Ho Chi Minh

men into a war that is basically a guarantee that they will not come back alive. In the document, the guerilla group, “Viet Cong”, also known as, “The National Liberation Front”, is referenced. The VC were southern Communist guerillas. Along the “Ho Chi Minh Trail”, this radical group was supported and supplied. In 1957, the VC attacked Vietnamese government officials. The VCare known for their surprise attacks and guerilla warfare. The purpose of Doc. 2 is to appeal to American emotion and hope…

The United States of America is considered as the Promised Land for many millions of people around the world when they are compelled to leave their hometown. On 30 April 1975, the fall of Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) ended the Vietnam War and the communist took over Vietnam. The Republic of Vietnam Military Academy lost the battle against the Vietcong with the consequences of two large migrating from Vietnam to the United States and Western countries. Since that time, the United States has…

CONTINENTAL HOTEL, SAIGON Refreshing breath for a haunted old life CONTINENTAL HOTEL: A FORGOTTEN BRAND THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN REVITALIZED Being stacked with 900 hotels around the city (Anderson, 2014), Saigon has long been losing its attention to the oldest hotel in town: The Hôtel Continental. Back to 1880, this building, which is now known as Continental Hotel, was constructed by the French during their colonial period in Vietnam (Asia Life Magazine, 2013). The hotel’s name was taken…

old man. Show a little respect for your elders’” (214). Jensen’s action of interacting with the corpse symbolizes racial othering of the Northern Vietnamese due to differences in standards and moral beliefs, especially about communism. Because Ho Chi Minh, the president of North Vietnam at the time, held onto strong pro-nationalist principles and a firm belief in the spread of communism, Americans naturally became indifferent due to a firm belief in a working democratic government, where…

School by Jonathan Kozol, a famous writer, activist and educator and is well-known for his work in social justice and public education. After reading his report, I recalled so much memories and experiences I had in my high school ten years ago in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. I had attended An Lac High School since I was in sixth grade, and…

emotional, even in the dark.” (Zimmerman 260). President Lyndon B. Johnson refused to lose Vietnam, and he feared losing Vietnam would send them in the direction as China. In 1960, Viet-Cong rebels from south revolted causing the election to be Ho Chi Minh was a part of. In 1962, John F. Kennedy sends 16,000 advisors to defeat the Viet-Cong. The Viet-Cong most of the country side in Vietnam, and once Johnson was in office he began sending combat troops. Because of supported attitudes, there was…

How significant was strategy of ‘search and destroy’ as a reason for the USA’s lack of success in the Vietnam War? The United States lost the Vietnam War due to many reasons for example; team-killing. The American hi-tech tactics consistently eliminated the wrong people and weakened their own troops; however the Viet Cong 's guerrilla tactics were relevant to the nature of the combat. The Americans were trying to supply a war 8,000 miles from America but the Viet Cong were equipped with…

Sutra he says: McNamara made a “bad guess” chorused the reporters in 1962 “8000 American Troops handle the Situation” Bad Guess in 1954, 80% of the Vietnamese people would’ve voted for Ho Chi Minh “And here I thought most of Ginsberg’s poetry was about sucking cocks,” I said, risking insulting his friend. He took it in stride. “Oh no. He’s much more versatile than that. You should read more of him. Which reminds me. Since…

The War of 1898 The War of 1898 was primarily influenced by geopolitics and imperialism. The United States like other Western countries entered a period of imperialism prior to the war in which they hoped to gain territory, resources, the spread of US ideals, and naval bases. It was a period of Social Darwinism in which imperialists believed they were superior and believed Anglo-Saxon principles should dominate. Spain had similar goals in regards to imperialism and expansion, and had already…

The sixties was a time of change whether it was with culture or political movements. The Vietnam War was one of the many events that impacted this time period. The Vietnam War is a major event in American history that had a tremendous effect on the American people at home and those in the battlefield. It had created a great deal of controversy in America. During this era, the American people started losing faith in their country, and felt like it was falling apart because of the shift in…