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Essay On Vietnam War

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Vietnam The war–torn country of Vietnam is once again in the midst of a revolution. Only this war is not being fought with soldiers and tanks; rather, it is being fought and won with businessmen and free– trade. This new on–slot of foreign business in the formerly closed country have completely rejuvenated the Vietnamese economy. For the first time since the re–unification of Vietnam in 1976, the doors of the market place are opened to the outside world and Vietnam is aggressively taking a stance for further economic development. Before any International firm attempts to conduct business with, or in Vietnam, it is extremely important to not only know your potential consumer, but to understand him as well. Vietnam has a unique.. more content... Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. GENERAL INFORMATION 1 Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Capital: Hanoi Location: A republic of Southeast Asia, bordered by China on the north, the South China Sea on the east and south, and Cambodia and Laos on the west (see Appendix A). Land Area: Its area is 329,707 sq km (127,301 sq mi); larger than Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina combined. Terrain: Varies from mountainous to costal delta. Climate: Tropical monsoon. GOVERNMENT 2 A constitution enacted in 1992 assigned to the Communist party a leading role in Vietnamese government and society, but curbed some of its administrative functions. The constitution also increased the powers of the National Assembly. The Communist party acts through the Vietnam Fatherland Front, which includes representatives of the nation's political parties, trade unions, and social organizations. Executive Under the 1992 constitution, the head of state is a president, elected by the legislature from among its members; as commander of the armed forces, the president chairs the Council on National Defense and Security. The president

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Vietnam and The Cold War Essay

Vietnam and The Cold War It is impossible to accurately describe the major events that occurred during the cold war without mentioning the war in Vietnam. From its start, this war has been very controversial concerning its purposes and effects on the countries involved. Both sides of this war lost a great number of soldiers and most of these men and women were not even sure why they were fighting. To this day, there is still a lot of uncertainty about the events that took place during this heated time in south Asia. One of the biggest questions raised is why the United States felt it was their responsibility to ever got involved and what were they trying to gain by sending in their troops. A look at the history of the cold war and.. more content... From the beginning of his term, Diem felt that North Vietnam was planning to forcefully take over South Vietnam. Diem began to arrest anyone who was suspected of being a Communist. Soon after, North Vietnam began attempting to reunify Vietnam through political means, and not through the use of violence. After this proved to be an unsuccessful attempt, North Vietnam and the Communist Party finally approved the use of violence to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diems government. The National Liberation Front (NLF) was thus developed by the Communists, allowing anyone who was against Diem and for the unification of Vietnam to join to join their alliance. After noticing that South Vietnam was on shaky ground, President Kennedy decided to send in a limited number of troops to aid Diem and his government. However, Diem began to lose popularity among his people and eventually he and his brother were assassinated. Three weeks after the deaths of these two leaders, President Kennedy was assassinated. President Lyndon B. Johnson decided more action needed to be taken in South Vietnam and, after two U. ships were destroyed in the Gulf on Tonkin, Johnson and his administration began to order air attacks upon the North Vietnamese (the U. referred to them as the "Vietcong"). Soon afterwards, the NLF attacked two U. army installations in South Vietnam and, as a result, Johnson orders bombing missions

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The united front had long and historic roots in Vietnam. Used earlier in the century to mobilize anti– French forces, the united front brought together Communists and non–Communists in an umbrella organization that had limited, but important goals. On December 20, 1960, the Party' s new united front, the National Liberation Front (NLF), was born. Anyone could join this front as long as they opposed Ngo Dinh Diem and wanted to unify Vietnam character of the NLF and its relationship to the Communists in Hanoi has caused considerable debate among scholars, anti–war activists, and policymakers. From the birth of the NLF, government officials in Washington claimed that Hanoi directed the NLF's violent attacks against the Saigon regime. In a.. more content... Instead of a large–scale military buildup as the White Paper had called for or a negotiated settlement that some of his advisers had long advocated, Kennedy sought a limited accord with Diem. The United States would increase the level of its military involvement in South Vietnam through more machinery and advisers, but would not intervene whole–scale with troops. This arrangement was doomed from the start, and soon reports from Vietnam came in to Washington attesting to further NLF victories. To counteract the NLF's success in the countryside, Washington and Saigon launched an ambitious and deadly military effort in the rural areas. Called the Strategic Hamlet Program, the new counterinsurgency plan rounded up villagers and placed them in "safe hamlets" constructed by the GVN. The idea was to isolate the NLF from villagers, its base of support. This culturally– insensitive plan produced limited results and further alienated the peasants from the Saigon regime. Through much of Diem's reign, rural Vietnamese had viewed the GVN as a distant annoyance, but the Strategic Hamlet Program brought the GVN to the countryside. The Saigon regime's reactive policies ironically produced more cadres for the NLF. Military Coup By the summer of 1963, because of NLF successes and its own failures, it was clear that the GVN was on the verge of political collapse. Diem's brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, had raided the Buddhist pagodas of South Vietnam, claiming that they had

