Ho Chi Minh

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, especially due to the difference between the two countries’ governments’ ideological preferences to govern their respective jurisdictions. France is a non-Communist and the Soviet Union was a Communist country. Of course, as a former student in France, it…

into Ho Chi Minh was devoted to regaining Vietnam’s independence, which influenced him to establish communism as a new form of government. Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist and activist in Vietnam’s freedom. Creation of the Viet Minh helped Ho with his stance against the French takeover. Ho Chi Minh had a veritable unstable life that leveraged him into being an activist for Vietnam. His father was a nationalist that operated with the French (“Ho Chi Minh”, Encyclopedia). Ho’s father left his family…

The rise of communism in the USSR and China sparked fears in the American government. The U.S. learned of a new power rising in North Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh who wanted to gain control of the South making all of Vietnam communist. Through Eisenhower’s tactics (which ran poorly) America lost many of its troops. The domino effect ran through the predecessors of Eisenhower who wanted to continue in his ways. However, each President proved that their policies were faulty and could not withstand…

Ho Chi Minh once said, “You can kill ten of my men for every one I kill of yours, but even at those odds, you will lose and I will win.” Ho Chi Minh might have predicted the outcome of the Vietnam War. In 1955, the US came to aid the South Vietnamese in fighting and defending against the communist North. In 1975, the US lost in the Vietnam War. The communist North took over South Vietnam. The two parts combined to become the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The United States’s involvement in the…

The Declaration of Independence of Vietnam first expresses the idea that Vietnam was under the French rule for over 80 years. During this era, Vietnam had to face a lot of distress, “more than two million of our fellow-citizens died from starvation.” When Japan attacked Vietnam during World War II, the French did not fight back but instead handed over Vietnam to the Japanese. The Vietnamese still were treated by the Japanese in a cruel manner. The declaration expresses that it is now that all…

After the end of World War 2, the Allies gave back South Vietnam to the French while the north was left in the hands of the non-socialist Chinese. The Nationalist Chinese treated the North Vietnamese badly and support for Ho Chi Minh developed. In October 1946, the French reported their aim of recovering the north which implied that the Viet Minh would need to battle for it. The war began in November 1946, when the French rampaged the port of Haiphong and executed 6,000 individuals. Another…

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits." -Richard M. Nixon The Vietnam War was also known as the Second Indochina War, from 1954 to 1975. It was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam allies Viet Cong and the government of South Vietnam and its ally United States. The main purpose of the war was to stop South Vietnam in becoming communists like the ones in the north. During that time there were powerful leaders making the decisions. Some important…

According to the editors, this article was written by Ho Chi Minh to declare independence from France and Japan. Uniting Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh’s goal since he started the revolution. The editors believed that Ho Chi Minh’s speech helped unite Vietnam. In this article the editors used an introduction paragraph to summarize the steps leading up to Ho Chi Minh’s speech. The rest of the article was structured with the actual text that Ho Chi Minh used in his speech. The editors explained that Ho…

Ho Chi Minh trail: The secret war The Ho Chi Minh trail is widely known today because it is still a working network of roads, but it has a dark past. It was filled with secret supply trucks and bombed without public knowledge. A secret was within a war. Why was it kept secret? Because the public would have went nuts if it were exposed. It goes to show though that people will become determined enough to find out the truth even if it takes years. The Ho Chi Minh trail is actually the American name…

1. Introduction Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC), like most Asian cities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Taipei, is called motorcycle dependent city. In these cities, transport system is dominated by motorcycle. According to General Statistics Office of Vietnam (2013), the approximate population approximate of HCMC is 7.750.900. HCMC has a total administrative area of 2.095 km2. The average population density is about 3.699 in habitants per square km. HCMC population projected to reach ten million by 2020…