Ryan McConkey Glenn May May 29‚ 2013 Hist. 388: Vietnam and the U.S. The View from the Ground Vietnam was a hostile place especially for the Vietnamese. Going into a war with one of the most powerful countries in the world and not knowing if they would be able to get out of the war alive. Scared and not knowing if they would be able to gain their freedom that they have been fighting for since they were occupied by China in 1100 B.C. This war was to fight for that freedom and the only
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approaches or types of economic systems. Vietnam is a country which uses the mixed economy. In this type of economy there is a balance between market forces and state intervention. This kind of system influences the impact of attempting to allocate as well as make effective use of resources in Vietnam. First of all‚ Vietnam is a poor country; its economy is based on the agriculture industry‚ so the most important resource is land. In Vietnam‚ land is used in two purposes‚
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1. Introduction about Burger King Vietnam Burger King‚ founded in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton‚ is one of the largest fast food chains company in the world. Its menu has not only basic hamburger but also many none – hamburger sandwiches including chicken‚ fish. At the end of the year 2012‚ Burger King has 12‚997 restaurants over 86 countries. Most of them were owned by its franchisees. Burger King Vietnam is also a franchise business model. Two stores of Burger King were opened
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descendants of nomadic Mongols from China and migrants from Indonesia. According to mythology‚ the first ruler of Vietnam was Hung Vuong‚ who founded the nation in 2879 B.C. China ruled the nation then known as Nam Viet as a vassal state from 111 B.C. until the 15th century‚ an era of nationalistic expansion‚ when Cambodians were pushed out of the southern area of what is now Vietnam. A century later‚ the Portuguese were the first Europeans to enter the area. France established its influence early
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long-term effect to Cambodia‚ Vietnam‚ and Laos. However‚ in the second half of the 20th century‚ Vietnamese fought to gain independence from French to establish their own independence nation and self-determination‚ but it spent 30 years and many people sacrificed their lives. Gaining independence from colonial rule was not a simple task to complete for most of the colonies. The colonies used varies strategies to fight for independence from their colonizers. For Vietnam; from the beginning of French
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Developing Vietnam’s Sport In Vietnam‚ Sport is not considered as major industry. Although it is growing. In addition‚ Vietnamese people think athletes are same as workers. However‚ in my opinion‚ most of people are wrong. Because athletes spend time for studying and training in their fields. They work hard everyday. So‚ if Vietnam’s sport develops too slow‚ it’s not athlete’s fault. It is responsibility of coaches and president of sport industry. They have to change the way they think and mange
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Precise figures are not available for Hispanic participation in Vietnam. Prior to the full-scale escalation of the Vietnam War‚ Special Forces Advisor‚ Sergeant First Class Isaac Camacho’s fire base was overrun by Viet Cong in November 1963. After an intense firefight‚ Camacho was taken prisoner. He is most likely the first Hispanic POW of the Vietnam era. Remarkably‚ Camacho escaped his captors after 20 months and made his way to freedom. He was awarded the Silver and Bronze Stars in September
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The United States got involved with the fight in Vietnam mostly as a result of three things: Eisenhower believed in what’s known as the domino theory‚ which is the belief that if one country in southeast Asia gave into communism more and more would start to follow suit‚ just like falling dominoes. Eisenhower said in his speech “This would lead to disintegration in Southeast Asia‚ with the "loss of Indochina‚ of Burma‚ of Thailand‚ of the Peninsula‚ and Indonesia following” (http://www.history.co
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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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