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What were the varying responses from the "Allied" troops subject to Vietnam? The responses from the allied troops were mainly of hatred for the very harsh yet beautiful environment and an ambiguous response to the Vietnamese people. It is understandable the grudge troops held against a gruesome environment shrouded with innumerable killings in an alien culture, but the brutal racial discrimination perpetrated by Americans was still very prejudicial. There were, however, acts of kindness and charity to Vietnamese, yet at the same time, these glimpses of humanity were overshadowed by the greater bloody conflict. The varying responses of the allies were clearly evident through well–known films, stories and writers. Vietnam's ever.. more content... This stylistically surreal film (shot in the Philippines) depicts the beauty of Vietnam mixed with the madness of war. Coppola captures the relaxing white beaches with palm trees and rolling waves, just so he can jarringly contrast peaceful nature to the suffocating, death lurking everywhere. The scene of the GI's water skiing disrupting a passing peasant boat metaphorically shows that in fact the Americans are the out–of–control intruders. Claustrophobic alien jungle has become the hellish backdrop for the gruesome killing machinery of war as represented by the "insane" Colonel Walter E. Kurtz who constantly repeats the word, "horror," as he has been blinded by the cruelty of war. In addition, this film is riddled with racial discrimination towards the Vietnamese with cruel comments such as, "We must kill them. We must incinerate them. Pig after pig. Cow after cow. Village after village. Army after army." Also the stereotypes to Vietnamese as "slopes," "gooks," or, "fucking savages," portrays the overall dehumanizing attitudes of the Americans developed in Vietnam. The merciless scene where the 'grunts' literally rip to shreds the Vietnamese peasants on a sampan also further shows total disregard or respect for Vietnamese as humans. The film's most memorable scene of a swarm of attack helicopters riding out of an orange sunrise, with choppers' loud speakers blaring out Wagner's Ride of the Valkyrie's, shocks with the Americans' careless disregard as a peaceful village

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Essay On Vietnam War

Course: Education Capstone (EDU295)

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Essay on Vietnam
Vietnam
The war–torn country of Vietnam is once again in the midst of a revolution. Only this war is not
being fought with soldiers and tanks; rather, it is being fought and won with businessmen and free–
trade. This new on–slot of foreign business in the formerly closed country have completely
rejuvenated the Vietnamese economy. For the first time since the re–unification of Vietnam in 1976,
the doors of the market place are opened to the outside world and Vietnam is aggressively taking a
stance for further economic development.
Before any International firm attempts to conduct business with, or in Vietnam, it is extremely
important to not only know your potential consumer, but to understand him as well. Vietnam has a
unique...show more content...
Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs
and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of
their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their
social system and political order.
GENERAL INFORMATION 1
Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Capital: Hanoi
Location: A republic of Southeast Asia, bordered by China on the north, the South China Sea on the
east and south, and Cambodia and Laos on the west (see Appendix A).
Land Area: Its area is 329,707 sq km (127,301 sq mi); larger than Virginia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina combined.
Terrain: Varies from mountainous to costal delta.
Climate: Tropical monsoon.
GOVERNMENT 2
A constitution enacted in 1992 assigned to the Communist party a leading role in Vietnamese
government and society, but curbed some of its administrative functions. The constitution also
increased the powers of the National Assembly. The Communist party acts through the Vietnam
Fatherland Front, which includes representatives of the nation's political parties, trade unions, and
social organizations.
Executive
Under the 1992 constitution, the head of state is a president, elected by the legislature from among
its members; as commander of the armed forces, the president chairs the Council on National
Defense and Security. The president

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