 billion on the war, enough money to fund urban renewal projects in every major American city. Despite these enormous costs and their accompanying public and private trauma for the American people, the United States failed, for thefirst time in its history, to achieve its stated war aims. The goal was to preserve a separate, independent, noncommunist government in South Vietnam, but after April 1975, the communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) ruled the entire nation. The initial reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam seemed logical and compelling to American leaders. Following its success in World War II, the United States faced the future with a sense of moral rectitude and material confidence. From Washington’s perspective, the principal threat to U.S. security and world peace was monolithic, dictatorial communism emanating from he Soviet Union. Any communist anywhere, at home or abroad, was, by definition, and enemy of the United States. Drawing an analogy with the unsuccessful appeasement of fascist dictators before World War II, the Truman administration believed that any sign of communist aggression must be met quickly and forcefully by the United States and its allies. This reactive policy was known as containment. In Vietnam the target of containment was Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh front he had created in 1941. We will write a custom essay sample on Essay Examples on Vietnam War specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on Essay Examples on Vietnam War specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on Essay Examples on Vietnam War specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer Ho and his chief lieutenants were communists with long-standing connections to the Soviet Union. They were also ardent Vietnamese nationalists who foughtfirst to rid their country of the Japanese and then, after 1945, to prevent France from reestablishing its former colonial mastery over Vietnam and the rest of Indochina. Harry S. 2nd Essay Sample on Vietnam War Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It lies south of China. The size of this country, so you understand the space the U.S. was involved in when fighting the Vietnam War, is about the size of California. The history behind the Vietnam War started back when France governed this small country, during the 1890s Vietnam became a colony of France. The French hung onto Vietnam until World War II. At this time World War II occupied much of the forces for the French. The French basically deserted the Vietnamese people leaving them to govern on their own. When the war ended with the Japanese, being defeated in 1945. The French returned to Vietnam ready to control them again but, to their surprise the Vietnamese people refused to let them. As a result of this, tension grew and the Indochina War began in 1946. The French wasted no time in bombing cities. The city hit hardest was Haiphong, killing around six thousand Vietnamese people and civilians. Unprepared for this type of war the Vietnamese soldiers scattered into the jungle becoming guerrilla fighters. Waging guerrilla warfare, small, secret military bands lived and worked in the countryside. The Vietnamese harassed the French with a series of surprise attacks. Before the French could react, the Vietnamese would disappear into the mountains and jungles. This continued and the French poured more and more money and troops into the combat. In 1954, the French were determined to lure the Vietnamese out into the open at Dien Bien Phu. Dien Bien Phu was where the French had established an airstrip, for most of their supplies would arrive by helicopters or planes. This became the last battle in the Indochina War. The Vietnamese were determined and ready for this challenge. When this battle started there were huge casualties on both sides. The Vietnamese took out the airstripfirst, only allowing the French to drop supplies and food to the soldiers.