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What are major historical events of Vietnam? How does Geneva convention relate to Vietnam?
What is the type of Vietnamese government?

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Food: Pho Government: Ho Chi Minh Main events: 1.It is the conference that held on April 26, 1954 in
Switzerland, which one of their intention is to
-Vietnamese language Declaration of independence from France,
restore peace in Indochina war. The participant
Indochinese war, Vietnams war
-Vietnams war including the countries participate in the Indochinas
Type of government: resolution between France and Viet Minh. The
-East vs West (wrong) Geneva accords were created through this
Type of politic of Vietnam is called a single-
conference to temporarily separate Vietnam into 2
-involve USA party socialist republic framework, where
zones, Northern zone which governed by Viet Minh
the president is the head of the state and
-Currency: Dong and And Southern Zone which governed by state of
prime minister is the head of the
Vietnam.
government. The president is elected by the
-Traditional dress and hat
National Assembly. The country is ruled by
an ideology of communism.




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What is the independence declaration of Vietnam from France?
What is the people major work?
What are the traditional cultural in Vietnam?

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Works in Vietnam:
Vietnamese Declared Independence
A lot of Vietnamese work in the companies but majority do either farming or agriculture. Some
people are just do a small business like sell stuff like lotteries or veggies on the road. Some of
from France (2 September 1945)
them also work under the government like the polices, soldiers or teachers.
-Ho Chi Minh declared independence for the
Traditional culture: Democratic Republic of Vietnam from France after
Vietnam had been colonized for around 6 decades
-After the announcement, French established an open
Marriage
-In the past, the couples were expected to be married at young ages. meeting with the Vietnamese communists which later
-There are two main ceremonies for weeding: lead to the first Indochina War
-L m Hi (betrothal ceremony): Before the wedding, the groom and his
family visit the bride and her family with a betrothal presents. The quantity of boxes must be an odd
number. The presents include areca nuts, betel leaves, tea, cake, fruits, wine, other various delicacies
and money.
-L Ci (wedding ceremony): On the wedding day, the groom's family and
relatives go to the bride's house to ask permission for the groom to marry and take his bride to his
house. Guests would be invited to come and celebrate. The couple pray before the altar to ask their
ancestors for permission for their marriage and to express their gratitude to both groom's and
bride's parents for raising and protecting them.

Funeral ceremony
-Traditional: The date and time for the funeral procession, le dua tang, must
be carefully selected. Relatives, friends, and descendants take part in the funeral procession
to accompany the dead along the way to the burial ground. After 49 days, le chung that, the
family stops bringing rice for the dead to the altar. after 100 days, the family celebrates tot
khoc, or the end of the tears. After one year is the ceremony of the first anniversary of the




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What is the battle of Dien Bien Phu?

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-Modern: putting the dead body into the coffin and after that Battle of Dien Bien Phu
put the rest into the grave -battle of Dien Bien Phu located Northern-West of Vietnam
-final battle by the European areas, where it leads to the United States
Visual arts controlling the power in Vietnam, while the France are completely
-strongly influenced by Chinese Buddhist Art, Taoism and Confucianism opposite
- Champa and France also played a smaller role later on - it signalled the end to the influencing in Indochina by the
France
-Calligraphy: in the past, using Chinese characters along with Chu Nom but
-During the battle, it was the fight between well-trained force of Viet
mostly done using uses the Roman-character based Quc Ng in the
Minh and the French which Viet Minh won at the end
present day. -French artillery committed suicide due to the fact that he can
-Silk painting:Vietnamese silk paintings typically showcase the countryside, beat Giaps artillery
landscapes, pagodas, historical events or scenes of daily life -various death and injuries occurred
-Woodblock print:the paint is applied to wood and press on paper -This battle results in a peace negotiation going on in Geneva, leading
-reach the level of popularity outside Vietnam to a communist state in the north and a democratic state in the south
-one of the factors that lead up to the Vietnam War
Performing Art

-Music
-varied among regions where Northern classical music is
Vietnam's oldest and is traditionally more formal
-Vietnam has some 50 national music instruments



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What id Tet Offensive?
What are the infrastructures in Vietnam and their public transport?

