Vietnam Before/During/After
The Vietnam War as we all know has devastation effects on the country and its people. Lives are forever changed because of it. All wars start out when two sides have differences and Vietnam was no different. It started because France and a Vietnam leader, Ho Chi Minh, had a difference in opinion about the type of government Vietnam should have. Vietnam wasn't as different as it was to Vietnam today. Before the war, the French conquered Vietnam for over 200 years with peace. During the war, there was chaos everywhere. As one soldier recalls, "...getting from base to base was already a challenge considering the fact that you had VCs hiding in bushes just waiting for you to come out. It was as close as you can get to hell" (Baker 75). The war divided the country from the 1950's all the way till April of 1975. By the time the war ended, over 1.8 million people had died. The country now had a communist government and was starting over. French's conquest was over and the Vietnamese people now have their own system of government. Vietnam before the war was ruled by France. They had invaded in the middle 1700's and by 1750, they had complete control of Vietnam. The French conquered and ruled with c
The chief of state is President Tran Duc Luong and the Vice President is Nguyen Thi Binh. Within a few months the plan ready, and Diem was overthrown and shot. Diem was a catholic so he disliked the practice of Buddhism. "Vietnam regained full independence at the time of the Geneva Agreements of 1954, which ended France's8 year struggle to reinsert colonial control" (Bain 3). The system of government before the Vietnam War was more of a monarchy. The Americans were distressed at his death. The war has scared the country forever but that does not get in the way of everyday living. They are free to do what they want just as long as it's not illegal. They finally decided that if they were going to win the war against Communists, Ngo Dinh Diem would have to go. A few months later, Ho Chi Minh dies. By now, President Nixon had taken office and on June 8 of 1969, he announces the first troop withdrawals from South Vietnam. Then in August of 1945, he established the Vietminh. The government doesn't decide what kind of job you will have and doesn't really limit on the citizen's rights. His ruthless behaviors were what caused his downfall. A few months after the French were defeated, a Geneva Conference declares Vietnam split into 2 at the 17th parallel.
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