Compare And Contrast The Declaration Of Independence By Ho Chi Minh

The Declaration of Independence written and presented, by Ho Chi Minh, to his countrymen is eerily similar to the United States Declaration to Great Britain, circa 1775. They have many similarities along the lines of what they wanted, but different about the circumstances. The main themes and overall point to be taken from the U.S. Declaration of Independence is why they left Great Britain and tried to become a free and equal country. It states, “ that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This statement is explaining how every man has the right to be treated equal and live their own life. It talks about how they were done with being under control of Great Britain. They didn’t want to have a king ruling over them, they wanted to be free. This declaration explains how they were treated unfairly and how they were going to change that in the United States. The Vietnam declaration of independence is indeed similar to the U.S. document. It talks about their independence from France and Japan after WW2. Within the document, it shows how they suffered from their rulers France and Japan. It says, “They have built more prisons than schools. They have mercilessly slain our …show more content…
The Vietnam declaration talks about how they suffered terribly and lost property and a lot of the things they owned. The U.S. does talk about how their liberty was taken and how they suffered, however, they never went through a war or anything too violent to become independent. The Vietnamese document also states that they were under control of two countries and not a single person or country and how they were being manipulated. The U.S. document states that they were being ruled by a king and that his rules were unfair and didn’t treat them right. These are the contrasts between the two