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-blowing instruments: flutes and pan-pipes Tet Offensive (30 January 1986)
-string instruments: dan bau and dan day
-The surprise attack took place on one of the most important holiday
-Dance of Vietnam called Tet holiday.
-47 different ethnicities with their own dance
-lion dance is a traditional dance performance perform -It launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese to attack the
special occasions south Vietnamese with the aims to;
Infrastructures
-provoke the rebellion
Vietnam has the best infrastructure in Asia which they intend to use it to
attract companies to put up factories in their country. Airport and roads -weaken the U.S. support in Vietnam
being built across the country. 11 power plants which can produce
extensive amount of electricity (13,200 megawatts) and 1,380 -70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong launched an attack to more
kilometers of highway are provided. that 100 cities and town in South Vietnam
Public transportation:
-At the end, the calling for negotiation to end war occured but U.S.
-bus intervention still remain in Vietnam.
-rail
- This attack proved to be strategic success for North Vietnam.
-taxi

-motorbike
-cyclo-pedals (rickshaw pulled by a bike)




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Who is Ho Chi Minh?
What is the symbol of Vietnam? What is the fall of Saigon?


Things you know and things you learned.

Symbol of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh
-Vietnams flower:
Vietnamese people considered lotus as an exquisite flower. It symbolizes -Vietnamese nationalist president for over three decades.
the purity, serenity, commitment and optimism of the future as it is the - The first person to speak for the Vietnamese independence in 1945 and
flower which grows in muddy water and rises above the surface to bloom took charge of the republic as the first president in 1954
with remarkable beauty. -Events relate to Ho Chi Min

-managing the Intercolonial Union in 1921

-The Coat of Arms: -the committee of the Peasants International Congress in 1923
-He played a big part in many wars;
The Coat of Arms is the top national symbol of Vietnam, where of which -war against Japan
each parts represents certain areas. With the read background and yellow -war with French colonial
star in the middle shows the Communist Party of Vietnam. On the other -the fought between the US-backed South Vietnamese
hand, cogs and crops stands for agriculture succession and industrial labor.
This symbol was introduced on the 30th of November, 1955, by North Fall of Saigon
Vietnam, but later it was used throughout the country. -This is the continual event from Battle of Xuan Loc
-As the fight continued for 9 days and on April 30, 1975, the North
Vietnamese Army crashed the gates of South Vietnam's Presidential
Palace or effectively ending the war
-The city was renamed H Ch Minh City, after the Democratic Republic's
late President H Ch Minh. The Vietnamese government officially calls it
"Day of liberating the South for national reunification" or "Liberation
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What is ICP?
What are national flag of Vietnam and what does it represents? What is state Of Vietnam?
What is Vietnam war?

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The flag of Vietnam ICP
Vietnam's flag was adopted by North Vietnam on November 30, 1955. And it -stands for Indochinese communist party
was adopted in South Vietnam on July 3, 1976, after North Vietnam won the -it is transformed from the old Vietnamese Communist Party
(Vietnamese Communist Party) in October 1930
Vietnams war and the country was forcefully united. The Vietnams flag
-some of organizations intention:
consists of a red background and a five-pointed yellow star in the middle. The -get rid of French imperialism
star represents the farmers, workers, youth, intellectuals, and soldiers of -make Indochina completely independent
Vietnam. And the red color stands for the goals of social revolution behind - bring democratic freedoms to the masses
the Vietnamese, national uprising. -distribute education to all people
-realize equality between man and woman
State of Vietnam

-state that claimed authority over all of Vietnam during the First
Indochina War
-however, some regions were controlled by Viet Minh
-Bao Dai was a chief of the state
-after Geneva conference, State of Vietnam only had an authority in the
part of Southern Vietnam

Vietnams war general idea:
-It is the war between North Vietnam, which aims to unite the country and
makes it a communist regime, and South Vietnam, which fights to preserve
Vietnams alliance with USA. The war occurred during the period of 1954-
1975.



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What is NLF? What is Viet Cong?
What is battle of Hue? What is battle of Ban Me Thout?
What is battle of Khe Sanh? What is battle of Xuan Loc?

