Josie Ho

1941, a Vietnamese nationalist, Ho Chi Minh formed a nationalist resistance, the Viet Minh, to oppose the occupiers. The United States, at this time, gave their support to the Viet Minh, who, under their communist leader, waged a guerilla war against the Japanese. Near the end of the war, the Japanese began to promote Vietnamese nationalism and granted them apparent nationalism. Also after the Japanese defeat, the French returned to take back their colony. Ho Chi Minh allowed the French to enter

“A Look into Vietnam” Vietnam resembles the shape of a seahorse that stretches southeast into the Pacific Ocean; Vietnam is known as to as the “balcony of the Pacific.” By way of its water transportation links that were developed prior to rail and road networks, Vietnamese migration pressed southward (Nam Tien) along the coast. (Taus-Bolstad, 2006) Distinct regions meant that trade was more than a means to establish national unity within a dispersed settler society. (Taus-Bolstad, 2006) A geographical

This is why, the U.S started to back up and support Ngo Dinh Diem, an anti-communist politician, who strongly disagreed with the rebellion of old Vietnamese. In 1955, Diem managed to be the leader of the South Vietnamese government, declaring the Republic of Vietnam and cancelling the scheduled elections in 1956. However, his governance proved to be very unpopular, demonstrating corruption and persecution. In general, his policies were created to eliminate communists from South Vietnam, which he

French had looked into expanding their land, thus expanding into the regions of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. By 1940, the Japanese had begun to occupy the Tonkin area of northern Vietnam (Indochina, February 19, 2014). Vietnamese Independence May 1941, Ho Chi Minh’s Communist party has made a nationalist alliance called the League for the Independence of Vietnam. It was also known as the Viet Minh. According to Britannica,

to stop the growth of communism. Vietnam, on the edge of the Indochinese peninsula, was a French Colony that had been occupied by the Japanese during the war. After the defeat of WWII in 1945, Japan left Vietnam, leaving the French still in control. Ho Chi Minh, a communist, formed the Vietnamese nationalist movement, the Viet Minh. The Viet Minh was also known as the league for the Independence of Vietnam and would take over the country (History, 2009). Vietnam was a French Colony until 1954 when

In Tim O’Brien’s novel, The Things They Carried, he uses the theme of relationships and the different forms they take to instruct the reader on how these relationships affect individuals. In O’Brien’s story, he splits his experience in life and the Vietnam War into various sections in order to retell his experiences as well as his fellow platoon members all the while teaching readers various themes and truths about love, life, and war. The tale jumps around from his time before the war, the war itself

Viêt Minh (lead by Hô Chí Minh). Later, between the years 1955 & 1965 – the Americans were supporting Ngô Đình Diêm, a puppet President they had helped install. However, the Americans didn’t realise what a problem he would become. He ran his authoritarian and

Although his action was denounced by Ho Chi Minh, I still feel this was injustice toward the people of Vietnam. Diem’s government faced increasingly opposition of the Viet Cong who were insurgents aided by North Vietnam. Another act of injustice near the end of the war was the massacre at

and US forces, when attacking six major centres in Saigon. Tet proved to be a massive The assessment of leadership can be a significant factor as to why America eventually lost the war. Essentially the leaders of the North, Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Ngygen Giap were prepared to fight for as many years as necessary to unify North Vietnam during Dien Biem Phu and the Second Indochina War. On the other hand, historical evidence clearly shows the RVN leadership had been unstable

The Vietnam War As seen in Hearts and Minds The documentary film, Hearts and Minds, by Peter Davis; illustrates the brutal nature and different perspectives of the people involved in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War is considered as one of the longest and horrific wars in American history. American soldiers involved in the War have diverse reactions of their experiences and encounters during the war. The Vietnamese believed that, “Americans were evil and the Vietnamese simply were fighting merely