The Impact of French in Indochina The Impact the French had on Indochina was something no one was about to forget soon. It took France about 35 years to complete its takeover of Indochina. In 1858‚ the French captured Tourane (Da Nang). The region of Saigon was taken over 1862 and a protectorate was declared over Cambodia in 1863. The southern region of Cochin-china was annexed in 1867 and Annam (central region) and Tonkin (northern region) became protectorates in 1883. Laos became a French protectorate
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Vietnam”. In this chapter of his book‚ Zinn covers the Vietnam war and the resistance to it. As the chapter title states‚ Zinn argues that the U.S was fighting a war that they could not win as the Vietnamese people were in favor of the government of Ho Chi Minh and opposed the of Ngo Dinh Diem‚ thus allowing them to keep morale high. Meanwhile‚ the American military’s morale for the war was very low‚ as many soldiers were put off by the atrocities that they were made to take part in‚ such as the My
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Part A Book worm magazine (BWM) interview with Feng Shan Ho 4th June‚ 1990 BWM: This week’s interview is with Feng Shan Ho on his new book “My Forty Years as a Diplomat”‚ that was released earlier this year. Hi Feng‚ first of all‚ tell me a bit about your early life. Feng: I was born in Yiyang‚ Hunan Province‚ in China‚ in 1901. I struggled to get an education as a child‚ but I was helped by the Norweigan Lutheran mission. To this day I feel a strong gratitude towards them. In 1926 I entered Munich
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Conference produced the Geneva Accords which called for the temporary separation of Vietnam into two zones and a general election which needed to be held to reunify the nation. This election would never take place because the U.S. realizing how popular Ho Chi Minh was with the population of Vietnam feared that if he won the presidency Vietnam would be completely communism and neighboring Laos and Cambodia would also fall to communism‚ which would then give the Soviet even more puppet states. To avoid
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became a star. His career went brightly from there. As you can see Elvis can be that successful is because of his effort and ambition. I am going to give you another example. We all know Ho Chi Minh by history. A little about him is showed by the article following www.time.com/time/magazine/article/09171‚988162‚00 Ho Chi Minh is the great leader of Viet
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In order to get an Associate Degree as well as transferring to other institutions of higher education‚ I have chosen to study at Orange Coast College which has many important benefits for me such as having a happy life near my family‚ learning in the best educational environment and receiving many good support services. As a matter of fact‚ Orange Coast College is the best educational environment in Orange County as well as one of the finest and largest community colleges in the United States. Indeed
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around $1.6 billion in the early 1950s‚ this was a sign of political and financial involvement from the USA. After fighting a war to gain independence from France when‚ French forces withdrew‚ Vietnamese Communists gained control of North Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the North Vietnamese Communists. South Vietnam had a non-Communist government. This government was weak. But the United States supported it in order to keep the Communists from taking control of all of Vietnam. At first
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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
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Vietnam is one of the most delightful places in south-east Asia. Although many foreigners still imagine Vietnam through the lens of war‚ it is in reality a country with evocative history; century-deep culture; warm-hearted‚ hospitable‚ intelligent people and spectacular landscape. Over two decades have passed since Vietnam was officially united‚ and in that time it has done a remarkable job of healing its wounds. Today‚ this gracious and graceful country is an outstanding travel destination for visitors
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It also displayed the end of a colonial era‚ seeing as though many colony-yielding nations were members of the UN. (Doc 1). Ho Chi Minh‚ Vietnamese nationalist‚ too felt the need for freedom. Minch expressed the Vietnamese’s determination to end French colonization in their country. Minch made it clear that violence would be condoned and encouraged to win this battle. Ho Chi Minch embodied Vietnams’ fighting will for a separation and willingness to shed blood in the process. (Doc 2). In a similar
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