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Battle of Khe Sanh (January 21, 1968 )
NLF
- The Army of North Vietnam (PAVN) carried out a massive attack to the
-stands for National Liberation Front U.S. military camp( support of South Vietnam) located in the city of Khe
Sanh,located in northwest South Vietnam near the Laotian border.
-political organization established with the intentions to affect the
overthrow of the South Vietnamese government and the
Battle of Ban Me Thuot (3 March 1975)
reunification of North and South Vietnam
-It was operated by North Vietnamese armed force (Campaign 275) that
Viet Cong aimed to get rid of the South Vietnam Army (South Vietnams II Crops
Tactical Zone) which oversaw the Vietnamese central highland in the
-Viet Nam Cong San or Vietnamese communists west, Ban Me Thout, capital city of Dak Lak province.
-fight against South Vietnam and U.S. -In the end of this battle, North Vietnamese military successfully defeated
the South Vietnamese military.
-military arm of NLF
-This battle also act as a start to later attack to South Vietnam called 1975
Battle of Hue( February 1968) Spring offensive.

-In South Vietnamese city of Hue, South Vietnam Army (SVA) along Battle of Xuan Loc (9 April 1975 - 21 April 1975)
with U.S. Army defeated North Vietnam Army(NVA or PAVN)
- Last major battle of the Vietnam war
-Great destroy was occurred in the city of Hue. More than 5,000
civilians were killed. And a great lost also occur in the military forces
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What is 18th Infantry Division?
What is Ester Offensive?
What is 1975 Spring Offensive?

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-Strategies of North Vietnam in this attack were to;
-North Vietnamese Army(NVA) tried to enter the town of Saigon (capital city
of south Vietnam at that time and it is now called Ho Chi Min)
- directly attack across the Demilitarized Zone - invade
-NVA successfully captured the town of Saigon through three into the Central Highlands
directions, Tay Ninh in the northwest, south along Highway 4, and east
-capture the city of An Loc
along Highway
-South Vietnam, especially the city of An Loc, actually suffered a lot
-City of Xuan Loc was attacked because it was located 35 miles
from this attack.
northeast of Saigon, and it was one of the path that NVA aimed to pass to
enter Saigon -South Vietnam could fight back North Vietnam after 90 days of
combating in this attack with the help of U.S.A.
-Although, the South Vietnam lost to the war, it was said that the South
Vietnam troop that fought in the battle of Xuan Loc, 18th Infantry Division,
1975 Spring Offensive (13 December 1974)
performed the best in comparison to all the fight in their 1975 campaign.
- This offensive was operated by North Vietnam with an intention to
18th Infantry Division
defeat an armed forces of South Vietnam and force the surrender of
It basically is a large military unit of South Vietnam (ARVN) the government of Vietnam

Easter offensive (30 March 1972) -As the attack began, the civilians were forced to take actions in the
fight and the great lost were caused to South Vietnam due to the lack
-North Vietnam troop (mixture of PAVN and NLF) attacked South Vietnam of efficient command and control.

-The difference of this attack and the Easter offensive was that South
Vietnam was no longer has the help from U.S.

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What is Paris Peace Accord Signed ?
What is 1976 refugee crisis in Vietnam?
What the event that Vietnam Invaded Cambodia about?
How did Vietnam join ASEAN?



Things you know and things you learned.

Paris Peace Accord Signed (27 January 1973) Vietnam Invaded Cambodia
- Happen in the year 1978
- United States, South Vietnam, National Liberation Front (NLF, an - Vietnam invaded Cambodia to take away the ruling power in Khmer
organization that intend to unite Vietnam and support the communist Rouge
government) and North Vietnam formally sign An Agreement Ending the - Getting Cambodia back from the year 1977
War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam in Paris - 1977, Cambodia made a cross boader raids with many troops and
armed forces
-The Main part of this accord is the withdrawal of all U.S. troop and
- Recall for conquring the present Vietnams area, which
advisors from Vietnam
historically was Khmers land
-This accord temporarily stop the fight between North and South Vietnam 1995: Vietnam joined the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN)
1976: Refugee Crisis - Only six members initially, which consist of Thailand, Singapore,
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
-Around 1976 it was considered the reconstruction mode, where of which - Vietnam were falling into many stressful situation
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam were introduced. - Thailands foreign minister announced ASEANs objective with the
term collective political defence.
-During of which the Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh, it was observed
- Vietnam admitted to be a part of ASEAN from there and onwards.
that hundreds and thousands of refugees fled overseas in huge groups,
- Fear of Vietnam from the Cold War
-Known as boat people (the Vietnamese that fled away after the - High impact from the United States
Vietnam War, using boats as heir transportation). - Greatpressure from Chinas military, targeting
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How did Doi Moi change Vietnam?
What is Establishment of diplomatic relationship between American and
Vietnamese ?
Who is Vo Nguyen Giap ?


