Nobody knows that in a quiet city of Moose Jaw lies a secret that has been denied by the city officials for more than 75 years. A network of tunnels located under our sleepy city holds dark stories of Canada's past. There are a lot of questions as to why it was built and who used them. It was belie...

The early inhabitants of the area were Negritos. Some 4,000 years ago, Austronesian (Indonesian) migrants from the north moved into the area that is now North Vietnam. Later, Austro-Asiatic (Mon-Kilmer and Maylayo-Polynesian) peoples arrived. Then, about 2500 years ago, Viet (Yueh) and Tai peoples...

"Strangers From A Different Shore" by author/professor Ronald Takaki, has brought a new perspective of my growing knowledge of the hardships and endless obstacles that Asian-Americans have struggled with through their immigration experience. Immigrants of Asia represent many countries and many di...

Ho Chi Minh's Rise To Freedom Ho Chi Minh is a man that will always remain in the memories of his generation, our generation, and generations ahead. He is one of those enigmatic figures that no matter ho much we know, it wont be enough. Ho has become one of the most famed communist re...

The Economic Growth of Asia World War 2 in the mid-90's drew a hard blow and left a serious and lasting effect to many Asian countries. This however, did not hamper the growth of countries such as China, Japan and Vietnam as their government were taking serious steps to recover eco...

World War 2 in the mid-90's drew a hard blow and left a serious and lasting effect to many Asian countries. This however, did not hamper the growth of countries such as China, Japan and Vietnam as their government were taking serious steps to recover economically. Thus, the global mar...

Growth Of Asian Economy World War 2 in the mid-90's drew a hard blow and left a serious and lasting effect to many Asian countries. This however, did not hamper the growth of countries such as China, Japan and Vietnam as their government were taking serious steps to recover economically. Thus...

The Vietnam War took place from 1959 to 1975. The war involved the North Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front which came into conflict with the United States forces and the South Vietnamese army. Struggling for their independence from France, Vietnam divided into two countries, North and ...

Thailand has historically been a strong, proud nation. The people of Thailand have never gone hungry due to their vast food sources. Their military proved to be one of the best in the area. The country was set in a great location, allowing large ports for international trade and large agricultura...

VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh As the founder of the Indo-Chinese Communist party in 1930 and president of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969, Ho Chi Minh led the longest and most costly 20th-century war against colonialism. His whole adult life was devoted to ending French and later, American dominati...

Early in 1961, General Maxwell Taylor, who was then Military Advisor to John F. Kennedy, went out to Southeast Asia to find out just what was happening there. During his visit to Vietnam, he noticed the lack of good roads inhibited government troops' movement in fighting the Viet Cong. His reports ...

Early in 1961 General Maxwell Taylor, who was then Military Advisor to John F. Kennedy, went out to Southeast Asia to find out just what was happening there. During his visit to Vietnam, he noticed the lack of good roads inhibited the movement of government troops in fighting the Viet Cong. His repo...

Describe and assess the role of the USA in Indo-China in the period 1945-1954 In 1943 President Roosevelt suggested that Indochina come under the control of four powers after the war, proposing that the eventual independence of the Indochinese might follow in twenty to thirty years time. No...

The theory most discussed during the Vietnam era seems to have been the so-called domino theory. This theory held that if one small nation fell to Communism, then so would its neighbors. The theory was a linchpin of high-level government discussions as early as 1954, when Secretary of ...

Politics Australia had reasons for wanting to join the Vietnam War, quite apart from considerations of South Vietnamese sovereignty. It was considered necessary to maintain good relations with our alliance partners the United) and constituted a critical step in maintaining a defense. Initially, Aust...

FINAL PAPER: TOPIC 4 I have put much thought into this topic over the last few weeks, and I think I am really able to speak from my heart about it. When I first thought about it, I was picturing the "issues" as things like affirmative action, abortion, or same sex marriages. After a l...

Vietnam is one of the most famous wars that America has taken place in. It is also considered by some to be the most controversial. Many say that America did not belong in the fight and that it was a waste of money, man-power, and time. Others say that it was important to show that the U.S. will n...

Asia contains some of our closest neighbors. In many different areas, Australia has forged strong links with Asia, links which on their current path can only become stronger. Our future now lies with Asia, our closest trading partner. Previously we mainly associated ourselves with Europe, Britain an...

Vietnam War Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It lies south of China. The size of this country, so you understand the space the U.S. was involved in when fighting the Vietnam War, is about the size of California. The history behind the Vietnam War started back when France g...

The role the Viet Minh's leadership played in the defeat of the French in the first Indochina War can be identified by examining several relevant pieces of information. Firstly the personal strength of the three key figures leading the Viet Minh, secondly the weakness of the French both in In...

The Vietnam conflict took thousands of American and Vietnamese lives. Twenty five years after taking second place in this conflict it is easy to say what we should or should not have done, but hind sight is based on the results of history and the decisions made at the moment of living it. The le...