in Europe and South America and turning them into communist states or satellite nations. Despite having worked as allies in WW2 the US was opposed to this and started the cold war with Russia. Remember it was the French who first colonised Vietnam‚ Laos and Combodia in 1868. It was part of French empire‚ as it was the age of colonialism and British had India as part of their empire by that time (1857 – 1947). Economic reasons for invading and conquering the region were simple. Vietnam became profitable
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How Did Mao consolidate his power from 1949-1953? Mao Zedong used a number of different methods constantly to consolidate his power in the years between 1949 to 1953. Most of these are vital to the survival of the Communist Party with Mao as its leader. The new Government faced a lot of challenges in 1949 as the people of China and their economy was exhausted after years of war and conflict. China had been through decades of internal conflict in the civil war which was fought on and off at
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the world‚ and many researches have been done to explore Hmong culture and beliefs (Yang‚ 2012). Briefly to introduce‚ Hmong is a 5‚000 year old ethnicity‚ and they mostly live in Laos with a primarily agrarian life style (Yang‚ 2012). They left China as victims of Chines oppression and settled in parts of Vietnam and Laos (Yang‚ 2012). Multiple generations live together in the same household‚ and males are the dominant of the family. Also‚ Hmong people have deep belief in spirituality‚ and there are
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is the best way to give him a better life. After his mission statement‚ he came up with a list of where to open schools. He wanted to start with a school in Laos and then go to other poor countries. “ In 2010‚ Pencils of Promise has goals to attract 5‚000 new supporters across the globe‚ to build seven more schools in committed villages in Laos and Nicaragua‚ and to continue to identify additional areas of impact around the world.” (Pencils of Promise‚1). Having these goals made it easier for Adam
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August 8‚ 1967 in Bangkok‚ Thailand‚ with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined on January 8‚1984‚ Viet Nam joined on July 28‚ 1995‚ Lao PDR and Myanmar joined on July 23‚ 1997‚ and Cambodia on April 30‚ 1999‚ making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN. The signing of the ASEAN Declaration established by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ Singapore
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The battle was fought at the Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB)‚ formally a French outpost‚ was being used by the U.S. as a staging area for forward patrols and was a potential launch point for contemplated future operations to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. This Base was threatened when General Vo Nguyen Giap deployed the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) to overrun the village of Khe Sanh and opened fire on the base itself‚ hitting its main ammunition dump and detonating 1‚500 tons of explosives. As a
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In Vietnam there are also a large number of tourist attractions. GEOGRAPHY Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It borders the gulf of Tonkin‚ the gulf of Thailand‚ and the South China sea. It is next to Laos‚ Cambodia‚ and China. The narrowest part of Vietnam is around 50 kilometers wide (31 miles). The whole length of Vietnam is 1‚650 kilometers (1‚025 miles). Vietnam has a very humid subtropical climate‚ and in addition‚ the average humidity in Vietnam
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How far did the role of the USA in South East Asia change in the years 1950 – 1963? The USA were involved in South East Asia between the years 1950 to 1963 mainly because of the growing threat of communism spreading through Indo-China (Vietnam‚ Laos‚ Cambodia‚ Burma‚ Malaya‚ Thailand). This thirteen-year period saw two changes in Presidency and increased military involvement in Southern Vietnam. The ‘Domino Theory’ was a speculation many presumed would occur in Eastern Europe and South East
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The Vietnam War persisted for decades and outlasted many American administrations. The protracted conflict‚ which lasted from 1955 to 1975‚ was ostensibly a civil war between the communists in the north of Vietnam and the capitalist regime in the south; however it escalated into a proxy war between foreign powers. The United States’ level of engagement in the war was a direct result of the U.S. presidents’ foreign policy: American leaders who were passionately anti-communist such as Kennedy and
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There are three stories about the person who wrote the Tao Te Ching. First is that Laozi was an official in the imperial archives and a contemporary of Confucius. Secondly is that Lao Laizi‚ also a contemporary of Confucius‚ wrote the book in 15 parts. Thirdly is that Laozi was actually a Grand Historian and astrologer Lao Dan. According to James David Lees‚ “Legends claim variously that Laozi was ‘born old’ and that he lived for 996 years‚ with twelve previous
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