Cultural Failures of The United States

Abstract

During the Philippine and Vietnam Wars, the United States failed to achieve cultural awareness which resulted in resistance from local populace. This lack of cultural understanding resulted in prolong wars and resulted in the lost of many lives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 16, 2008
Accession Number
AD1112505

Entities

People

  • Claudia Turner

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communism
  • Communists
  • Contrast
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Governments
  • History
  • Insurgency
  • Language
  • Military History
  • Military Tactics
  • North Vietnam
  • Philippines
  • Puerto Rico
  • Resistance
  • Rice Paddies
  • South Vietnam
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Vietnam
  • Vietnam War
  • War

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.