Vietnam had been under control of France since the 17th century until the aspiring and aggressive. Ho Chi Minh started his action of making Vietnam independent. Ho Chi Minh traveled different countries to communicate and fight for his country. After countless difficulties, Ho Chi Minh with his tireless efforts successfully achieved the independence of Vietnam and the liberation of Vietnam.
The Asian nation of Vietnam has had a troubled past. The main themes of Vietnam history are about colonial and fights. Vietnam was controlled by China over one thousand years until the Vietnam started to make contact with Europe in the sixteenth century. The main connection between the European and the Vietnam was trade, however, the European nations did not let their partnerships with the Vietnamese grow equally. Instead, colonialism were being practiced, the French started their actions on controlling Vietnam.
By 1862, the French had conquered the Mekong delta area and forced Vietnamese Emperor Tu Duc to sign the Treaty of Saigon. Under the terms of this agreement, Tu Doc gave up control of a large section of southern Vietnam to France. The French government renamed this area Cochin China and established programs designed to benefit French businesses and churches in the region. This event marked the beginning of the French colonialism era in Vietnam. At the middle-nineteenth century, the French armed invasion toward Indochina, until 1980s, the French established colonial rule to the whole territory of Vietnam. The French colonialism activities one the one hand led to Vietnam traditional feudal order tends to collapse, on the other hand promoted the development of modern economic relations, political composition and modern ideology. Some ...
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Vietnam has a very rich and culturally diverse background dating all the way back to 1066 when William the Conqueror invaded and paved the way for English colonization. The French had been colonizing since the 19th century. The French role in Vietnam's history is critical; they started out by bringing these simple peasants to the latest technology of farming and hunting (Yancey 37). The French helped these people out greatly in the beginning, but like all stories of occupation go, they just got worse. They started forcing rules and laws on the people of Vietnam.
The Vietnam War: A Concise International History is a strong book that portrays a vivid picture of both sides of the war. By getting access to new information and using valid sources, Lawrence’s study deserves credibility. After reading this book, a new light and understanding of the Vietnam war exists.
At this time, Vietnam was a French colony. As time went on, tension started to come between the French and the Vietnamese people. As tension increased, so did the fighting between the French and the Vietnamese. Finally in 1954, the French decided that they could no longer withstand the revolts of the Vietnamese. The Vietnamese are now free of French rule.
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After returning, Minh had help from the Vietminh; an organization of communist that wanted freedom from other countries. Their main goal was to turn Vietnam into a self-governed communist country. France wanted none of this non-sense. In 1945 they had moved back into southern Vietnam and ruled most of the cities. Ho Chi Minh swore to fight France to gain control of the whole country. U.S. promised to aid France, and sent almost $15 million worth of financial aid to France. The French fought for four years, being financially aided by the U.S. the whole time. The U.S. spent nearly one billion dollars in order to help France regain control of the tiny country. The only reason that much effort was put into a small area was the fear of the y. Domino Theory. The Domino Theory first showed it's head during a 1954 news conference by U.S. President Eisenhower. The domino theory is the fear of the spread of communism from one country to the next, and so on. Even with the assistance of the U.S. France could not gain the control it once had on Vietnam.
Throughout Vietnam’s history geography has play a role during it and because of it’s location, climate, soil it was an ideal place for farming which would soon attract invaders. The Chinese, French ,and Japanese all wanted something from Vietnam which included agriculture abundance, colonial possessions, and natural resources. They all controlled Vietnam at this time. Japan surrendered when vietminh declared it’s independence and the United States did not support this independence. The French and Vietminh went into war where the french had lost and Vietnam was divided ( French took control of
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The French’s began to colonize Vietnam in 1874. The Vietnamese people gave the French a hard time during the “Pacification Period.” During this time the French tried to gain control of Vietnamese rebel groups and the Chinese, who also wanted to obtain Vietnam. The French divided Vietnam into three different parts. The southern part of Vietnam included two regions called Cochinchina and Annam. The northern part of Vietnam included a region called Tonking. Most of the rebellions took place in Tonking and Annam. The French were in Vietnam because of Economic reasons but, Catholic missionaries also wanted to convert all the people of Asia to Catholicism. Also the French wanted to spread their culture within Vietnam and teach the Vietnamese people about French literature, language, and history. After this period of time France focused on modernizing Vietnam and bringing in rail roads, bridges, and highways. They also forced labor and taxed the Vietnamese people.
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