did not have the ordinary Vietnamese on their side‚ and like the French and Japanese before‚ they were seen as ’foreign occupiers’. Furthermore‚ America faced much controversy over the war within its own borders‚ and therefore was fighting a war unpopular to its own people and the people which they tried to ’save’. Militarily the US failed to stop guerrilla warfare and committed many atrocities against the Vietnamese people. Ho Chi Minh (the leader of the North Vietnamese) on the other hand was a
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style. As I lived in Vietnam for more than 19 years‚ I found that Vietnamese people are very busy‚ they have to work all the times include weekend to earn for their living. In rush hours‚ many people from the worker to the engineers spill over the street for their works or going home. That causes the traffic jam every day. Even though they are busy like that‚ still they spend a lot of time to take care of their children. Vietnamese parents are stricter than the Americans; they do not allow their children
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support from the Vietnamese people was a major contributor to why Vietnam was able to defeat the French in Indochina. Nationalism united the majority of Vietnam in the quest for independence. It also gave the Vietnamese population the determination and inspiration to defeat the French. This is shown through the view of Ho Chi Minh that “We have a secret weapon... Our secret weapon is nationalism” giving a sense that nationalism was an advantage that helped defeat France in the war. Vietnamese nationalism
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Report For The First Field Trip On 19th of March 2014‚ my tutor‚ classmate and I went to a Vietnamese Buddhism Temple. I was very exciting before the trip. Since I don’t have transport to go to the temple‚ I went to the classroom that we used to go during our class time and gathered with my tutor to ask her to fetch me to the Vietnamese Buddhism Temple. When I reached the classroom‚ our tutor‚ Dr Lili Zhang was talking to a male tutor about some trip to Japan and how the people there treat foreigner
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benefit of their children. Most notably‚ the self sacrifice of the father‚ as his thoughts reveal that it was the only way to ensure his family safety for the longest time possible‚ showing that ‘succeeding in life’ in this time was simply to survive. Luong‚ the daughter and author
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[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 Advantages 8 Leadership 8 Bibliography 9 Books 9 Video
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comprised of South Vietnamese supporters of the communist National Liberation Front known as Viet Cong (VC)‚ and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). In addition‚ the North had benefited from military and financial support from China and the Soviet Union who were members of the Communist block. In 1973 a “third” Vietnam war began but more of a continuation‚ between North and South Vietnam but without the U.S. involvement. It ended with a communist victory in April 1975 with the North Vietnamese conquering South
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conflict between Northern Vietnam‚ who held communists beliefs‚ and Southern Vietnam who opposed communism. In an attempt to combat communism globally‚ the United States of America formed an alliance with Southern Vietnam. The war initiated when‚ "the Vietnamese waged an anti-colonial war against France‚ which received $2.6 billion in financial support from the United States. The French defeat at the Dien Bien Phu was followed by a peace conference in Geneva."(1) This anti-colonial warfare resulted in other
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People" " I love Yous Are for White People" is a memoir about Lac’s journey and his family immigrated to America from Vietnam‚ after the Vietnam’s War. Lac’s family had to deal with cultural shock‚ language barrier‚ and difficulty finding jobs. As a Vietnamese immigration myself‚ I feel like Lac’s experiences live through me because there were a lot of similarities in his memoir compared to my past experiences with my parents. Lac’s family and many immigrations families had the same circumstances‚ that
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Topic 1: Globalization What is globalization? Its main components? What are the drivers of globalization? How is the global economy changing? How is the above situation affecting Vietnamese companies’ operation? How should Vietnamese companies prepare to compete successfully globally? Present a case of a Vietnamese company who is active in globalizing its activities. 2. Topic 2: Difference in culture What is culture? What are the determinants of culture? How can culture influence international
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