Ronane Senior English 1st 12/10/04 Thesis: The US involvement in the Vietnam War was justified. I. Background on Vietnam A. Vietnam pre WWII 1.French A. Colonialism B. Cruelty 2.USA A. Backing Ho Chi Minh B. War with Japan B. Vietnam post WWII 1. Ho chi Minh A. Early years B. Political years 2. Diem A. Anti-communism B. Brutal police II. Tet Offensive A. Viet Cong 1. Miscommunication A. Delay of message B. Element of Surprise
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Indochina. The treatment and exploitation of the Indochinese by the French and the French’s methods of maintaining control spawned a strong negative feeling towards the French‚ which sparked activist groups‚ and anti-colonialist‚ nationalistic ideologies. Ho Chi Minh and the communist group he formed‚ the Viet Minh‚ played a significant role in the withdrawal of the French from Indochina. The large percentage of the population who were part of the Viet Minh‚ including an ample amount of peasants‚ were against
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leader Ho Chi Minh. The War lasted around 20 years. The United states Participated in the war 17.4 years making it the one of the longest U.S war participations. To Begin With‚ Why did the Vietnam war start and why Did the United States get involved? In the early 1880s France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos to create a colony called French Indochina. However‚ in World War II the Japanese drove the French out of Indochina and occupied Vietnam. Ho Chi
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Vietnam between 1945 and 1975 was Ho Chi Minh. His goal was to create a united Vietnam‚ free from centuries of oppression from foreign powers. His nationalist identity was formed by personal reasons and events effecting Vietnam. The use of military and political actions taken under Ho Chi Minh helped emerge his identity. Ho Chi Minh’s leadership was essential to achieve change in Vietnam. His leadership helped to form the Nationalist identity of the Vietnamese people. Ho Chi Minh’s identity was characterised
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strength in Indo-China had been wiped out. The Viet Minh had dispatched their colonial rulers. The battle had ended in decisive victory for the nationalist leader and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam‚ Ho Chi Minh and his brand of Vietnamese nationalism. Ho had successfully sought military aid and financial assistance from communist China and the Soviet Union in the years after World War II but he was driven by more logical objectives than what he regarded as old world communist
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They called themselves the Vietminh there leader was a man named Ho Chi Minh. He created this band of guerilla fighters to fight off the French and gain back his country’s freedom. However during World War II‚ Vietnam was taken over again this time by the Japanese. The United States was having a dispute with Japan at the time. Instead of fighting the Japanese themselves the United States sent supplies and military advisors to Ho Chi Minh and his group of Vietminh in hopes that they would defeat
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By the 1930s Vietnamese nationalists‚ led by Ho Chi Minh‚ had burnt out most options for achieving self-determination peacefully. The revolutionary activism that followed was the only choice Vietnam had to attain their freedom from the occupying colonial France. A few years before World War I all the way through the 1960s‚ Ho Chi Minh tried persistently to gain basic rights and freedoms for his people to no avail. The French had oppressed the Vietnamese during the duration of their occupation and
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Deep within every persons heart‚ their own childhood experience could be the most valuable memories they have. There could be just one or many experiences. These experiences indicate the turning point from childhood into teenagers which make them so memorable and unforgettable. These incidents could be good or bad and could be beneficial or not‚ depending on which angle you are looking at them. I personally speaking‚ has had good memories and bad memories‚ however the bad ones has stained deep within
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Vietnamese History Professor Grimm Summer Session A 2013 May 19‚ 2013 Leadership Styles “Ho Chi Minh ’s Communist ideology was flexible enough to serve his purposes. In any case‚ he was never the doctrinaire‚ and always much more a political activist whose strong will was directed at the goal of the independence and unification of Vietnam.” (Kirkpatrick‚ 2006) Lecture and readings have taught us that Ho Chi Minh was charismatic and hard to hate‚ even though he was responsible for the death of thousands
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prior to the Vietnam War; for example‚ there was discussion on French imperialism‚ the First Indochina War‚ and the power struggles between Vietnamese coalition leaders. However‚ the most intriguing aspect of this film was the story and rise of Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a communist leader that sparked a movement of Vietnamese nationalism‚ self-determination‚ and removal of foreign intervention in Vietnam. His coalition‚ the Viet Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam)‚ was formed
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