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Hồ Chí Minh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hô̤ tɕǐmɪŋ] ( listen), Chữ Nôm: 胡志明), born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc (19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Việt cộng during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward, establishing

When we talk about the Vietnamese, most people will think them as refugees because of their history. The book “The Vietnamese American 1.5 generation Stories of war, Revolution, Flight, and New Beginnings” by Sucheng Chan described the history of Vietnam; the Vietnamese refugees’ experiences and sufferings they had gone through while on boat to go out of Vietnam, and their settlements outside of Vietnam. The Vietnamese as refugees who had gone through many hardships while escaping to other countries

The colonialism of Vietnam by the French lasted for approximately six decades. In the late of 1880s, the French had the control of the Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, commonly known as the French Indochina (Indochine Francais) (Mason 7). As such, Indochina was able to assume the status of being the lucrative colonial possessions of the French. It became the French empire, which spanned the western and northern Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific empires. The French formulated the civilizing mission as

1.  The First Indochina War 1946-1954: 2.  The Vietnamese War 1954-1975: 3.  Birth of the Republic 1945: 1.  The First Indochina War 1946-1954: The First Indochina War took place in the Asian region of Indochina, containing the nations of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.  French, the long time colonial ruler of Indochina was being fought by these nations.  The French started their colonial rule over Indochina in 1859, and had control by 1885.  During World War II, Vietnam resisted French rule

for the population to accept him, despite his support of the nationalist cause during World War II. Initially, the U.S. government supported Diem because of his unwavering anti-communism. In fact, "in September 1945, Diem traveled to Hue to stop Bao Dai from joining forces with Ho Chi Minh. Along the way, he was kidnapped by Viet Minh agents and taken to see Ho Chi Minh after six months. While there, Ho Chi Minh offered Diem a position in his government, but Diem refused" (Ngo Dinh Diem, 2013, Cold

Like many other parts of Asia and Africa, Indochina also fell under the control of a European power in the 1800s. By the year 1893, France had established its power over all of Indochina. Over the next century, French imperialists abused the principles of "freedom, equality and fraternity", violated the integrity of land and oppressed the people of Indochina. During this century of French oppression and corruption, Vietnamese nationalism against the French surged and became more intense. The outbreak

VIETNAMESE INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES During the Vietnam War the Northern part of Vietnam was controlled by the Việt Minh while also being supported by communist China and Russia. The Novel, The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam, written by Bao Ninh, does not heavily emphasize the political position of the North solely, but tells the tale of a Vietnam soldier who has lived through war, who happens to be fighting for the North’s cause. Kien, the main character, attempts to comfort both his

Vietnam was so significant to the United States partly as it would be the first war they would lose. It also had a tremendous financial impact on the country and the casualties were also more in the public eye than ever before due to the media. They learnt that: "a long war for limited objectives, with its steady stream of body bags, will not be supported by the American people" (Martino, 1996, p37). Some suggest that the US should have avoided any involvement in the

The agreement held that the French were to remain in the southern half momentarily. "Emperor" Bao Dai was to stay as President in the South and Ngo Dien Diem. In the interim, French forces were to withdraw from the North and Viet Minh forces from the South. Laos was acknowledged as fully independent. An International Control Commission was set up

The Vietnam War escalated from a Vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict, in which the United States was deeply involved. The Vietnam War was fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerilla forces aided by the North Vietnamese. Despite increased American military involvement and signed peace agreements in 1973, the Vietnam War did not end until North Vietnam's successful invasion of South Vietnam in 1975. The Vietnam War may have been