a seven-day ceasefire in celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year‚ or Tet b. U.S. ground forces have been in Vietnam for three years‚ fighting nearly 300‚000 North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong gorillas c. Morning of 31 January‚ the North Vietnamese launch the Tet Offensive II. Launch of the Tet Offensive a. 0200: General Westmorland’s headquarters under attack b. 0247: U.S. Embassy in Saigon is breached by Viet Cong c. 0255: South Vietnamese governmental headquarters are attacked and burned
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Current Issues in the Global Economy Comparative analysis: Vietnam & China [pic] 11th of August‚ 2009 Introduction Chapter 1 With its booming economy‚ huge manufacturing base‚ enormous supply of natural resources‚ and expanding consumer spending‚ it’s no surprise that China is high on the agenda for businesses around the world. More than 90 percent of multinational companies say that China is important to their global strategies‚ with 52 percent calling it critical
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French in Indochina was economic exploitation. In the decade of the 1980s‚ Daumier came in and introduced a series of tax and revenue reforms. He established taxes on key consumer items that the people need such as salt‚ rice-wine and opium. The Vietnamese needed all these products to continue their traditional life such as rituals. By 1935 France’s collective sales of rice wine‚ salt and opium were earning more than 600 million francs per annum. Imperialism involves powerful states seeking to expand
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people in half‚ and even resulted in violence. The US failure in Vietnam was caused by a mixture of factors including: the difficulties of fighting an offensive war in a foreign country‚ poor decisions on the American part‚ and unexpected North Vietnamese resilience leading to massive casualties on both sides that could have been avoided. The United State’s involvement in Vietnam can be traced back to the immediate results of the First Indochina War‚ which led to a humiliating defeat of the French
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planes and to shelter from the Rolling Thunder. The Viet Cong would avoid pitched battles with the Americans unless the odds were clearly in their favour. To counter the American build-up‚ Vietcong recruitment would be stepped up and more North Vietnamese Army troops would be infiltrated into South Vietnam. Guerrilla troops were also hidden in local villages by peasants who had been told they were poor because of the Americans and the guerrilla troops would free them. The Viet Cong also use booby
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true age. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: SUZY (43) has been unlucky in love. She’s never truly gotten over her boyfriend from college. Now she works in a candy lab and volunteers at an animal shelter. VALENTINO (23) works in marketing‚ but isn’t able to commit to NANCY (23)‚ a former girlfriend. He prefers a more mature woman. Suzy decides to put her profile on a dating website‚ but lies about her age. She claims to be 30. Valentino’s mother‚ JOSEPHINE‚ pressures Valentino to find a girlfriend. He lies and says
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believed in what Vietnam deserved to have. There were many hurdles during his leadership‚ but he did not let any of them get in his way. Would Vietnam be the Vietnam they are today without Ho Chi Minh? This idealistic and motivated leader founded the Vietnamese Communist Party‚ and was also the President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 until his death. Within his years of living‚ he had shaped and changed Vietnam to the country he dreamed it to be by truly being a great leader of Vietnam
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TET NGUYEN DAN (LUNAR NEW YEAR) According to Vietnamese zodiac‚ this year is the year of the Cock. Of course‚ there are certain meanings and beliefs associated with the cock character that most Asian people would believe. People born in the Cock year are deep thinkers‚ capable‚ and talented. They like to be busy‚ are devoted beyond their capabilities‚ and are deeply disappointed if they fail. Every country has big holidays and they are being celebrated differently from one country to another. In
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Ch. 1 The book "Silas Marner" opens in the English countryside where it was common to sometimes come across weavers‚ who were pale‚ thin men who looked like "the remnants of a disinherited race". The people viewed all types of skill and cleverness as suspicious. So‚ the weavers developed eccentric habits that resulted from loneliness. Silas Marner‚ a linen-weaver lived in a stone cottage in the village of Raveloe. The boys of the village would go and look through his window. Silas would usually
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married. A wedding in Vietnamese culture is not simple because it contains many steps. There are 3 important steps‚ a good preparation‚ a big party and a blessing first night. The families of groom and bride prepare carefully for the wedding. First‚ the groom’s parents choose the best day for the wedding ceremony. One week before the wedding‚ the couple has to invite all their relatives and friends by sending out the printed invitations. In Vietnamese culture‚ it is impolite
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