The Fog of War is a movie about the life of Robert S. McNamara‚ the former Secretary of Defense. The movie has actual footage and has an interview with Robert McNamara by the director. Having McNamara to tell the story of his experiences Of the wars from his perspective‚ The director also divides the film into eleven lessons that are taken right from McNamara’s life. Out of all of Mcnamara’s lessons there are three that I believe to be more important than the others. In the first lesson “Empathize
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Why was Australia involved in the Vietnam War? Australia became involved in the Vietnam War for a number of reasons. The main reasons included the fear of the spread of communism‚ Australia’s alliance with the USA and Australia’s membership of SEATO. In the years after World War 2 Australians feared that communism would spread through South-East Asia and eventually to Australia. The fear grew more when China became a communist state is 1949‚ the reason why China became a communist state was
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50 Year Vietnam Memorial I was asked to talk about the 50-year anniversary of the Vietnam war. And as most of you can probably tell‚ I wasn’t alive 50 years ago‚ so I went to my grandfather who fought in that war and I asked him to recount his experience. I asked him if he lost any friends during that time. He responded with “Hunny‚ all the guys you are with are your friends. And it hurts to lose any of them.” He recalled for me one individual. Greg. He said “losing that one was hard.” He told me
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07/06/2013 VIETNAM COFFEE INDUSTRY I/ Introduction Coffee was first introduced in Vietnam by the French‚ who colonized the country in the second half of the 19th century. During the 1890s the French established coffee plantations in the Annam region surrounded by mountains at an elevation of 3600 feet. The varying climate and mountain slopes are ideal for growing different types of coffee. After three decades of rapid expansion and development‚ the Vietnamese coffee industry has helped Vietnam become
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Business Economics for the World Market Vietnam Group Project Summer 2012 Post World War II Economic History The post WWII economic history of Vietnam has been through many changes. These changes were due to the result of war‚ political ideologies‚ and natural resources. The most notable change was the division of North and South Vietnam. The economic division of North and South Vietnam had been in place since the colonial influences of France. Each division had its own economy with unique
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much more a political activist whose strong will was directed at the goal of the independence and unification of Vietnam.” (Kirkpatrick‚ 2006) Lecture and readings have taught us that Ho Chi Minh was charismatic and hard to hate‚ even though he was responsible for the death of thousands of his own men. He portrayed himself as simple and passionate. He wanted independence but sold out Vietnam when he didn’t get his way. He then became known as the “fascist with the human face”. He wanted to have a unified
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here’s a very simple PEST analysis. Political - Vietnam is a Single Party Communist State. There is more likely to be higher government control and less autonomy for the organization wanting to enter the Vietnamese market. However‚ on the good side‚ Vietnam is more likely to have relatively greater political stability. Would be advisable to form good relations with the local government and negotiate favorable terms with them. Economy - Vietnam is a developing economy. GDP per capita is USD2‚942
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Investment of Rice Mills in Vietnam The Role of Financial Market Imperfections and Uncertainty Le Khuong Ninh ISBN 90-367-1836-8 ii Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Investment of Rice Mills in Vietnam The Role of Financial Market Imperfections and Uncertainty Proefschrift ter verkrijging van het doctoraat in de Economische Wetenschappen aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen op gezag van de Rector Magnificus‚ dr. F. Zwarts‚ in het openbaar te verdedigen op donderdag 3 juli 2003 om
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One Turning Point in the Vietnam War Valerie L. Kroll September 21‚ 2014 Professor Melissa Tennyson DeVry University There were quite a few events during the Vietnam War that can be considered “turning points.” One such event was the Buddhist crisis in 1963. The Buddhist crisis is a sorrowful and disheartening portion of history that could have very well been circumvented. Diem the president of South Vietnam provoked the Buddhist community. Diem operated his civilian and military organizations
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TOPIC : DESCRIBE ABOUT VIETNAM Mention to South East Asia‚ Vietnam is one of the best destinations for the tourists. The mighty history‚ amazing food‚ unique culture and fantastic sceneries such as Ha Long Bay‚ Ha Noi‚ Ho Chi Minh‚ etc attracted the world come to Vietnam. Furthermore‚ Vietnam is ranked as one of the best exporters of Coffee and cashew nuts due to its tropical weather with two main seasons - rainy and sunny. The Vietnamese people are known for the strong spirit and the eager for
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