rubber. Much of this was sent to France. Vietnam also provided a good market for French manufactured goods. In 1902 Ho Chi Minh was a student in the university built by the French and resented the foreign occupation of his land and their forced conversion to Catholic christianity. He was inspired by the Russian Revolution. And in 1924 he visited the Soviet Union. While in Moscow‚ Ho wrote to a friend that it was the duty of all communists to return to their own country to: “make contact with the masses
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Please read the attached documents on ORT. You need to make notes on the aims of ORT‚ successes and failures. Your essay is due in for two weeks time. Edexcel AS History Unit 1 Ideology‚ Conflict and Retreat: the USA in Asia 1950-1973 by Geoff Stewart ------------------------------------------------- Operation Rolling Thunder ------------------------------------------------- Programme of bombing of North Vietnam authorised by Johnson on 13 February 1965 but not begun until 2 March. It was
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was the final battle of the first Indo-China war. Lasting 55 days‚ the battle had French troops attempt to hold an armed camp against the Viet Minh‚ who greatly out-numbered them. Dien Bien Phu was situated in a valley in Northern Vietnam‚ surrounded by mountains. The French believed this strategic setting would give them an advantage‚ but the Viet Minh were clever. They tunnelled their way into the the French camp and after seven weeks of brutal‚ intense fighting the French commander; Henri Navarre
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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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example Eisenhower actively promoted and supported Diem‚ even though it was evident he was corrupt. Even though Eisenhower failed to prevent North Vietnam from becoming Communist‚ which was never a realistic possibility with the popularity of Ho Chi Minh‚ he did reject the option of using the atomic bomb on North Vietnam. The use of the atomic bomb on the North would have meant the end of the war‚ with the South and America victorious. In the 1940s‚ The Red Scare had created an anti-communist hysteria
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French and Chinese had a large influence in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh was one Vietnamese who tried to stop that. He worked his way into creating an independent Vietnam and organized an army using guerrilla warfare. Minh went to war with the French and ended up winning and this helped create a free North and South Vietnam. South Vietnam had an uprising and a communist group called the Vietcong arose using the same guerilla warfare that Ho Chi Minh used to defeat France. With the United States backing
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Guerrilla force the most important reason why the US withdrew from Vietnam? During the Cold War between Russia and America in the years 1945 – 1991 another conflict between the communist North of Vietnam ruled by Ho Chi Minh and the anti-communist south ruled by Diem began in 1959. Ho chi minh supporters in the south known as the Vietcong began trying to overthrow Diem’s corrupt government. Diem asked America for help to defeat the Vietcong to which they were more than eager to help as if they were defeated
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--City-state --European state model --Conurbation Cities: (Importance and what country they’re in!) People: -- Hong-Kong -- Ho Chi Minh -- Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) -- Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge -- Bangkok -- Mao Zedong -- Kuala Lumpur -- Chiang Kai Shek -- Singapore -- Corazon Aquino -- Jakarta -- Aung San Suu Kyi FILM:
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was a battle in the 1st Indochina War between the Viet Minh and the French colonial forces. For 55 days‚ 10000 men of the French forces battled against nearly 50000 Viet Minh guerrillas. The battle resulted in a shameful loss for the French and was one of the worst military disasters for the French of all time. This battle spelled the end of the 1st Indochina War. One cause of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the French Plan. General Henri Navarre‚ commander-in-chief
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The Vietnam War War affects millions of people in different ways everyday. The United States government involvement in the Vietnam War only led to millions more deaths of american and vietamese people. The United States started sending military around 1957 to assist the south vietemese army known as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. By the time the United States government withdrew there men they left vietnamin an even worse condition then when they arrived. The United States government should
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