History of Vietnam

The Vietnam War is often seen as one of the most problematic wars in American history coupled with one of the largest exoduses of refugees. Beginning in late 1955, the Vietnam War was not just against communism but also a war to suppress nationalist self-determination. The United States took part in the war by aiding the dictatorial regime in South Vietnam in the name of protecting democracy. However, the South Vietnamese government…

The US Should Not Have Released a Draft for the Vietnam War In the early 19th century, the height of European imperialism, France conquered Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, creating the French colony of Indochina. Vietnam was divided into three parts: Annam, Tonkin and Cochinchina. The French maintained colonial rule over the area until WWII when the area was occupied by the Japanese. At the end of the war, the communist-led Vietnam declared itself independent. The French, wanting their colony back,…

to come to the United States. The U.S had a better economy for them an could take care of their citizens. The Cambodians came to the U.S for many reasons. The came to the United states because they had a stable economy. Back in Cambodia, after the Vietnam War the economy was down. People were loosing jobs left an right an families didn't have enough money to support themselves an their families. The U.S proved that the economy was stable an they had more job…

throughout history different groups of individuals were taken advantage over. Moreover, in a patriarchal society women, people of color, and also people of different religious or culture groups are treated, unequal which…

Vietnam’s history is by far peaceful and full of nonviolence. Unfortunately, it is full of hardships and many deaths just to get where it is now. Vietnam went through many wars just to maintain its independence two of the most difficult ones that lasted many years were between the French and straight after that was between the Americans. The reason why the Vietnam War occurred was because North Vietnam was communist and wanted to take over the South as well. Communism is one of the leading…

The Vietnam war affected America in ways that helped our country become more superior. The Vietnam war was just another war entry America could not help but be involved. Although, three presidents were able to serve their term in office. America succeeded in assisting South Vietnam while dealing with our problems, such as economy, social, and cultural life complications. During the time of the war, life was nothing but war related to American citizens. Moreover, President Kennedy at the time…

This investigation will explore the question: to what extent did Nixon achieve the ‘Peace with Honor’ in the Vietnam war? The scope of my research will assess Nixon’s ‘Peace of Honor’ statement given to Vietnam in the early 1970s to see if Nixon kept his words or not to South Vietnam to have peace with North Vietnam after the Vietnam war. The method used to gather evidence of whether or not Nixon’s achieved the ‘Peace of Honor’ will be determined by the range of primary and secondary sources,…

Pot continually insisted that Vietnam was an enemy. During the Vietnam War shortly after Lon Nol’s coup, both South Vietnamese and Communist Vietnamese forces occupied Cambodia with artillery, and would chase opponents into Cambodian territory. In 1975, Democratic Kampuchea began to attack Vietnam. Relations between Cambodia and Vietnam fell due to border disputes and the flood of refugees. Vietnam accused Democratic Kampuchea for attacking all eight provinces of Vietnam that border Cambodia.…

Following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, millions of people fled Vietnam for fearing the “reeducation camps” and other forms of retaliation from the new communist government. Many refugees called “boat people”, made their routes by sailing through the ocean, and they had to risk their lives for a new haven. It is estimated that half of refugees could not made their ways, and ocean was their graves. In 2008, Director Duc Nguyen released his documentary film Bolinao 52, a movie about…

Cambodia is the land in which my parents were raised and my livelihood encompasses. I was born in America, with Chinese blood, but my history lies with Cambodia. The Cambodian Genocide is the most impactful event to have entered my life, for a very important reason: my parents were personal participants. A South-Eastern country in Asia, with neighboring countries Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand, it was previously known as the Khmer Empire of Angkor. Everything changed when the Khmer Rouge rose to…