couldn’t risk a war against each other. However‚ they had client states that could continue the fights for them. The Americans actually fought in Vietnam therefore in the cold war ‘game’ the USSR could not. However they supported their fellow communist state‚ China by supplying them with resources such as armed weapons. In return they would equip and arm the North Vietnamese who fought against America. Vietnam was part of the French empire before World War Two. During the war the Japanese took over‚
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Was Ho Chi Minh more of a nationalist than a communist? Most people in America firmly believe that Ho Chi Minh was a communist first and foremost. The public was inundated with stories of his visits to Russia and China. We heard repeatedly how his support from communist countries was being used to take over and create a communist stronghold in South East Asia. What we didn’t hear was the rest of the story. The Vietminh under Minh’s leadership had an alliance of sorts with the U.S
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reduction programs‚ Project Report‚ Market analysis component of CP51‚ IWMI‚ West Africa Office‚ 2005 (Unpublished) Holm‚ L.‚ Kildevang‚ H.‚ Consumers’ Views on Food Quality. A Qualitative Interview Study‚ Appetite‚ 1996: 27: 1–14 Keraita‚ B. et al.‚ Influence of urban wastewater on stream water quality and agriculture in and around Kumasi‚ Ghana Environment & Urbanisation‚ 2003: 15 (2): 171-178 King‚ L.K. et al.‚ An assessment of the safety of street foods in the Ga district‚ of Ghana; implications for
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with a balanced interpretation of Ho Chi Minh to some a major extent‚ however there are some inconsistencies with views of historians. While the majority agree to some extent that Ho was either communist or nationalist some are divided by this theory and provide us with two different perspectives of Ho Chi Minh. Historians such as Osborne present us with a positive view of Ho and describe him as a great leader. However other historians have a negative view on Ho and describe him as an ineffective
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Ho Chi Minh was a revolutionary leader that played a huge role in the Vietnam war. His strong will and organizational genius were tools that helped him and his people fend off from foreign forces that were considered enemies. He obtained victories in many battles throughout his time. During the first Indochina war‚ he was victorious against the French forces after he claimed independence from them for his country. He was relentless and never gave the French a break. With the superior firepower the
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Who was Nguyễn Sinh Cung? More commonly known as Ho Chi-Minh‚ he was a champion for Vietnamese independence‚ a member of the Communist Party‚ and later the President of Communist North Vietnam. During the Vietnam War‚ Ho was the figurehead and leader of the North Vietnamese Army‚ and supported of the Communists in South Vietnam‚ the Viet Cong. During his life‚ Ho Chi-Minh accomplished many things‚ such as reigning in the Communist supporters in South Vietnam‚ and turning them into a deadly Guerrilla
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exception of Ho Chi Minh. General Giap’s skills and expertise of were an essential element of the French defeat in 1954. However General Giap cannot be held solely responsible‚ the political skills of Ho Chi Minh (the leader of the Viet Minh independence movement) cannot be underestimated. There were many reasons for the French defeat in Vietnam‚ abundant mistakes were made and the Viet Minh were lead by two of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. Giap orchestrated the defeat of the French and was
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Women’s Health in Ho Chi Minh City Project (1/11/2004 – 30/9/2006) Implemented by Ho Chi Minh City AIDS Committee with technical and financial support from Family Health International (FHI) Assessment of Female Sex Work in Ho Chi Minh City Submitted to Family Health International‚ Hanoi by Nguyen Nguyen Nhu Trang Hang Thi Xuan Lan April 2005 Acknowledgements This assessment was conducted with invaluable support from the collaborators of Quality of Life Promotion (Life)
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French Colonialism greatly influenced the Viet Minh to seek Change. The Viet Minh wanted independence for Vietnam. Their attempts were made to achieve independence in 1945 with the battle of Cao Bang which then grew to the battle of DBP. These actions had significant consequences such as enormous loss of life‚ French Surrender and the independence for North Vietnam French Colonialism influenced the VM to seek independence for their nation. Colonialism is the ‘Outworking’ desire of a nation to
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The virtue of ethics as define by Aristotle in its simplistic form is to discover the nature of human happiness. Happiness is the highest good and the end at which all our activities ultimately aim. The difficulty is that people don’t agree on what makes for a happy or good life‚ so the purpose of the ethics is to find an answer to this question. The answer is imprecise because practical circumstances vary a great deal when considering a person’s life as a whole. Aristotle defines virtue as a
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