Ho Chi Minh

world power, should do what they can to prevent the spread of communism. The question as to whether US intervention should be allowed has endured until today. The US fear of communism spreading throughout the eastern world became a reality when the Ho Chi Minh government came into power. President Eisenhower promoted US aid in Vietnam citing the ‘Domino Theory’ as central motivation to send troops. The theory was that once Asia would fall to communism there would be a domino like effect that…

1.1 Research statement This research will investigate the comparison between Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HSX) and The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in terms of their operations and trading systems. Some recommendations are also made about what HSX could learn from the NYSE. 1.2 Background and introduction to the research The financial market plays an integral role in the world economy. This market includes foreign exchange markets, stock markets and capital markets. Of these, the…

The oral stories addressed in the book are about the bravery of women who kept the Ho Chi Minh trail and the Dragon Jaw Bridge open so that supplies could be moved during the war. Turner brings to light the struggles the women went through during the wars. The author was able to share the oral stories to show how the traditional role of men…

What did the United States lose in Vietnam? On November 1, 1955 the Vietnam War began. This was to become about a 30 year long war. After the rise to power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam, America got involved to stop his communist uprising. Immediately the U.S. begins to pour in more and more military into Vietnam each year from 1961 to 1972, and the number of military force increased incredibly from Nixon's presidency to Johnson’s presidency. Since these…

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 before the interview day, I kept reminding myself that this might be the only chance to restart my life, and have brighter future for…

against unequal treatment and war, Edwin Starr was one of the great singers during that time. Before 1945, French had the highest status in Vietnam, Lao, and Cambodia; however, after 1949, with communist became more and more powerful at that time, Ho Chi Minh who led north Vietnam declares independence. There were many communists in lots of countries such as the Soviet Union and China. Presidency Kennedy had a theory called “Domino theory”. It means if more communists control other areas such…

The Vietnam War was one of most unpopular wars by American citizens during and year after the war. This war was almost last twenty years long. That is a long time for people to fight in the war. This war was despised by many U.S citizens, mostly younger generation thought of this to be as unjust and that Americans should not have entered the war at all. Many from this era of the still hold this was in contempt. It was so unpopular with the American public so much that Veterans that come back…

obtain a construction permit is to obtain the certification of the designs from the Police Department for Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention of Ho Chi Minh City; this takes approximately 30 days to complete, and there is no charge. The second step would be to request and obtain construction permit from the (District) Department of Construction of Ho Chi Minh City; this takes about 30 days and costs VND 100,000. Afterwards, you would have to notify the Department of Construction about the…

lens is to consider how it started before the United States got involved. Vietnam was under French rule before WWII, and during the war the Japanese invaded the country as well. Growing tired of outside rule, Ho Chi Minh formed the League for the Independence of Vietnam, also known as the Viet Minh, to fight the French and the Japanese for Vietnam’s freedom (History.com Staff). With that being said, the start of the Vietnam War was rooted in a class struggle between the working-class Vietnam,…

soldiers set foot on Vietnam they were doomed to los. The Vietnamese people had fought for their independence and right to self-determination for decades before the American government intervened. They were a people who held the strong belief that Ho Chi Minh and Communism would lead them to self-determination and were not about to let some ‘capitalist pigs’ halt them in their path to independence. While America was fated to never succeed in Vietnam from the beginning their ultimate downfall…