Do-Ho Suh

between South and North Vietnam. Vietnamese nationalism was harnessed by the leaders of resistance against colonial powers such as Ho Chi Minh. Ho’s ideology was developed from sides of Marxism due to the fact that the USA did not want to support Vietnamese independence and looked for support from the emerging Socialist powers USSR and China. This change in political stance by Ho was also brought about by the fall of China to Mao’s Communist party…

from being lost. The Vietnam War (1954-1975) was a long-lasting conflict between the communists of North Vietnam and its ally, the Viet Cong against the government of South Vietnam and its ally, the United States. The war inaugurated in 1954, after Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party continued against the backdrop of a bitter Cold War between two nations: the United States and the Soviet Union. However, the United States did not call in…

Vietnamese guerilla fighters, also known as the “Viet-Minh”, the United States was able to assist the communist regime within Vietnam. The “Viet-Minh” were led by Ho Chi Minh, a Communist, who greatly admired the United States. When Japan surrendered in World War II, it pulled its troops out of Vietnam. This led to a surge of invigoration by Ho and his group, as he viewed that as his chance to drive out the French from…

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…

In 1975, big events have unfolded, from Microsoft, surrendering of Saigon, to the Watergate scandal. Each event had really big significance during that time. Which still has a strong impact in our society. The most important event during this 1975 is the creation of Microsoft. Which has a huge impact it had on the world.. The Watergate scandal was a robbery, but not an ordinary. The robbery took place in Washington D.C. in a building called Watergate. Watergate was the headquarters for the…

carries the extra responsibility and burden of planning and leading. First Lieutenant Cross’s job could be lonely at times since his main obligation "was not to be loved but to lead.”(119) Civilians think of the camaraderie and honor between soldiers but do not think about the rank structure and the resentment between enlisted and officer ranks. Lieutenant Cross also takes the blame for any screw ups and deaths. Death is commonplace in war, and Lavender was no exception. Measures could have been…

The story of the Bougainville revolution is a case-study on sovereignty in a post-colonial context. The Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA)’s plight for their island’s independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG) is preceded by a frequent change in control of its island. Control of the Bougainville oscillated between Germany, Japan, and Australia before resting with the last following WWII. Ultimately, Bougainville was relegated to the dominion of PNG which achieved its independence in 1975.…

most known group of the 1960’s. Almost every American that knew about the war knew we were fighting the Viet Cong. The Viet Cong was a deadly communism group that was said to be heartless and was able to secure us in a deadly war for many years. So do you know who the Viet Cong are? Well here is more about Viet Cong. The origin of the Viet Cong was set back in 1954 according to the Geneva Accords. The Viet Cong was the liberal armed forces for the North Vietnam. They created it to give the South…

On the other side of the ideological spectrum, a Communist Soviet Union, which is now Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union; welcomed Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh from the Communist nation of North Vietnam. In the Soviet Union, Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh continued his education from France about politics. It can easily be seen that an education from France and an education from the Soviet Union (pre what is now Russia), on the subject of politics is two different things,…

Thomas King’s “Totem” is about the People’s Pride of the Nation, it reflects me of being a Vietnamese, whose belonged from the red flag with yellow star in middle. Before 1975, the South and North of Vietnam was separated to two countries because of the civil war, the south was Republic party, which the symbol was yellow flag with three red stripes and the North was the Communist party, which the symbol was red flag with yellow star in the middle. On April 30th, 1975, the North and South of…