The French Revolution took place in the country of France between 1789 and 1799. This occurred when the French citizens were realized of their maltreatment and started a revolt against their monarchy (EBO Staff), much like the Vietnam Revolution. The Vietnam Revolution, also known as the August Revolution, took place in Vietnam between August 14th, 1945 and August 30th, 1945 (Marr 1995). A revolution was started when the Vietnamese decided to revolt against the French’s control and fight for equal rights. The French Revolution and the Vietnam Revolution have many similarities and differences such as they both aspired to overthrow their government, they both had leaders with similar traits and qualities, and a difference would be that the French
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An aspiration to overthrow the government was shared among the two revolutions. One reason why they wanted to rid themselves of their government, was due to the fact that basic rights were withheld in both situations. In the Vietnam Revolution, the main freedom that was withheld was the right to equal power (Lacouture). In the French Revolution, freedoms like freedom of speech, freedom of equal power, freedom of equal representation, and more were withheld from the third estate citizens of France (McAndrew Discussion/Notes). Also, in both revolutions, petitions were formed and were ignored, which further lead to more revolt. In the Vietnam Revolution, Ho Chi Minh, the leader of the Viet Minh, formed a petition that addressed the lack …show more content…
Ho Chi Minh in the Vietnam Revolution and Maximilien Robespierre in the French Revolution had some common characteristics such as how they were both well educated and good leaders. Ho Chi Minh studied at a Grammar school in Hue, was a schoolmaster in Phan Thiet, and was apprenticed at a technical institute in Saigon, showing his early exposure to leadership opportunities and education (Lacouture). Similarly, Robespierre was the leader of the National Convention and was a very experienced orator (Review Guide 10/31/16, McAndrew Discussion). Ho Chi Minh was also similar to Jean-Paul Marat, because even though disabled at the time, they still strove to be involved in their cause. While Ho Chi Minh was in prison, he wrote “A Notebook from Prison”, which was a collection of poems that were “a mixture of melancholy, stoicism, and a call for revolution” (Lacouture) which showed his devotion to the Revolution. This was kind of like what Marat did, for he wrote an extremely popular newspaper during the French Revolution and used it to vent his thoughts (McAndrew Discussion). Ho Chi Minh, in addition to this, showed similarities to Georges Danton during the French Revolution as they were both very passionate and loved throughout their country. For example, Ho Chi Minh was elected leader of the Revolution and later declared Vietnam equal, bringing much adoration to himself and he had also managed to
An aspiration to overthrow the government was shared among the two revolutions. One reason why they wanted to rid themselves of their government, was due to the fact that basic rights were withheld in both situations. In the Vietnam Revolution, the main freedom that was withheld was the right to equal power (Lacouture). In the French Revolution, freedoms like freedom of speech, freedom of equal power, freedom of equal representation, and more were withheld from the third estate citizens of France (McAndrew Discussion/Notes). Also, in both revolutions, petitions were formed and were ignored, which further lead to more revolt. In the Vietnam Revolution, Ho Chi Minh, the leader of the Viet Minh, formed a petition that addressed the lack …show more content…
Ho Chi Minh in the Vietnam Revolution and Maximilien Robespierre in the French Revolution had some common characteristics such as how they were both well educated and good leaders. Ho Chi Minh studied at a Grammar school in Hue, was a schoolmaster in Phan Thiet, and was apprenticed at a technical institute in Saigon, showing his early exposure to leadership opportunities and education (Lacouture). Similarly, Robespierre was the leader of the National Convention and was a very experienced orator (Review Guide 10/31/16, McAndrew Discussion). Ho Chi Minh was also similar to Jean-Paul Marat, because even though disabled at the time, they still strove to be involved in their cause. While Ho Chi Minh was in prison, he wrote “A Notebook from Prison”, which was a collection of poems that were “a mixture of melancholy, stoicism, and a call for revolution” (Lacouture) which showed his devotion to the Revolution. This was kind of like what Marat did, for he wrote an extremely popular newspaper during the French Revolution and used it to vent his thoughts (McAndrew Discussion). Ho Chi Minh, in addition to this, showed similarities to Georges Danton during the French Revolution as they were both very passionate and loved throughout their country. For example, Ho Chi Minh was elected leader of the Revolution and later declared Vietnam equal, bringing much adoration to himself and he had also managed to