War is something that will always be around no matter what. People in this world are hungry for power and the only way to achieve power is to go to war with other civilizations. Since the 1700s different styles and techniques of war are being discovered. Unfortunately some of these new ideas and strategies are expensive leading to a civilization’s economic status falling. However, these ideas are very beneficial to most civilizations, whether it be technological warfare or germ warfare these strategies were able to give civilizations the upper hand. Most of these strategies came at a cost also people coinciding in the civilization might not be too fond of the idea. Also a new social trend can rise from a certain event in war; for instance during …show more content…
On November 1,, 1955, the United States of America went to war against the Viet Cong (North Vietnam). The reason behind why the United States entered the Vietnam War was to prevent communism from spreading throughout the world. China and the Soviet Union were backing up North Vietnam because they were exploring the idea of communism in their country. However, South Vietnam wanted no part of communism and tried to prevent North Vietnam from turning all of Vietnam into a communist country. The Viet Cong used the jungle to their advantage in this war. Numerous tunnels were built under the jungle, there was even an underground base and medical station. These tunnels were very useful to the Viet Cong because it allowed group infantry to maneuver through the dense jungles of Vietnam. Alongside this tunnel system, the Viet Cong used traps as well. One trap was called the punji trap, this trap was a 6 foot hole and at the bottom of the hole were razor sharp sticks covered in feces. Reason why the Viet Cong covered the sticks in feces was because they wanted to infect enemy soldiers with diseases just in case the spikes did not kill them. The Viet Cong were very smart when it came to setting traps, all of their traps were used by natural resources that are found in the jungle. One trap that caught my attention was the Bamboo Pit Viper, this is a very deadly snake found in the jungles of …show more content…
New social trends were forming within high schools throughout the nation. One was that 77% of all Americans who used the internet were following the Iraq War. Throughout history television shows only terrible things that were happening over in Iraq that made people start to worry about their loved ones who were in the war. Different terrorist organizations were using tactics that had people shocked and disgusted. In August of 2003 a truck with a suicide bomber operating it, crashes into a United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. Warfare strategies had been developing throughout the years however, different terrorist organizations found one method that no one would dare to suspect. These organizations had the element of surprise on their side and people did not expect a thing till it was too late. Because of these terrorist attacks people were terrified to travel airlines and other major ways of transportation. This war started two years after 9/11 and people were still remembering the tragic event that happened because of a terrorist organization. When people thing of a social trend they think of something involving fashion or something not involving fear. These terrorist organizations had the United States right where they wanted them. The government makes money from airlines and that is a major way of transportation. If people are terrified from the idea of a terrorist attack while they are on a plan they might want to