History of Vietnam

The Vietnam War is the most significant confrontation that created a long-lasting controversy and split up in the American society. The War started when North Vietnam attempted to impose a single communist regime in the region to match China and the Soviet Union. On the other hand, the South Vietnamese government struggled to maintain a democratic country that is closely aligned to the U.S. Therefore, the South Vietnamese government received back up from America, The North Vietnamese regime,…

Ethic require of the journalist to do, but this article has a negative tone toward the Vietnam War by writing that the bombing of the Vietnam was a failure. As this article was written by someone in the Associated Press, it upholds the Code of Ethic of Journalism. The article was candid about the war and bombing. At this point of the Vietnam War America, a citizen was starting to want nothing to do with the Vietnam and just wanted the fighting and bloodshed to stop. The article brought up the…

into prisons, and education camps. In these camps and prisons thousands were killed and tortured. “The most important prison in Cambodia, known as S-21, held approximately 14,000 prisoners while in operation. Only about 12 survived” (Khmer Rouge History). One of the main groups of people that are still being impacted by that genocide is those who were in their twenties during the 1970s who would now be about 60 years old. The reason this age group is so important is because this was that age…

VIETNAM PROFILE OVERVIEW Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Continent: Asia Region: South East Asia Form of Government: Socialist Communism Capital: Hanoi Largest city: Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Official languages: Vietnamese Official scripts: Vietnamese Ethnic groups: 85.7% Kinh (Viet) Religion: 80% none, 20% other religions Anthem: Army March Anthem Demonym: Vietnamese Area -Total 331,210 km2 -Water (%) 6.4 - RANKED 66 Population (2014 estimate) -…

After 39 years since the U.S officially pulled out of Vietnam, most of the Vietnamese still talked about the United States as the dreamland of freedom and opportunities. ¬Not to mention how much I had been wishing to be in this dreamland. Surely, when I had been waiting long enough, a new chapter of my life was coming. It was 2014 when I was unbelievably at the U.S Embassy of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam to participate the applicant interview to settle my new life in the United States. On the night…

control over artistic expression allows communist dictatorships to maintain their stronghold over the minds of their people (Reid, 2015: pp. 370-371). Despite government control and censorship, intellectuals within communist nations such as China and Vietnam remain keen to publish social commentary in various literary forms. Frog (2009) is a historical fiction novel by nobel prize laureate Mo Yan illustrating the consequences of China’s widely criticised ‘one-child policy’. Often lauded as the…

requests under her presence, but I 'd rather find a way to get away with it when she was not there. After my severe dengue, I began to obey my mother more. I got dengue because of my stubborn and disobey to my mother. Dengue fever broke out in Vietnam during 2007.…

In 1975 Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge took control of the Cambodian Government and established a communist government. When the Khmer Rouge took control Pol Pot declared that 1975 was “year zero” would set the Cambodian Calders to year zero. During the time the Khmer Rouge was in control the government started the Cambodian Genocide. In which the government targeted Buddhist monks, intellectuals, officials from the “old” regime, and enemies of the state. The government attacked monks because…

Most people want to have freedom to do whatever they would like to do, especially giving their opinions in public areas. A purpose of giving speech is to change audiences’ thoughts or provide information that people do not know or incite people to do something for benefits. People usually see a president of a country gives their speech in front of its citizens to inform situations and policy of a nation. Audiences also have to ponder what the president talks about. However, this kind of speech…

Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries many people`s human rights were violated by certain groups, government`s, and individuals who saw their power threatened by people who fought against them like Pol Pot with his Khmer Rouge, and Rwanda`s 100 days of genocide. In Cambodia, Pol Pot, and his Khmer Rouge in just 4 years have killed over 1.5 million of a population of 7 to 8 million people during his rule (1975 to 1979). The Khmer Rouge opposed colonial influence, and wanted an agrarian…