Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in
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Economy of Vietnam By Adam McCarty Introduction Vietnam has been a country ruled by colonists‚ divided or at war for most of the twentieth century. Unification of the country in 1976 was followed by invasion of Cambodia in 1978‚ and a subsequent brief but violent war with China. This troubled history had profound consequences for economic development in general‚ and attempts to impose central planning in particular. Central planning was imposed upon Northern Vietnam in the 1950s‚ and upon
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Vietnam‚ which is an Asian country‚ used to be known as a peaceful‚ ancient and traditional land. However‚ as the living standard is being developed day by day‚ the images of the wide‚ broad streets on which people rode their bicycles sparsely are no longer existed nowadays. That is the reason why Miles Walker (2007)‚ who founded New Asian Values for the 21st Century‚ wrote an article: "The Streets of Vietnam - a Fatality Every 45 Minutes" to criticize most of the cities in Vietnam for being "uncontrolled
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Alaska Earthquake 1964 Have you ever experienced an earthquake? Perhaps you have felt a small tremor or a large one. Whatever the case‚ you are not alone. Many people have experienced an earthquake at some point in their lives. It is an interesting experience and hard to forget. It can also be frightening as well‚ especially if you are caught off guard. Imagine going about your daily life when all of a sudden the ground starts to shake. Things fall and buildings collapse. What goes on in one ’s
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Lessons of History and Lessons of Vietnam DaviD H. Petraeus This article was first published in the Autumn 1986 issue of Parameters. One of the few unequivocally sound lessons of history is that the lessons we should learn are usually learned imperfectly if at all. —Bernard Brodie1 Trying to use the lessons of the past correctly poses two dilemmas. One is the problem of balance: knowing how much to rely on the past as a guide and how much to ignore it. The other is the problem of selection: certain
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Timeline of Football War Early 20th Century: Salvadorans begin migrating to Honduras in large numbers 1966: In Honduras‚ as in much of Central America‚ large landowners or big corporations owned large majorities of the land. The United Fruit Company owned 10% percent of the land‚ making it hard for the average landowners to compete. In 1966‚ the United Fruit Company banded together with many other large companies to create la Federación Nacional de Agricultores y Ganaderos de Honduras (FENAGH;
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million vehicles per year. Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) was established in 1995 and official opening in October 1996. President is Mr. Akito Tachibana. Vietnam Toyota’s product includes Hiace‚ Camry‚ Corolla Altis‚ Innova‚ Vios and Fortuner (Locally-produced models)and Land Cruiser‚ Hilux (Imported models)‚ with a production capacity of 20‚000 vehicles/year. TMV is possessed by three associates: Toyota Motor Corporation (70%)‚ Vietnam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation – VEAM
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K-mart Timeline: 1899 - S.S. Kresge Company founded by Sebastian S. Kresge. 1912 - S.S. Kresge Company incorporated in Delaware with 85 stores and sales of $10‚325‚000. 1916 - S.S. Kresge Company reincorporated in Michigan. 1918 - S.S. Kresge Company became a publicly traded company and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). 1929 - Canadian subsidiary S.S. Kresge Company‚ Ltd. was founded. By year end‚ 19 stores were operating in Canada. 1952 - S.S. Kresge Company
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Dollarization in Vietnam from 2007 to 2010 Overview of Dollarization 1 Definition Dollarization occurs when the inhabitants of a country use foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency in the whole or some parts of currency function. Nowadays‚ dollarization has become popular all over the world. 2 Classification ← Official dollarization Official dollarization occurs when foreign currency is only legal currency in the economy
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SUPERSTITIONS IN VIETNAM Vietnam has many customs involving superstitious activities. Some of them are: burning votive paper‚ meeting fortune tellers to ask for a prediction of future‚ especially some negative superstitions prevent some young couples from marriage because of their contrasting ages. Vietnamese people think that it is a lucky thing to pick some buds from a pagoda‚ receive lucky money on Tet holidays. Some people also think that if they eat tofu and peas before an exam‚ they would
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