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    in becoming communists like the ones in the north. During that time there 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…

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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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    Unit 4 Test Lab Report

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    crickets. These results produced a chi squared value of 5.230. The p-value calculated from this lab was .022. A chi squared value of .022, less than the benchmark of .05 means the data from the lab was significant and statistically rejects the null hypothesis that there was no correlation between residency and aggression between male crickets. The null hypothesis suggested the wins should have been equal at 239 wins for the intruder and 239 wins for the resident. If the chi squared test resulted…

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    the Vietnam war go as back as World War II when the Japanese “Occupied” Vietnam, welcome to the roots of the war. During World War Japan invaded and occupied Vietnam and was under French Administration since the 19th century, then a person named Ho Chi Minh was inspired by Chinese Soviets and began the Viet Minh to fight Japan and the…

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    Vietminh Research Paper

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    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 WWII. Along with fighting the French, the Vietminh started…

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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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    Completely out-of-touch with his people, he fiddled the figures to produce a turnout for Saigon of over 650,000 when only around 425,000 were registered. This fiddling of elections showed what the Americans’ real priorities were – rather than focusing on installing democracy, they were focusing on not installing communism. In an almost entirely Buddhist country, Diêm was a devout Roman Catholic, one who favoured the rich landowners over the peasants – a mistake that, combined with his…

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    Ship Me Home Book Report

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    Written by Tim O 'Brien, “If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home,” is a nonfictional story of a soldier as he battles the physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional challenges that come with being on the frontline of war as an American soldier. With his personal account and presentation of events from a sensate perception, O 'Brien takes the readers through the pain and fear that many American soldiers went through as they fought during the Vietnam War. Its sheer rawness…

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    The Things They Carried took place during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was made up of two sides. One side was the communist ruled Government of North Vietnam, China, Soviet Union, and other communist countries. While the opposing side fighting against them were the United States, South Vietnam, Philippines, and many other anti-communist countries. When the war start it was February 28, 1961 and officially ended on May 7, 1975. The Vietnam War was the first televised war. The war was…

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    continuing the War. The bombing raids in North Vietnam would target ammunition and manufacturing factories. Once again this did not work and the war continued on longer than American Government expected. If American forces would have bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail from the start of the war and continued the raids, they could have stop the transportation of the supplies from the north to the South. The situation with this trail was that American forces could not advance into Cambodia and or Laos…

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