DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIET-NAM Ho Chi Minh's Speech, Ba Dinh Square, September 2, 1945 "All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a
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Ho Chi Minh Ho chi minh was born on May 19th 1890, in small farming village Kim lien in Annam (central Vietnam), he was born with the name nguyen sinh cung but later adopted the name Ho Chi Minh meaning “he who enlightens”. After completing a primary school education in 1907 at a local school, he travelled to the city of hue accompanied by his brother to study in the franco-vietnamese academy, 3 years later Ho dropped out and work as a school teacher in the town of phan thiet. In 1911 ho got
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The Vietnam War started in 1955 after the Ho Chi Minh rose to power. More than three million people died in the war (History). The Vietnam War proceeded over a long period of time. The war changed the United States’ role in the world because it was the first time that people argued that Americans “lost” (English). Soldiers all over America either volunteered or were drafted into the war. It was a war between North and South Vietnam. The United States was trying to keep the South from becoming communist
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The Vietnam War was a long, costly, and gruesome war that America wants to keep in their distant memories. It was fought between the United States and South Vietnam against North Vietnam and their Southern allies, Viet Cong. The Vietnam War initially began as a fight between the two Asian countries, North and South Vietnam, for territory; North Vietnam wanted complete ownership of South Vietnam’s land, and the invasion of their territory ignited a war. The United States later joined in the battle
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1960's Diary Entry Aaron Cobb His-135 April 21st, 2013 Joseph Woodard 1960's Diary Entry Diary Entry #1 Today we have lost a legacy. Malcolm X was one of the greatest and most influential African Americans the world has ever known. He did so much to make us feel connected with our African American heritage. He would say the things we were thinking but were too afraid to say ourselves. He taught us to stand up for ourselves and our rights as black men. Who knew that a troubled young boy
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power, but in a sense, would this not lead them back into a state of normalcy? All in all, America learned not to try and predict outcomes, because in the end, we would probably be wrong. Upon achieving favorable circumstances following World War II, Ho Chi Minh revolutionized and secured his own authority in North Vietnam. Minh noted that complete independence throughout the whole country of Vietnam would not be attained easily. The French marched right back into the Vietnamese lives to reclaim the
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communism in southeast Asia. Vietnam is a long, narrow country located south of China and due west of the Philippine Islands. North Vietnam, which bordered communist China, became independent of French colonial rule in 1954. So did South Vietnam. Under Ho Chi Minh, North Vietnam became a communist country which aggressively tried to spread communism to the south. Australia first tried to prevent the spread of communism in South Vietnam by sending the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam in 1962, at
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MJC: To what extent were colonial policies the main reason for the lack of progress of pre-WWII nationalism in SEA? (I try to brainstorm on colonial policies and see what I can come up with first) Intro: Definitions: -Lack of progress: tangible vs intangible progress/ultimate aim of independence -colonial policies: direct/indirect rule, benign/brutal colonial masters which affects their policy stance -nationalism: a political and social movement aimed at creating a nation state based on collective
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I.INTRODUCTION II. THE SOURCES OF FINANCE Money is very important to the business. The sources of finance can get by many ways from Government aid, business owners, others way of borrowing and borrowing from the bank. With my company, the director can borrow £250000 from the bank or his acquaintances and he can maintain company by his money. When you take out a bank loan, you have complete control over what you do with the money. Paying back the loan also is responsibility, and failure to
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Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem had different leadership styles with very few similarities. The northern Vietnamese people respected Minh because they viewed him as one of their own and the southern Vietnamese people respected Diem because they respected his patriotism. The Vietnamese people had been ruled by other countries for such a long time that when true leaders emerged the people embraced them. Ho Chi Minh is described as an emaciated goateed figure that was often seen wearing peasant clothing
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