Things you know and things you learned.

Doi Moi -This event also helped improve the trading and economy between
two countries as USA stopped the trade embargo(prohibition) in
Doi Moi created significant changes to Vietnam. Vietnam is one of the Vietnam.
countries that hold economic power in Asia. Doi Moi had improved the
economic of both individuals or citizens and Vietnams global economy as a Vo Nguyen Giap
whole. It empowers the welfare of the people that they could now own
business and land rights. And it also lifted up the people well being that the -Vietnamese military and political leader-He played such a big
number of poverty in Vietnam had dropped significantly since the impacts in many Vietnamese events;
reformation took place in 1986. Moreover, it also gave the Vietnamese the
feeling that they are part of the economy and they own some power. And -rise the stage of Vietnamese victory in the war with France through
for the country, it helped increasing the local produce, putting more money the use of guerrilla and conventional tactics
into the private sector and allowing basic capitalist ideas based on
-take the military arms to defeat this French army and to also gain
competition to occur.
another victory from the event of Dien Bien Phu which later cause
indochina war to end
1995: Establishment of diplomatic relationship between
American and Vietnamese -brought another victory for the North Vietnamese over the South as
well as the United States -in charge as the official interior minister
-After the long lasting conflict between American and Vietnam for 20 years, after Democratic Republic of Vietnam is established
two nations actually officially restored full diplomatic relations.

-The United States opened a consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City
and also open an embassy in Vietnam

- Vietnam opened a consulate in San Francisco, California .


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Who is Bao Dai ?

Who is Hong Vn Thi ?

Who is Van Tien Dung ?

What are some Vietnams interesting facts?

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Bao Dai Van Tien Dung
- Vietnamese last emperor (1926-1945) -He was born on May 2nd, 1917 and passed away in March 17th,
2002. -He has done many job relate to the Vietnamese politic which
-He became powerless or puppet ruler because of the colonization by
are;
France
-a Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Army under General V
-He was forced to give up his position and suggested to be the new
Nguyn Gip during the first Indochina war
government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam but he decided to flee
to Hong Kong -People Army of Vietnam commander (PAVN) in chief during the 1975
Easter Offensive as he has gained lots of his military reputation from
Hong Vn Thi his work above- He retired in December, 1986 at the 6th National
Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
-He was born on May 1st, 1915 and passed away on July 2nd, 1986.

- Vietnamese communist military and political figure-He had play quite an Vietnams Fun Facts:
important role in Vietnams political history included; 1. Munching and belching is normal in Vietnam. This habit might seem
rude in many countries but it is normal for Vietnamese to chew
-highest senior North Vietnamese officer in South Vietnam during loudly.
Tet offensive 2. Almost 40% of Vietnamese have the same surname which is Nguyen
(pronounced as win).
-the first chief of staff of the Vietnam People's Army, 3. Vietnam is the worlds largest exporter of cashew nuts, producing
37% of the global number.
-the key military force in North Vietnam.

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What is Tet holiday?

What is Independence Day ?

What is Vietnamese Womens Day ?

