If the Vietnam war began in 1955, does that mean it lasted 20 years, it ended in 1975? Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash No, the Vietnam War began in 1858 when the French first invaded the country. The war with the French then took a short break over 1941–1945 when Japan had invaded Vietnam and when Japan surrendered the territory went back to the French despite Ho Chi Minhs calls for support of Vietnam’s independence. As a result, in 1945 Ho Chi Minh created the Viet Minh which fought the French until the siege of 1954 when the French surrendered in Dien Bien Phu. Americans, had a fear of communism spreading due to the stupid ‘Domino theory’ which had absolutely no basis in fact and might as well been a joke card pulled from a crackerjack box. The Americans decided that with the French pulling out of Vietnam, then with Ho Chi Minh by this time firmly with the Communists, the US had felt it prudent to ensure that Vietnam did not turn to communism. Ultimately the US was scared spit
End of Days: Global Warming — Most likely to be the Cause of a Near-Extinction for Humans Photo by Roxanne Desgagnés on Unsplash Global Warming is one of the largest threats to humanity. It ranks right alongside weapons of mass destruction, mutating super virus’, and Rogue AI technology. I would argue it’s the sneakiest, and it’s the most likely of the threats in which the real danger is extinction. It is within the subtle nature of the damage’s onset, combined with unclear data from the past as to whether or not changes to the global climate have ever fluctuated or changed as fast as they have been. My gut says no. The fact that the climate has been gradually changing is truly the thing that makes it the most dangerous. There is no sudden, overnight drastic changes and thus no sign blinking neon lights saying ‘warning’ it’s what has lulled much of the population into a false sense of safety. Unfortunately, like old age and dying — people don’t like to think about globa