Operation Rolling Thunder was the codename for the bombing of North Vietnam. The operation started in February 1965. The operation lasted for 3 and a half years. The aims of this operation were: Bomb railways‚ roads and bases in North Vietnam Destroy the Ho Chi Minh trail‚ to stop supplies to the Vietcong. This failed because the Vietcong were still fighting strong. Search and destroy missions were used to flush out the Vietcong. These operations failed because: The US soldiers found it difficult to
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present day Vietnam. During the first meeting session of the Government independent from France in 1945‚ then President Ho Chi Minh established that the three critical tasks of the new Government and Vietnamese people were to fight against poverty‚ illiteracy‚ and invaders. According to a report organized by the World Bank‚ “In response to the Government policies and President Ho Chi Minh’s call‚ there were‚ within less than a year‚ seventy five thousand classes with nearly ninety-six thousand teachers
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colonial power. In the long list of grievances against the French stated in the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence‚ “They have invented numerous unjustifiable taxes and reduced our people‚ especially our peasantry‚ to a state of extreme poverty”. Ho Chi Minh stated in his letter to Truman‚ that it was strictly for humanitarian reasons he need to revolt‚ and that “two million Vietnamese died of starvation during winter of 1944 and spring 1945”‚ and that it was “because of starvation policy of French
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beautiful landscape‚ people‚ and culture will make you never want to leave! Photos of Vietnam‚ including the landscape and flag. GOVERNMENT The government of Vietnam CU CH I T UN N EL S: The Cu Chi tunnels are a popular tourist attraction northwest of Ho Chi Minh City. These tunnels were used as a hiding place during the Vietnam War and visitors crawl in the safe parts of the tunnel. Cu Chi Tunnel Map of the Cu Chi Tunnels. Happy visitors on the mekong Delta. Mekong Delta Visitors at the Thien
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Vietnam Immigrants and Refugees Immigration has been around for years. It is when someone or even a culture comes to live permanently in a foreign country that is of their own. It is important for us now to realize how this was more relevant in earlier years than it is now. Most of it was related to leaving a country due to war whereas now it may be just to live in America or a better place. Vietnamese people settlement in the United States was a direct result from World War II and the failure
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CASE STUDY- BUSINESS SIMULATION AT VIETNAM AIR CARGO I. Introduction: Vietnam air cargo is considering if they should invest for a project to carry goods with the route Hanoi-Ho chi Minh city-Rangoon-Bangkok-Hanoi. This is the route except for the leg between Rangoon and Bangkok –where Vietnam Airline has regular passenger flights and Vietnam Cargo often buy the extra space and weights on these flights for their cargo. Mr. Toan is deputy head of the business development unit. He had come to
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The book I read was titled Here There are Tigers‚ The Secret Air War in Laos‚ 1968-69. It was written by Reginald Hawthorn and is his personal experience as a Major in the Air Force. I wanted to know an Air Force pilot’s perspective since I read about so much bombing going on during the Vietnam War. He was an FAC (Forward Air Controller) and flew an O-2 single prop airplane during Vietnam from 1968-1969. Major Reginald Hathorn was an instructor at Laughlin Air Force Base when he got the call on Friday
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South Korea) and the combined forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam‚ and the National Liberian Front. In 1959‚ after the country was divided into two parts‚ North‚ under communist rule‚ and South‚ with a democratic government‚ communist leader Ho Chi Minh launched a campaign to unite the country under whole communist rule. After many years‚ eventually US troops had been withdrawn from Vietnam‚ and the Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973‚ ending US involvement in this war. Later‚ in 1975
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greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This will mean that generally‚ the sea levels will rise unavoidably by 50cm by the year 2050. It will have pronounced effects at the equator‚ especially around densely populated areas such as Bangkok‚ Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam. Scientists predict more intense tropical storms‚ food shortages‚ dangerous heat waves‚ and eventually flooding that could
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Indochina through World War II‚ by 1945‚ growing fear of Russian activity worldwide prompted the United States to reverse its position and support French colonialism in Southeast Asia. When the nationalist movement‚ led by the devoted communist figure Ho Chi Minh‚ threatened to topple the French government right after World War II and usher in a communist regime‚ President Harry Truman committed limited U.S. resources to assist the French in reestablishing their presence in Vietnam. Abc Clio data
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