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    The Guatemalan Civil war was a long and brutal conflict. Guatemala’s thirty-six-year civil war ended with the Guatemalan government signing peace accords. The Civil War began in 1954 when the CIA backed coup dismantled the democratic elected government. American intervention was due to their fears of the spread of communism in 1954. The Civil war in Guatemala was due to the Cold War. It was a proxy war where the rebels were labelled as Marxists, while the American backed coup were fighting for…

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    The American revolution and the Vietnam war were winnable wars by the conventional Armies. They were lost because of poor leadership, political restraints, no public support, and failure to see and recognize the fight and adopt to it. There were no clear strategy, they did not know the enemy and had rules of engagement that were controlled and dictated by politicians. The enemy had the upper hand, they decide the pace, where to fight, how long the fight, and the duration of the entire engagement…

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    Pol Pot Significance

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    The rise to power of Pol Pot’s regime was made possible due to a significant factor being the consequence of the spread of the Vietnam War to Cambodia. Had this not of happened, Pol Pot’s Communist Party of Kampuchea, Khmer Rouge, would have had fewer chances of coming to power. The first Indochina War started in 1946 but it wasn’t until 1955 when the US became involved and like adding fuel to a fire, Cambodia gradually was dragged into the conflict between North Vietnam and the US who supported…

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    In the book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, many sad events take place. Those events are connected to real life. This book takes place in 1975, during the Vietnam war. The main character who goes by Ha is living in Vietnam at the time with her mother and three older brothers. Throughout the book Ha has to live on a boat for months before they move to the U.S.A as refugees. Ha’s story relates to many other refugees stories that have happened over time. Refugees have gone through many…

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    Buddhism In Vietnam War

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    The Buddhist Crisis During the Vietnam War, there was a religious and political movement of Buddhists in South Vietnam. Buddhist were being supressed of their religion. In this time, Vietnam was led by a powerful leader, President Ngo Dinh Diem. He was a pro-catholic leader who was trying to displace many of the Buddhist in South Vietnam. In fear of losing their job, many Buddhists converted to Catholicism, but there were also lots who did not, causing there to be dangerous revolts and protests…

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    were powerful leaders making the decisions. Some important Vietnam leaders were; Ho Chi Minh,Vo Nguyen Giap, Ngo Dinh Diem. Ho Chi Minh was born in May 19, 1890 his birth name was Nguyen Sinh Cung but was known as Nguyen Tat Thanh. By 1941 he changed his name to Ho Chi Minh that means "He who Enlightens". He founded the Indochina Communist Party. He also formed the League for Vietnamese Independence. He led the Viet Minh against the French. When he was in the knowing that the United States…

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    The US started building South Vietnam as an independent state under the dictatorial and corrupt rule of Ngo Dinh Diem. It was universally believed that Ho Chi Minh’s party was certain to win the elections. Diem’s government, on the US advice and support, refused to comply with the decision to hold elections. The US started building the South Vietnamese army to resist the North Vietnamese army and crush the South Vietnamese guerrillas.In spite of US support, Diem’s government was on the verge…

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    Vietminh Research Paper

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    Viet Minh The Vietminh, or Viet Minh, was an organization whose forces fought against the Japanese and French to gain Vietnamese independence. This group of people was communist-led but was primarily operated as a national organization (Encyclopedia). The organization was formed in China in May 1941 by Ho Chi Minh. The official Japanese name for the Vietminh is Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi. In English, this mean, League for the Independence of Vietnam. Japan occupied French Indochina during…

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    Foreign Services officer where he spent numerous years in Vietnam. He is fluent in foreign affairs and has written many books. A majority of his books are World History books used in several universities and colleges. He has also wrote a book on Ho Chi Minh which was the first complete biography of Vietnamese ruler. Not only does he have an impressive resume of being the author of many history books, he also spent many years in Vietnam. Spending time in the place in which one is writing about…

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    The United States of America has had a complex history. Throughout its history it has done many things that its people are proud of and many things that its people are not so proud of. The U.S.A as a country cannot forget about the things the U.S. have done badly in the past but, rather, the U.S. must talk and learn the issues and problems so that Americans can learn from their mistakes and not repeat them. I believe that there are three very important lessons that our country can learn from…

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