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Essay 1 War did not necessarily end for France and Vietnam as the curtains closed on World War Two. Indochina had been subjugated to French colonial rule for decades leading up to the war, and the western power desired to reassert its authority in southeast Asia once more. Imperial motives were at the heart of the French agenda. The loss of Indochina could be a costly blow in terms of power and international presence. But hindering the spread of global communism held increasing importance as well

Representatives of eight countries—with Vietnam represented by two delegations, one made out of supporters of Ho Chi Minh, the other of supporters of Bao Dai—met in Geneva to discover an answer. They closed with an understanding as indicated by which Vietnam was to be partitioned at the seventeenth parallel until races, planned for 1956, after which the Vietnamese would set up a bound together government. It is difficult to assess Ho’s role in the Geneva negotiations. He was represented by Pham Van

were killed during the war. More than half were Vietnamese. North and South Vietnam both wanted a coalesce Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh, president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) wanted a nation formed after other communist countries. Bao Dai, chief of the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam), wanted Vietnam with close ties to the West for cultural and economic reasons. Communist forces ended the war by taking control over South Vietnam in 1975. Causes: Communism was the major cause of the

From the 1880s until World War II, France governed Vietnam as part of French Indochina, which also included Cambodia and Laos. The country was under the formal control of an emperor, Bao Dai. From 1946 until 1954, the Vietnamese struggled for their independence from France during the first Indochina War. At the end of this war, the country was temporarily divided into North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam came under the control of the Vietnamese Communists who had opposed France and aimed for a

I. INTRODUCTION 2 1.1. Rationale 2 1.2. Aims of the Research 3 1.3. Research Questions 3 1.4. Significance of the Research 3 1.5. Limitation of the Research 3 II. LITERATURE REVIEW 4 2.1. Definition 4 2.2. Characteristics 4 2.3. Opinions about School Violence 5 III. METHODOLOGY 6 3.1. Subjects 6 3.2. Scope 6 3.3. Methods 6 3.3.1. Method of Collecting Information 6 3.3.2. Data Collection Instruments 7 IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 7 4.1. Essence of School Violence 7

The Fire Sparked by the Buddhist Crisis On June 11, 1963, Malcolm Browne took a photograph. His image would become the symbol for a period in the Vietnam conflict known as the Buddhist Crisis. Browne’s photo was of a monk sitting in the middle of the street, moments after dousing himself in fuel and lighting a match. The monk’s name was Thich Quang Duc, and his suicide would have repercussions not just in Vietnam but overseas in the United States as well. His action stimulated major growth

The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history, lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims, to preserve a separate, independent, noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield

Prior to the official beginning of WWII America’s involvement came mostly from supplying Europe with weapons and tools through the “cash and carry” policy and the “Lend-Lease” act. The “cash and carry” policy requested by the President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, at a special session of the U.S. Congress on September 21, 1939. The “cash and carry” policy allowed the President to permit the sale of supplies and materials to countries at war in Europe, as long as the beneficiary

"All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free. The Declaration of the French Revolution made in 1791 on the Rights of Man and the Citizen also

countries and fought in many battles. This was referred to at the Indochina War. Ultimately the French were defeated and a peace treaty called the Geneva Split was signed by both sides making the 17th parallel the border between North and South Vietnam. Bao was then replaced by Ngo Dinh Diem, who had a pro-democracy and anti-communist point of view. South Vietnam was renamed the Government of the Republic of Vietnam. After the split of Vietnam, the United States became very interested in stopping the