The film Good Morning‚ Vietnam’ is made based on a true story. Set in Saigon in 1965‚ the movie introduces us to Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams)‚ an Air Force disc jockey who has been flown in from another assignment to a post at the center of the escalating conflict in Vietnam. The character is based on a real deejay who ran afoul of the military authorities in Saigon because of the on-air liberties he took with regard to matters of style and language and musical taste. At the beginning part
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Sinh viên: Nguyễn Thị Thủy MSSV: 11032120 Chuyên ngành: k56 Ấn Độ Học Môn: Nghe nói tiếng anh chuyên ngành 1 Giảng viên hướng dẫn: PGS. TS Đỗ Thu Hà Topic CYCLING THROUGH VIETNAM In summer vacations‚ students usually come back home‚ study…but for me‚ I had a meaningful journey‚ it was “CYCLING THROUGH VIETNAM”. We are members of the green summer club‚ 80 people‚ 80 characters‚ but having the same ideal‚ this is discovering the country. Therefore‚ we took part in this journey and theme of
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during the late-20th century‚ North Vietnam won a war with the United States and unified Vietnam under a communist government. However‚ the results of these events were not possible without the aid of the Soviet Union. In addition‚ throughout the dissolution of the Soviet Union and into modern day Russia‚ the countries were able to maintain a strong connection with Vietnam; despite the numerous amount of troubles faced . The Soviet Union’s relationship with Vietnam was based on aid‚ however the bond
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The Vietnam War was the longest running war that the United States took part in. It began in 1955 and lasted till 1975‚ lasting almost twenty years. Vietnam‚ a small country in Southeast Asia‚ was divided into communist-leaded North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam. North Vietnam and communist-trained South Vietnamese rebels fought to take over the democracy South Vietnam. These rebels became known as the Viet Cong. The United States and the South Vietnamese army tried to stop them but failed
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Foundation Ancient Vietnam About 2‚000 years ago people in North Vietnam began growing rice in the Red River Valley. To irrigate their crops they built dykes and dug canals. They were forced to work together and so an organized kingdom emerged called Van Lang. However in the 2nd century BC the Chinese conquered the area. The Chinese ruled northern Vietnam for more than 1‚000 years and Chinese civilization had a great impact on the Vietnamese. However in South Vietnam there was Indian influence.
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by The country of Vietnam has a long and interesting history. Numerous rulers have controlled the country at various time periods‚ but the Vietnamese people have always fought for independence and for the freedom to choose the way they wanted to be governed. In Vietnam’s early history‚ China controlled its region for over 1‚000 years. It wasn’t until the late 1800s that France found the country appealing and decided to establish a colony there. They ruled until the early
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The Vietnam War started in 1955‚ which was few years after the beginning of World War 2. Even though War was between Northern and Southern Vietnam‚ the War was actually between Communism and Democracy. The Northern Vietnam was under the control of China‚ which was dominated by Communism. The Southern Vietnam was supported by the United States and also had many soldiers placed in there. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the president of the United States at that time. He had a lot of pressure from the citizens
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Was the Americanization of the War in Vietnam Inevitable? In Taking Sides‚ Brian VanDeMark and H. R. McMaster debate the topic of the Americanization of the War in Vietnam. VanDeMark argues that because President Lyndon Johnson did not want people to accuse him of being soft on communism he failed to question the possibility of increasing U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. McMaster‚ however‚ states he believes the Vietnam War was a human failure because of President Lyndon Johnson as well as
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Iraq & Vietnam: A comparison and contrast Kirkland Young HUMN 410 Professor Harris 11/17/09 Introduction Many pundits who opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq now compare it to the invasion of Vietnam by viewing the daily attacks on U.S. soldiers as indications of repeating mistakes that were made in Vietnam. In their view‚ “the United States has yet again stumbled into a foreign quagmire – a protracted and indecisive political and military struggle from which they are not likely to remove
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| History | | The SHS History Co. Shahriar Syed | [The Vietnam War] | Describe why the factors which allowed the North Vietnamese Communist to win a war against a far wealthier‚ technologically superior power of the US. | Contents Page No. Background 2 Introduction 2 Logistical Issues 3 Causality Tolerance 4 Economic Consequences 5 Strategy & Tactics 5 Communist Strategy 5 Guerrilla Tactics 6 American Strategy 6 Tactical Response 7 Vietnamese Terrain
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