From the US perspective‚ the Vietnam War truly was a war of inheritance. As congress never officially declared war‚ the war became defined by the choices of each successive president. However‚ according to the quagmire theory each president became more limited to what he could do based on what choices his successor made. If this belief is to be accepted‚ then it is necessary to ask the question; did any president have a clear policy about US involvement in Vietnam? If so‚ when did that change? The
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AP US HISTORY The Dark Times of Viet Nam Eva Vu Miroslaba Velo Period 5 June 10‚ 2013 It is obvious that the wars impact the involving powers. The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self-image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ non communist government. The war also
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Vietnam The Vietnam war started when John F. Kennedy sent United States soldiers as advisors into Vietnam. Many would argue that this was the beginning of the conflict and marked America’s involvement in the conflict. Other academics believe this conflict started many years prior to 1963. These academics cite numerous doctrines that predisposed America to react to world events. These competing perspectives around the conflict makes marking the beginning of this conflict very fluid. The Vietnam War
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Colonialism/Neocolonialism Vietnam China colonized Vietnam around 200 BCE. Vietnam the gained its independence in 950 CE and remained independent until Vietnam the French began colonization in 1874. The French were eager to claim the area formally due to Britain’s rapid colonization of the Asia. The area became known as French Indochina. The main commodity or benefit the French saw in Vietnam was the economic advantages of trade routes between Europe and Indochina. The colonization of French Indochina (Vietnam) had
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maintains a balance between expenditures and human resource skills‚ compared to India and China. "But this balance could collapse if the country doesn’t control inflation‚" Nguyen Hung Cuong‚ software development director at Harvey Nash‚ told Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper. "Vietnamese-made software for the Japanese market is only 1-2 per cent of what China sells to Japan‚" Cuong added. The small pool of skilled employees is another problem as no company is able to employ several hundred
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Developing Vietnam’s Sport In Vietnam‚ Sport is not considered as major industry. Although it is growing. In addition‚ Vietnamese people think athletes are same as workers. However‚ in my opinion‚ most of people are wrong. Because athletes spend time for studying and training in their fields. They work hard everyday. So‚ if Vietnam’s sport develops too slow‚ it’s not athlete’s fault. It is responsibility of coaches and president of sport industry. They have to change the way they think and mange
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development opportunities offered by what some analysts consider to be Asia’s newest economic "tiger." Structural problems do abound in Vietnam. Its underdeveloped economic infrastructure‚ a ponderous and pervasive government bureaucracy‚ and an embryonic legal system are but a few of them. But the country’s dynamism lies in its principle asset--its people. The population of Vietnam is young: 80 percent of its 73 million people are under the age of 40. They are also well educated‚ with an overall literacy rate
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Explain the changing attitudes to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the long struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify Vietnam and prevent the spread of communism. Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from August 1962 – December 1972‚ with approximately 60‚000 men and women serving. Australia was called to fight by the United States and on the request of the South Vietnamese government for assistance. The war was seen as necessary at first because
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The US failed to save the South from Communism due to many interconnected reasons. America did not have the ordinary Vietnamese on their side‚ and like the French and Japanese before‚ they were seen as ’foreign occupiers’. Furthermore‚ America faced much controversy over the war within its own borders‚ and therefore was fighting a war unpopular to its own people and the people which they tried to ’save’. Militarily the US failed to stop guerrilla warfare and committed many atrocities against the
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Vietnam became a member of UNESCO since the government of Bao Dai (1951). After reunification‚ the Vietnamese Government in turn replaced the former of Saigon government at the United Nations and the specialized agencies of the United Nations‚ including UNESCO (1976). In 1981‚ Mr. Amadou Mahtar M’Bow‚ General Director of UNESCO sent a letter to Prime Minister Pham Van Dong and introduced about the system of UNESCO Clubs in the world and suggest that Vietnam has a network of non-governmental UNESCO
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