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Tet Holiday -Activities that Vietnamese do to celebrate this day are;
- Tet Nguyen Dan or Vietnamese New Year is one of the most well known
-decorate great lights throughout the city
national holiday in Vietnam. -do the fireworks
-The celebration is held annually on the first day of the first month in the -perform the parades
Lunar calendar and last for several days or for weeks -give the speeches and establish various festivals
-the purpose is to express their remembrance and show respect Vietnamese Womens Day
towards their ancestor as the new year arrived - One of the most vital Vietnams National Holiday
-The celebration include; -It is celebrated up to 2 days annually, one on the 20th of
-big meals October as well as, again, on the 8th of March, the womens
- religious ceremony day internationally
- getting together and decorate houses
-The goals of this day are to;
-grow beautiful trees around the cities
- promote gender equality as the women were treated
Independence Day like trash in the past
-September 2, 1945
-overcome the womens nightmare and protests,
- Vietnam declared their independence from France
instead their life has fulfil with enjoyment, freedom and
- An important ritual of this day is to have an official march
equality
around Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, the place where the -encouraged women to join women-empowering
Independence of declaration was made.
campaigns to decrease the rate of maternal mortality, while
- Large Vietnam flag and Ho Chi Min poster are diaplayed increasing the quality of education, insurances and safety
across each cities- -Women will receive many flowers, gifts and
memorable dinners from their male friends, lovers or
husbands, traditionally.


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What is VPAF?
What are the popular tourist attractions in Vietnam?
What is Viet Minh?
What are Vietnamese traditional food?



Things you know and things you learned.
Tourist attractions in Vietnam:
VPAF -stands for Vietnam Peoples Armed Force
Khai Dinh Tomb (Hue): combination of both Vietnamese and European
-consists of 3 branches
design elements and was Constructed in the 1920s
-Vietnam Peoples Army: Vietnam People's Ground Force,
Con Dao Islands or Devils Island of Indochina: it was a place where Vietnam Border Defense Force, the Vietnam People's Navy, the Vietnam
thousands of prisoners of war were kept in the past but for the beautiful People's Air Force and the Vietnam Coast Guard.
beaches and the abundance of scuba diving and snorkeling spots in the -Vietnam Peoples Public Security: security and police of
present
-Vietnam Civil Defense Force: military of Vietnam
Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral: it was located in Ho Chi Minh city and it was
influenced by European architecture in the period of 19th century Viet Minh
-stands for League for the Independence of Vietnam
Temple of Literature (Hanoi): it was built in the 11th century,it is called the
Temple of Literature honors scholars and the many academic achievements -established itself as the only organized anti-French and anti-Japanese
of the Vietnamese and it is the site of the very first university in the nation resistance group during the Indochina war
- seek for independence for Vietnam from the French Empire
Actually there are many more attractions and this is just some minor -collapsed into in activity organization as it is revived by Indochinese
examples!!!
communist party and Ho Chi Minh





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What is the flag tower of Hanoi? What was it for? What make it special?
What are Vietnamese traditional food?



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Vietnamese traditional food Flag tower of Hanoi:
-Northern Vietnam: "bn ch" (rice noodle with grilled marinated pork),
ph g (rice noodle with chicken), ch c L Vng (rice noodle with grilled The Flag Tower of Hanoi is a tower in Hanoi which is one of the symbols of the
city and part of the Hanoi Citadel, a former residence of Vietnamese
fish)
monarchs. This tower is built in 1812 during the Nguyen dynasty . It is built as
an observation post to the Hanoi Citadel. This pyramid-shaped tower is
-Central Vietnam: bn b Hu (soup containing rice vermicelli) and bnh
composed of three tiers. The first tier is 42.5 m wide and 3.1 m high. The
khoi(kanom bueng).
second tire is 25 m wide and 3.7 m high. And the third tire is 12.8 m wide and
5.1 m high. There are 4 doors built in the second tire which each doors is
-Southern Vietnam: most of the food made from seafood and freash herbs,
inscribed with a Vietnamese word. The easter door is inscribed with the
garlic and shallot are used a lot word "Nghnh Hc which means "To welcome dawn's sunlight. A word "Hi
Quang which means "To reflect light" is also inscribed on the western door as
9.Popular Tourist Attractions in Vietnam-Khai Dinh Tomb (Hue): well as a word "Hng Minh which means "Directed to the sunlight" on the
Vietnamese and European design elements southern door. The Vietnamese flag is put on top of this tower. And the
interesting fact about this place is that it was not destroyed during the French
invasion unlike many other structure in Hanoi.