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In extension to the unpaid labor, the French also burdened the Vietnamese with extensive taxation. This included the taxation of wages and a poll tax on adult males. The French also monopolized the local commodities that were used by the locals. Traditionally, the Vietnamese would collect their own commodities in the field, but as of the turn of the nineteen-hundreds, the people had to purchases their materials, and commodities instead of collecting them, which burdened their income and lifestyle

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

Contemporary Historical Case Study: Vietnam Introduction: French Indochina has been a rich country since the ancient times with its people originally coming from a region near China and migrating into the strip of land now called Vietnam. However, although Vietnam has been very self-sustained and independent since its original foundation, and its successful defense of its land against larger countries such as China and the Mongol Empire, its more recent history leading up to modern times begins

South Vietnam to help stop a communist takeover. North Vietnam was run by communist leader Ho Chi Minh, and the South had a non-communist government. An election to unify Vietnam would be held in 1955, fearing that Ho Chi Minh would win the elections South Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold an election that would unify the country.

Running head: MCDONALDS EXPANDS TO VIETNAM 1 MCDONALDS EXPANDS TO VIETNAM 6 McDonalds Expands to Vietnam Hieu Le Columbia Southern University Contents Expansion Planning 3 International Business Expansion 3 Regional Trade Agreement 4 Affordable Foreign Taxes 4 Financial and Technological Supports 4 Labor Hiring Methods 5 Advertising Strategies 5 Strategic

The Feud between the North and South Vietnam The Vietnam war ended in 1975 but its consequences persist over time, and there is one especially abominable consequence that has lasted until now. This is the long-term feud between the southern and the northern people in Vietnam. Indeed, although the boundary during the war between South and North Vietnam was erased after the unification in 1975, we still have an intense distinction between them, and it makes them hate each other. Living in both the

Vietnam was able to win a war against a superpower like the United States of America, through, namely, tactics – such as Guerrilla Warfare -, the ignorance of their enemy, the attitude of the South Vietnamese, as well as a strong leader such as Ho Chi Minh. The Vietnam War was a major conflict (of the Cold War) which lasted from 1959 to 1975 , with US involvement from 1964 to 1973 . US reasons for their involvement in the war was their fear of “The Domino Effect” - or – the US fear that communism

My parents and my grandparents lived through the Vietnam War that occurred from 1954-1975. They overcame struggles that many Vietnamese immigrants faced while fleeing from the war and successful moved to the United States. Both my father’s and mother’s side of their families were devout Catholics, which also became a reason that pushed them to flee from Vietnam. I interviewed my father, Han Tran, and my mother, Holly Nguyen, about the challenges they faced while immigrating from Vietnam to the United

domain is being acquired we would be concomitantly negotiating with local businesses as we will be looking for an import/export partner to assist the business with its product needs. The costs associated with opening our establishment in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh

country fell to Communism, many would follow. This was called the “domino theory”. Every president had a different approach to prevent the uprising of a Communist regime, all making the situation worse than it had previously been. Following WWII, Ho Chi Minh created the Vietminh to fight of Japanese and French forces. Japan withdrew from Vietnam in 1945 and Emperor Bao Dai was left in control