Ho Chi Minh: A Dark Side of a Nationalist Thesis Statement Ho Chi Minh - a figure of controversy – a patriot who devoted his life for the cause to liberate his nation‚ leading his country to independence and unification; but at the same time‚ a tyrant who‚ to achieve his goal‚ blindly followed the communism to massacre thousands of innocent people in the cruel land reform‚ dragging millions of his people to the deadly prolong war under the name of nationalism. Bibliography 1) Osborne‚ Milton. Ho
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Fasten your seatbelts as Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis on the move – and we’re not just talking about the motorbikes that throng the streets. Saigon‚ as it’s known to all but city officials‚ is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture that has driven the whole country forward with its limitless energy. It is a living organism that breathes life and vitality into all who settle here‚ and visitors cannot help but be hauled along for the ride. Saigon is a name so
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Japan held control over Vietnam‚ but after the defeat of the Nazis‚ it became a power vacuum. The British and Chinese troops moved in and shifted control back to France‚ along with Cambodia and Laos‚ which formed French-Indochina. It was during this time as well‚ that Ho Chi Minh and the Viet-Minh‚ who were originally formed to fight against Japan‚ began their fight for Vietnamese independence. The French decided to make a compromise with Minh by giving him North Vietnam‚ while they kept their rule
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Foran How Were Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh Different in Their Fight for Independence? Mohandas Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh both fought against foreign rule in their country; Gandhi against the British rule in India and Ho Chi Minh against the French reign in Vietnam. However‚ Gandhi fought peacefully and religiously‚ with fasts and boycotts to gain India’s independence‚ while Ho Chi Minh was a Communist ruler who believed violence and a good military would force France out of Vietnam. The two men were both
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After WWII‚ Vietnam was placed under the trusteeship of the French‚ and the Vietnamese people were greatly mistreated. Ho Chi Minh retaliated and began his fight for Vietnamese Independence. Post World War II‚ the United States had sided with Stalin and Chiang Kai-Shek‚ agreeing that Indochina was to be placed under a trusteeship. Although it was clear to the Americans that independence was Minh’s primary concern‚ they fought against him. The British were unhappy with the decision‚ but soon enough
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Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969): Major Events in the Life of a Revolutionary Leader 1890 On May 19‚ HO Chi Minh was born the second son to a family of farmers living in Kim Lien‚ a small village in Annam (Central Vietnam). He was born NGUYEN Sinh Cung but later adopted the name Ho Chi Minh (“He who enlightens”). When Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890‚ Vietnam was under French control. The French had split what is known today as Vietnam into three separate states — Cochin
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The First Vietnam War was fought by France and Ho Chi Minh and many lessons had to be learned to win this war. The Vietminh were not your traditional trained army‚ but made mostly of peasants who needed to be trained. Both the Vietminh and the French army had strengths and weakness which would impact the outcome of the war. The one thing Ho Chi Minh had over the French was he focused on the French weaknesses and used them to his advantage. Another important advantage was the knowledge the Vietminh
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was Nguyễn Sinh Cung? More commonly known as Ho Chi-Minh‚ he was a champion for Vietnamese independence‚ a member of the Communist Party‚ and later the President of Communist North Vietnam. During the Vietnam War‚ Ho was the figurehead and leader of the North Vietnamese Army‚ and supported of the Communists in South Vietnam‚ the Viet Cong. During his life‚ Ho Chi-Minh accomplished many things‚ such as reigning in the Communist supporters in South Vietnam‚ and turning them into a deadly Guerrilla Warfare
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– Chapter 12: M. K. Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh: Paths to Independence India and Vietnam‚ both were under the controlled of foreign country. British controlled India and at the time of the British left India‚ French made military control of the colonial Indochina. People in the country faced to the discrimination‚ for Gandhi as example‚ the British throw him out of the first-class train compartment as he was “coloured”‚ unequal treatment also appear in Vietnam‚ Ho Chi Minh’s father lost his government
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Nguyen Sinh Cung‚ founding father of Vietnam‚ and extreme communist leader was a man who made an impact on history. Better know as his most common alias Ho Chi Minh this man decided to change the world. Ho Chi Minh was a man who led his country to freedom. He freed the Vietnamese from rule under European countries‚ and became the first leader of Vietnam. Under this rule he imposed a communist system of government. In this system‚ Ho Chi Minh caused anger among Vietnam and other nations. Fear of death
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