Vietnam Essay

The Battle of Saigon Fighting in and around Saigon was comparatively brief; however, the mere fact that the NVA and VC were able to mount an attack that far into South Vietnam took almost everyone by surprise. As a result, many important locations within the city limits came under attack and were briefly occupied by Communist forces. These locations included the newly-completed US embassy, the national radio station, and various headquarters for elements of the South Vietnamese military. The…

book titled “Vietnam, Now” by David Lamb, he takes a very comprehensive and impressive look at Vietnam present day, and gives the readers a great historical understanding as well. According to Lamb centuries of war and conflict helped to shape the Vietnamese people and their character in many vast arrays. Right from the beginning Lamb introduces us to a neighbor he had in the past while staying in Vietnam, Mai Van On. Mai Van On was then 80 years old when Lamb traveled back to Vietnam to speak…

States had involvement in Vietnam dating all the way back to World War II when they had sought to end Japanese occupation in Southeastern Asia, including Vietnam. By aiding the Vietnamese guerilla fighters, also known as the “Viet-Minh”, the United States was able to assist the communist regime within Vietnam. The “Viet-Minh” were led by Ho Chi Minh, a Communist, who greatly admired the United States. When Japan surrendered in World War II, it pulled its troops out of Vietnam. This led to a…

Vietnam is located in the Southeastern Asia and borders the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia. It is a one-party Communist state. Vietnam has a rich and interesting story as any other country. The name Vietnam originated in 1803 and was two separate words at first. According to everyculture.com, “When envoys from the newly founded Nguyen dynasty traveled to Beijing, the new emperor had chosen that name for his kingdom.” The Chinese chose…

Thích Nhất Hạnh was born in 1926 in central Vietnam. He was born with the name of Nguyen Xuan Bao. When he was 16, he decided to enter a Zen Buddhist Monastery, changing his name to Thích Nhất Hạnh. He began practicing medication and later founded a voluntary organization named School of Youth for Social Services. This school went around to different areas of Vietnam to help provide necessities like education, health care and improvements on infrastructure. Later, in 1960, he moved to the United…

Agent Orange Having spent 10 weeks in Vietnam, I felt a personal connection to Agent Orange as well as the effects it had on the country. This connection is what motivated my research and my desire to bring attention to the subject. Agent Orange was an herbicide used during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. It was used by the United States military who intended to gain an advantage in the war by spraying the chemical over the dense jungles of Vietnam. The military hoped that this would deprive the…

consists of the countries known as Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The wealth produced in this land was considered very valuable to the French during this time. Many nationalists throughout the Indochina region were not happy with the idea of the French being in their homeland. Ho Chi Minh, who was a strong Nationalist in Vietnam, educated in westernized ideas, and a follower of Marxist thought, formed a movement to get rid of the French influence in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh greatly disliked the idea…

Vietnam Historical Causation Paper The Vietnam War (also known as Second Indochina War) occurred from 1964 to 1975. Vietnam was under French colonial rule for many years. During World War 11 Japan invaded Vietnam. Not only were there French military personnel, there was Japanese military as well. Feed up with what was going on the Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh formed the League for Independence of Vietnam (LFIV). The LFIV was heavily influenced by communism of China and the Soviet Union. When…

The Vietnam War was an extensive and expensive war between the Communist regime of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, known as Viet Cong. The United States were allies with South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh was the founder of the Indochina Communist Party and the prime minister and leader of North Vietnam. His Communist party was called the Viet Minh. Ngo Dinh Diem was the first President of South Vietnam. He was not in favor of Communism. The war started on November 1, 1955 and ended on April 30, 1975.…

are people with far worse problems in the world. The question that I am asking is how did the Vietnam War affect your view on being a privileged person? How does one answer such a broad question?…