Names for the war Further information: Terminology of the Vietnam War Various names have been applied to the conflict. Vietnam War is the most commonly used name in English. It has also been called the Second Indochina War and the Vietnam Conflict. As there have been several conflicts in Indochina‚ this particular conflict is known by the names of its primary protagonists to distinguish it from others.[56] In Vietnamese‚ the war is generally known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (Resistance War Against America)
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Notice for Scholars This monograph was originally published as the September 1972 issue of Southeast Asian Perspectives‚ a publication of the American Friends of Vietnam‚ an organization which was formed in 1955 and prior to its demise two decades later included on its board such diverse figures as Senators John F. Kennedy and Mike Mansfield‚ Socialist Party Chairman Norman Thomas‚ and Journalist Robert Shaplen. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author. Please note that in formatting
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Ryan McConkey Glenn May May 29‚ 2013 Hist. 388: Vietnam and the U.S. The View from the Ground Vietnam was a hostile place especially for the Vietnamese. Going into a war with one of the most powerful countries in the world and not knowing if they would be able to get out of the war alive. Scared and not knowing if they would be able to gain their freedom that they have been fighting for since they were occupied by China in 1100 B.C. This war was to fight for that freedom and the only
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The Relationship Between The Vietnam War And Music Of The U.S.A. Case Study: Jimi Hendrix This essay looks at musician Jimi Hendrix’s musical reactions to the American involvement in the Vietnam War. This research has taken place as part of a larger piece of work examining the links between the Vietnam War and Music in the U.S.A. US troops became officially involved in the war from 1965 and didn’t withdraw until 1973 following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. During this time 58
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the road. People may think that Vietnam is a poor developing country‚ but in Hanoi there is an incredible number of cars‚ a lot owned by the government but increasing numbers owned by private individuals. Recently‚ the government approved a policy to allow second hand cars to be imported‚ which is only going to add the the congestion in big cities like Hanoi and Saigon. Food blogger Noodlepie down in Saigon mentions that “he gave up driving a motorbike in Vietnam about three or four years ago” because
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* There where many affects that impacted Australia on the Vietnam war ranging from the veterans psychologically and physically‚ their families whether it’s the loss of their son and husband or the damage inflicted on them psychologically and physically taking care of them for the rest of their lives or/until they are able to sustain by themselves. The biggest impact of the war was on the vetrans themselves. The things they seen and had to do some without a true explanation drove them insane with
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Cultural Research Report on Vietnam Prepared for Katie Robberson Management 330 Professor Prepared by Natoddsha Downey SIUE Business Student December 3‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………….3 INTRODUCTION: BUSINESS AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF VIETNAMESE CUTURE………………………………………………………………...………4 BACKGROUND: BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT VIETNAM………………………………4 TOPICS: Business Culture…………………………………………………………………………
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the system of interaction among the countries of the world in order to develop the global economy. Since 1986‚ Vietnam has been conducting a process of economic innovation. It has been steadily opening its economy to be able to integrate into the global marketplace more and more. During this time‚ Vietnam has greatly changed. This essay will discuss the effects of globalization on Vietnam with 2 forces: Economic and sociocultural. Firstly‚ the development of Vietnamese economic has changed rapidly
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Balny at la conquête du Tonkin: Indochine 1873. Paris: Éditions France-Empire‚ 1973. 324 pp. Armand di Biencourt‚ Au Tonkin‚ 1884-1885-1886. Paris: Imprimerie générale Lahure‚ 1898. 81 pp. Mark Philip Bradley‚ Imagining Vietnam and America: The Making of Postcolonial Vietnam‚ 1919–1950. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press‚ 2000. xiv‚ 304 pp. Pierre Brocheux‚ The Mekong Delta: Ecology‚ Economy‚ and Revolution‚ 1860–1960. Madison: Center for Southeast Asian Studies‚ University of Wisconsin
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Does Vietnam represent an attractive investment opportunity? Absolutely; all of the factors are present to allow Vietnam to emerge as an "Asian Tiger": * Economic Growth. Vietnam has been enjoying robust economic growth due to economic reform‚ a growing GDP‚ an increase in private Vietnamese-owned organizations‚ as well as the momentum from the large number of emerging foreign joint ventures. * Increasing FDI. It is the consensus of many countries that Vietnam is proving to be an increasingly
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