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    used by Ho Chi Minh to help Vietnam become a unified and independent nation in the 1970s. Ho Chi Minh, a Marxist Leninist, charismatic and populist leader, adopted communism through his experiences, struggles, and challenges. Communism came to play an important role in bringing Vietnam independence and freedom from the French and subsequent colonialist rulers. Ho Chi Minh used communist to help the Vietnamese develop feelings of patriotism and nationalism toward the country. Ho Chi Minh created

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    King Kamehameha and Ho Chi Minh had both helped their own people and land thrive. Kamehameha had fought many battles, strategically, courageously, and resiliently. Not to mention, Kamehameha made sure of the safety of his people and used the Ahupua’a system in order for each area to have an equal amount of resources. The skilled warrior had acquired all the Hawaiian Islands after years of battles with other ali’is. He was able to allege his people well, not only by using the Ahupua’a system, but

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    project is on Ho Chi Minh and the Independence on the Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh was an important leader in the Vietnam War. Many things happened leading up to the Vietnam War. North and South Vietnam was divided. North Vietnam had a communist government. South Vietnam had a democratic government. South Vietnam wanted Vietnam to be a anit-communist party but North Vietnam won the war. Today, Vietnam is a communist government with the help of their leader Ho Chi Minh. In Ho Chi Minh early life

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    How He Came To Power In the year 1917, Ho Chi Minh moved to Paris during World War I to become involved in leftist anti-colonial activism. There, he received the name Nguyen Ai Quoc, which translates to “Nguyen the Patriot”. He finally became a founding member of the newly created French Communist Party in 1920. In 1922, Ho founded Le Paria, which was a foundation for anti-colonial activists to speak aloud and influence others over their views of the French colonial regime.Ho, after being an enemy

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    Ho Chi Minh was the original leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, which is now the Social Republic of Vietnam. He is well known for leading the Northern Vietnamese and National Liberation Front to battle against the South Vietnamese and Americans up until his death in 1969. Ho Chi Minh influenced world history by leading the first nation to completely defeat the United States, take control of Vietnam and defeat international colonialism, and also unite the Vietnamese people under a new blend

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    1954 when the war began, and 1975 when the war ended. Ho Chi Minh played a prominent role in the war, from a young age in France he liked the idea of communist government, and he eventually started the Vietnam communist party in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh was a instigator in the Vietnam war, and he created the Ho Chi Minh trail, which was a huge advantage during the war. According to Vietnam - Ho Chi minh and the Communist Movement, “as a young man Ho was heavily influenced by Marxist-Leninist literature

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    Among Vietnamese revolutionaries, one stood out. Humble, diplomatically brilliant, and supremely persistent, Ho Chi Minh 's influence led to Vietnamese independence and forced major world powers to rethink military aggression against small, underdeveloped nations. Hailing from a family of well educated dissidents, his origin would form the ethics and idealism that defined his influence on the country of Vietnam. Being exposed to global politics, his experiences as a young adult gave him the ability

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    During the 1940 to 1945 period, all Vietnamese groups struggling for independence from the French and the Japanese formed a coalition under the leadership under my name ‘Ho Chi Minh’. They called themselves the League for Independence or the Vietminh. On September 2, 1945, the day Japan surrendered to the Allies, I announced the formation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and read to the crowds in Hanoi the Vietnamese "Declaration of Independence." At that time, the new republic included all

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    As Geneva Accords was triggered in 1954, it divided Vietnam into two sections aligning to the 17th parallel. (Ho Chi Minh) While Ho Chi Minh led Communist government and controlled northern part, Diem led U.S supported government and controlled southern part. This pleasant treaty for Vietnam also gave chance to reunify Vietnam in single government regime by letting them have a free election to be held in 1956. Meanwhile, United States and Soviet Union was involved in cold war. After the end of World

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    The author of this document is Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader and former Prime Minister of Vietnam. This document was a personal letter, regarding French colonist invading Vietnam, that was sent to President Harry Truman in 1946 by President Ho Chi Minh, which means the intended audience was more than likely President Truman. By 1946, World War II ended, and Vietnam became an independent nation and elected Ho Chi Minh as their new leader. Ho signed an agreement that allowed

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