effect around the world. The United States began sending financial aid and military advisors to South Vietnam to help stop a communist takeover. North Vietnam was run by communist leader Ho Chi Minh‚ and the South had a non-communist government. An election to unify Vietnam would be held in 1955‚ fearing that Ho Chi Minh would win the elections South Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold an election that would unify the country. With the support of the United States South Vietnam and North Vietnam
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munitions‚ and soldiers to the front line of the war. One of the trails that the Vietcong heavily used during the war was the Ho Chi Minh Trail‚ which consisted of multiple routes as well as fake trails to confuse the United States and other enemies. It was vital that the U.S. destroy the hidden trails in order to prevent more weapons from being transported (Trueman‚ “Ho Chi Minh Trail”). Cutting off the enemy’s supply lines are top priority in any kind of war or battle. One of the main reasons why the
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In Vietnam‚ the rampant inflation and the scarcity of basic necessities caused the nationalism in Vietnam to flourish. When the famine in Tonkin broke out in 1944‚ the Viet Minh took over granaries belonging to the Japanese and rich landlords and distributed the rice to the peasants. This contributed to the rise of the Viet Minh as they were viewed as heroes. Hence‚ in both cases‚ the harsh conditions caused by the Japanese occupation led to the rise of nationalist groups in Malaya and Vietnam. Social:
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portraying the war to the people in America causing a lack of support for the war. The Vietnam War was similar to the Korean War in the opposing sides. The United States aided South Vietnam under Ngo Dinh Diem’s rule. North Vietnam‚ communists under Ho Chi Minh‚ were attempting to unify Vietnam as a socialist country. North Vietnam was an ally of the Soviet-Union‚ causing the United States to get involved in the conflict. The war was based on the Domino Theory. This theory states that if one Asian country
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That started a war between Communist led Viet Minh regime in Hanoi and French backed regime in Saigon. The US provided the French army with military and financial assistance under President Harry S. Truman’s orders. The reasoning behind it was a communist victory in Indochina would result in communism
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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 Mu Pagoda. Monks inside the Thien Mu Pagoda. consists
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war within its own borders‚ and therefore was fighting a war unpopular to its own people and the people which they tried to ’save’. Militarily the US failed to stop guerrilla warfare and committed many atrocities against the Vietnamese people. Ho Chi Minh (the leader of the North Vietnamese) on the other hand was a person supported by a lot of the Vietnamese (including many in the South)‚ because he gave the people what they wanted‚ which were to rid the country of foreign occupiers once an for all
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(Lunsford‚ 2000). Personal Experience With Vulnerable Population My personal experience with vulnerable population is that I my family was one that lived through it. My family migrated on a boat from the Vietnam War back in 1980 to get away form Ho Chi Minh to come to America. When they first got to America‚ they struggle with language and healthcare assess‚ they were classified as being under welfare for many years until they can get on their feet and get there citizenship to go to school and get
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Vietnam had been split into two‚ with a Communist government in the North under Ho Chi Minh and a Democratic government in the South under Ngo Dinh Diem. The North lead by Ho Chi Minh‚ who launched a guerilla campaign in South Vietnam‚ the campaign was led by Viet Cong units‚ with the intention of bonding the country under communist rules. The Unites States began to train the Army of the Republican of Vietnam (ARVN)‚ to stop the spread of communism and to provide military advisors to help combat
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1) Nationalism‚ socialism‚ and religion have all played a major role in anti-colonial struggles and post-colonial constructions in India and Southeast Asia. Which of these three ideologies do you think was most effective for colonized peoples and why? I. Nationalism was most effective for the colonized peoples of India and South East Asia a. Both socialism and Nationalism worked together to fight against imperial rule. Nationalism brought the people of India and Southeast Asia together
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