French Colonialism greatly influenced the Viet Minh to seek Change. The Viet Minh wanted independence for Vietnam. Their attempts were made to achieve independence in 1945 with the battle of Cao Bang which then grew to the battle of DBP. These actions had significant consequences such as enormous loss of life‚ French Surrender and the independence for North Vietnam French Colonialism influenced the VM to seek independence for their nation. Colonialism is the ‘Outworking’ desire of a nation to
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2. DRV’s proposals At Geneva‚ the proposals of the DRV negotiator- Pham Van Dong‚ the DRV’s vice-minister for foreign affairs‚ included several basic points that called for a cease-fire; peace‚ independence‚ unity and democracy in Indochina; relations with France; and relations among VN‚ Laos‚ Cambodia and with foreign countries. In detail‚ from DRV’s point of view‚ they expected a final settlement which would contribute more advantageous to the Indochinese revolution. Indochina was one battlefield
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When assessing the importance of the Viet Cong (VC) in the Communist victory‚ one cannot look past the unity‚ discipline and effective organisation in the vanguard of the VC forces. The Viet Cong were made up of volunteer servicemen who traveled to South Vietnam as Autumn Cadres - ready to exploit the coming political harvest. The central purpose of the Viet Cong campaigns was to polarise the population‚ to divide it irrevocably from the GVN‚ and to mobilise it for service and sacrifice in support
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To what extent did US public opinion have an impact on the Vietnam War? Public opinion did have an impact on the Vietnam War to an extent. The Vietnam War was fought between 1959 and 1975‚ between the communist government of North Vietnam and the democratic government of South Vietnam and its allies‚ the most actively involved of these being the USA. At the end of the conflict‚ neither side were defeated‚ however‚ it is considered a military failure and is seen as a very controversial conflict.
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Stephen Coonts’ "Flight of the Intruder": Summary This week I read Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts. I read from page 1 to page 437 for a total of 437 pages. The book is about an A-6A Intruder (a naval bomber) pilot named Jake Grafton. In the first few pages Jake’s best friend and B/N (Bombardier/Navigator) is killed by a Vietnamese soldier’s rifle. In this mission their target was a "suspected truck park." Jake goes into despondency (depression‚ despair) for a days and tries to
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Vo Nguyen Giap‚ Southeast Asia’s most successful Communist general‚ Minister of Defense and Commander in Chief of North Vietnam’s army‚ shares with Premier Khrushchev a conviction that the future holds “just wars of national liberation.” General Giap published People’s War People’s Army: The Viet Cong Insurrection Manual for Underdeveloped Countries in 1962. The speeches and essays that comprise this key document provide not only the tactical doctrine for effective insurgency operations‚ but also
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the South Vietnamese government in maintaining power until 1968. Your response should be a minimum of approximately 750 and should not exceed 1200 words. The South Vietnamese government had a substantial amount of success in keeping power up until 1968‚ surprisingly. This was done in a number of ways such as; government policies‚ fighting tactics/strategies and the aid of other countries e.g. America. On 26th October 1955 Ngo Dinh Diem won a referendum which appointed
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During his lecture at Mississippi State‚ “Withdrawing from Vietnam: How America Left a Long [And Lost] War‚” Dr. Gregory Daddis provided an interesting viewpoint of the United States Campaign in Vietnam. Dr. Daddis thesis states that the dysfunctional relationship between military commanders in Vietnam and stateside leadership‚ was due largely in part to the unascertainable demands of the President back home‚ and the failure of United States politicians to understand the capabilities of the military
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Hmoob yog leej twg? Who are Hmong? Hmong people are the sub-group of Miao ethnicity who originated from Southern China to Laos‚ Vietnam‚ and Thailand to escape from government protest to take away land. When Hmong people made it to the other side and have settled down‚ another war broke out causing many to lose loved ones once again. This war was commonly known as the Vietnam War or the Secret War. It has been forty years since Hmong ran across the muddy land and reached the United States. Today
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Treaty in1863 [Cambodia-France] Before 1863‚ Cambodia mainly served as a vassal territory for either the Thai or Vietnamese government. As stated earlier‚ King Norodom was seeking to end this cycle and gain power for Cambodia by signing a protection treaty with France. France viewed Cambodia as a buffer zone between southern Vietnam and British-aligned Siam. They hoped that by signing the treaty they would be protecting their own interests in southern Vietnam. In turn‚ Cambodia relied on French protection
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