In the 19th century‚ the French had a great influence in Vietnam in different aspects including; culture‚ religion‚ ethics‚ economy‚ politics and government and nationalistic aspirations of the Vietnamese. The French ruled Vietnam from approximately mid-late 1800 ’s until 1954 when Vietnam defeated the French. According by Edward Terry on the geocities website‚ the greatest influence in Vietnam was that of religion. Others may think differently‚ but this essay will explain how all different aspects
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won words 1. Research Notes: Conduct academic research using the resources you have been given and create research notes that cover the following big ideas and key questions: The impact of French colonisation on Indochina: the main geographical features and political boundaries of Indochina • Indochina is a word used in a geographical term for Southeast Asia back in the 19th century • In today this would include Myanmar‚ Thailand‚ Laos‚ Cambodia‚ Vietnam‚ and peninsular Malaysia • the influence
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and expertise of were an essential element of the French defeat in 1954. However General Giap cannot be held solely responsible‚ the political skills of Ho Chi Minh (the leader of the Viet Minh independence movement) cannot be underestimated. There were many reasons for the French defeat in Vietnam‚ abundant mistakes were made and the Viet Minh were lead by two of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. Giap orchestrated the defeat of the French and was particularly important in the battle of Dien
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caused a revolution that united the peoples; through such events: oppression/suppression and thus causing an emergence in nationalistic ambitions. And a revolution which changed everything. Ex-Vietnam was part of French-ruled indochina. A sovereign state owned and ruled the the French empire. This rule caused an oppressive rule over the Vietnamese people which lead to the August revolution. The oppressive rule was shown in two ways. The first way being social exploitation. Social exploitation of
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enlightens”). When Ho Chi Minh was born in 1890‚ Vietnam was under French control. The French had split what is known today as Vietnam into three separate states — Cochin China (South Vietnam)‚ Annam (Central Vietnam)‚ and Tonkin (North Vietnam). In 1887‚ France combined these three states with Cambodia‚ also under French control‚ to form a federation of states called Indochina. Later‚ in 1893‚ Laos would also be incorporated into Indochina. Of the four states‚ France directly governed only Cochin China
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Impact of French in Indochina The Impact the French had on Indochina was something no one was about to forget soon. It took France about 35 years to complete its takeover of Indochina. In 1858‚ the French captured Tourane (Da Nang). The region of Saigon was taken over 1862 and a protectorate was declared over Cambodia in 1863. The southern region of Cochin-china was annexed in 1867 and Annam (central region) and Tonkin (northern region) became protectorates in 1883. Laos became a French protectorate
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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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involvement and occasional interference in Indochina began with the French’s instance and desire to keep control of the region. The failing European superpower wanting to reconsolidate its power in South East Asia and the world after the end of the Second World War fought to take back what they believed was rightfully theirs after the Japanese had made their exit. As with a majority of colonies‚ the mistreatment and sometimes inhuman conditions that citizens of Indochina endured especially those in Vietnam
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is the first episode of the PBS documentary The Vietnam War. Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick‚ the documentary focuses on the historical developments that occurred prior to the Vietnam War; for example‚ there was discussion on French imperialism‚ the First Indochina War‚ and the power struggles between Vietnamese coalition leaders. However‚ the most intriguing aspect of this film was the story and rise of Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) was a communist leader that sparked a movement of Vietnamese
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of North Vietnam. He was relatable among them. His main objective was to gain independence for Vietnam no matter the sacrifice. As a communist‚ Minh founded the French Communist Party in 1930 (Moss‚2010). “Ho Chi Minh was by far the best known Vietnamese leader. His leadership of the struggle to liberate Vietnam from French colonialism had earned him enormous prestige and a popular following among the rural masses who comprised 85 percent of the Vietnamese population. Ho and the other Vietminh
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