Duong Van Minh

In 1975, big events have unfolded, from Microsoft, surrendering of Saigon, to the Watergate scandal. Each event had really big significance during that time. Which still has a strong impact in our society. The most important event during this 1975 is the creation of Microsoft. Which has a huge impact it had on the world.. The Watergate scandal was a robbery, but not an ordinary. The robbery took place in Washington D.C. in a building called Watergate. Watergate was the headquarters for the…

The Vietnam War was part of the Cold War and the Indochina Wars which were fought to prevent the spread of communism. The Vietnam War is the only war that the United States of America entirely lost helping lead it to be the most controversial war whereupon return the soldiers were still the enemy. Tim O’Brien was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War and upon return wrote “The Things They Carried”. O’Brien implements the use of sensory imagery and choice of speaker to reflect the reality…

The story of the Bougainville revolution is a case-study on sovereignty in a post-colonial context. The Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA)’s plight for their island’s independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG) is preceded by a frequent change in control of its island. Control of the Bougainville oscillated between Germany, Japan, and Australia before resting with the last following WWII. Ultimately, Bougainville was relegated to the dominion of PNG which achieved its independence in 1975.…

Zackary Kelly and Jesse Shaffer Mr. Kauffman The 60’s 11/10/14 Viet Cong The Viet Cong was the most known group of the 1960’s. Almost every American that knew about the war knew we were fighting the Viet Cong. The Viet Cong was a deadly communism group that was said to be heartless and was able to secure us in a deadly war for many years. So do you know who the Viet Cong are? Well here is more about Viet Cong. The origin of the Viet Cong was set back in 1954 according to the Geneva Accords.…

On the other side of the ideological spectrum, a Communist Soviet Union, which is now Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union; welcomed Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh from the Communist nation of North Vietnam. In the Soviet Union, Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh continued his education from France about politics. It can easily be seen that an education from France and an education from the Soviet Union (pre what is now Russia), on the subject of politics is two different things,…

Thomas King’s “Totem” is about the People’s Pride of the Nation, it reflects me of being a Vietnamese, whose belonged from the red flag with yellow star in middle. Before 1975, the South and North of Vietnam was separated to two countries because of the civil war, the south was Republic party, which the symbol was yellow flag with three red stripes and the North was the Communist party, which the symbol was red flag with yellow star in the middle. On April 30th, 1975, the North and South of…

During this time he also began writing “Bound for Glory,” a semi-autobiographic book on his Dust Bowl years. In July of 1941 he returned to New York City and joined up with the Almanac Singers and toured cross country. He continued recording in New York City as World War II began. He met and married his second wife and had four more children. He continued writing “Bound for Glory” and it was published in 1943 to critical acclaim. He spent some time in the Merchant Marines and the US Army…

roughly 35 million in 1960s (Lahmeyer, 2006). During this time, France had been in control of the country administratively. During World War II, Japan invaded and occupied the country until roughly 1945. Ho Chi Minh, a Vietnamese who was inspired by Russian and Chinese Communism, formed Viet Minh to fight both Japan…

This is the question that many Vietnamese, especially the immigrants and the refugees in America, have been wondering: is Communism/ Socialism the right path for Vietnam? Not many Vietnamese dare to ask this question in public due to the oppression of the Communist Party. Nevertheless, I was given the opportunity to express my contempt towards the Party and my own country publicly. It all began in my junior year. My English teacher gave our class a project before the final exam: with a partner,…

Many speak of these two wars, Vietnam War and Afghan-Iraq War, to be the same war just fought in different times. They have a few differences but also many similarities when it comes to the forefront. To me the article “Taliban: US Role in Afghanistan Similar to Vietnam War” printed by Arabia 2000 presents appalling use of history and how these wars are connected. These two wars are connected in so many ways but the author only chooses one to talk about. We did withdraw our troops in…