First Indochina War

weather of Vietnam Caputo says, “It was as if the sun and the land itself were in league with the Vietcong, wearing us down, driving us mad, killing us.” His descriptive and horrid depiction of the war was another reason for many people to protest the war. The book was significant in showing that the Vietnam war was violent, with horrible bombings, insubordinate soldiers, torturing of soldiers, killing of civilians, and the emotional detachment of senior…

In the 1850’s, French imperialism had spread into a South-east Asian region known as Indochina (the modern world knows this region as Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia). Since French colonialism speculation against the French had increased in Indochina, and many natives struggled for independence. The struggle had started when the separated Vietnam into 3 separate regions, Annam, Tonkin and Cochinchina causing grief for the Vietnamese. Although, the French had provided the Vietnamese with education and…

and formation. The effects of French rule, while extended and pervasive, were not felt equally in the entire nation. French rule left a far different legacy in northern Vietnam as opposed to southern Vietnam. By establishing themselves in the South first, the French had a much different influence there in Cochinchina than they did in the Tonkin in the North. Since French rule began in the South, many Vietnamese collaborators with the French would find benefits to their support of the colonizers.…

Surviving the Vietnam War In the book Road of 10,00 Pains, Chapter 16, by Otto J. Lehrack, there is first hand experiences from different marines fighting the Vietnam War. As I read chapter 16, I learned that the Vietnam War was very gruesome. The U.S marines had to fight very hard everyday to stay alive, even though they were fighting a war they did not seem as necessary. During this battle the American soldiers used many tactics to survive. They relied on the help from air support, and the…

For decades since the conclusion of French colonialism in Indochina, many authors, filmmakers, and artists alike have attempted to capture the perspectives and the experiences of both the French and the Vietnamese during this turbulent period of time in Vietnam’s history. Both Régis Wargnier’s Indochine and Marguerite Duras’s The Lover are two notable works that allow the audience to experience the war-torn society at the time through the intimate affairs between lovers as well as the…

feelings towards the subject of the shame into the minds of his readers. This lets the audience have their own perspective on the matter and on the factors that forges O’Brien’s decisions. Which would help the reader understand his reason for going to the war, and assume that he should not have been so judgemental towards his actions. However, it is more so proven that O’Brien is right to be harsh on…

from Vietnamese to Filipinos to Cambodians. These various groups of people have their own unique histories, yet they have also encountered similar past experiences. The focus of this paper is on the homogenous impacts of French colonialism, the Cold War, and Communism between two groups of people, the Vietnamese and the Hmong people. The history of the Vietnamese is somewhat similar to the Hmong, such that there were two clashing forms of government that divided the groups of people internally…

Vietnam War. Many saw this war as a chance for the United States to save Vietnam, ultimately the United States would go into the war with pure intentions. Many found after the war that those intentions were no longer there, and our country had caused more destruction by becoming involved. It took many Americans till after the damage had been done to notice the truth behind what the Vietnam War turned out to be. The Quiet American novel and film, although may be seen as a movie on the Indochina…

in May 1941 by Ho Chi Minh. The official Japanese name for the Vietminh is Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi. In English, this mean, League for the Independence of Vietnam. Japan occupied French Indochina during WWII. Along with fighting the French, the Vietminh started to bicker with Japan. During the war, the Vietminh received money and supplies from the Republic of China, the Soviet Union, and the United States. The United States and Great Britain were both…

. TIMELINE OF VIETNAM WAR During 1880, Vietnam is rule by the French for few decades. Then in 1940, Japan started to invade Indochina. Indochina countries are Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. But in the year of 1945, Japan was defeated by the World War II allies and starting in 1946, the Indochina war has begun. Not only that, in 1946 also, France recognize Vietnam as a free state within French Union. A negotiation between the French and Vietminh are held but the negotiation breakdown when the…