The editors explained that Ho Chi Minh wrote this in August of 1945, during the Vietnam Revolution. It was a speech supporting the new Vietnamese government, becoming independent from the French and Japanese. According to the editors this was Ho Chi Minh’s first public appearance …show more content…
The editors also said that Ho Chi Minh worked with the United States to help find MIA soldiers in the region from World War II. That’s where an American solider gave Ho Chi Minh a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Also the editors noted that the French Declaration of the Rights of Man, was also modeled in the speech. The next part of the article is words from the actual speech.
Ho Chi Minh starts the speech by quoting the United States Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal form birth. Similarly, Ho Chi Minh states the Declaration of the Rights of Man. Therefore saying that the words of both declarations are unquestionably facts. However Ho Chi Minh pointed out that the French have been abusing these rights. The French have demonstrated opposing values to their own declaration. France was not obeying the rights they fought for during the French Revolutions in the late 18th centuries. Ho Chi Minh accused the French of enforcing laws that were inhumane, and splitting up the regions of Vietnam. Creating separate political parties in three different regions to stop the Vietnamese from uniting. Ho Chi Minh then talked about the French being more concerned about …show more content…
Whereas the Vietnamese people were for the most part kind to the French. Over time, you would think the Vietnamese would not show kindness to the French. Most importantly the words used in this speech were extremely passionate, that most Vietnamese could relate to. Thus, Ho Chi Minh’s speech had a significant impact on uniting