Vietnam - French Colonialism, War, Divided Nation: The agreements concluded in Geneva between April and July 1954 (collectively called the Geneva Accords) were signed by French and Viet Minh representatives and provided for a cease-fire and temporary div
The years 1940 to 1946 saw the rise of the communist-ledViệt Minhinsurgents whose objective was independence from France. The Việt Minh was most prominent in northern Vietnam (Tonkin) with a plethora of other, semi-allied insurgent groups developing in central (Annam) and southern (Coch...
Sino-French War, conflict between China and France in 1883–85 over Vietnam, which disclosed the inadequacy of China’s modernization efforts and aroused nationalistic sentiment in southern China. The French had already begun to encroach on Vietnam, Chin
In addition to library-based outreach, projects include support for masterclasses, curriculum development, and technical and audio-visual initiatives. Partner countries include Kazakhstan, China, Georgia, Cameroon, Lithuania, and Vietnam. A recent initiative in Palestine is the plan to open music ...
France’s costly involvement in the American Revolutionary War and extravagant spending by King Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette and their predecessor had left the country on the brink of bankruptcy. Not only were the royal coffers depleted, but two decades of poor cereal harvests, drought,...
The context of Vietnam adds another layer of complexity. Vietnamese students are often exposed to the English language as part of the standard curriculum (Tran and Tanemura, 2020). However, those specializing in French in tertiary institutions dive deep into the linguistic and cultural nuances of...
and his university classmates from the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Évariste Galois‘s alma mater which expelled him for involvement in the French Revolution), wanting to do something on the outdated French university Math textbooks, formed an underground ‘clan’ in a Parisian Café near Jardin du...
aThe company is engaged in the manufacture of semiconductors and related devices. The company was incorporated in 1979. The registered head office of the company is located in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. The company specializes in the production of semiconductors and related solid-state devices. Its pr...
In Brief A medium-term financial crisis, caused partly by France's decisive involvement in theAmerican Revolutionary War, led to the French crown first calling anAssembly of Notablesand then, in 1789, a meeting called the Estates General in order to gain assent for new tax laws. The Enlighte...
The nightmare misadventure in Iraq is over, beyond the reach of any reasonable argument, though many more body bags will be filled. In Washington, chicken hawks will still be squawking about "digging in" and winning, but Vietnam proved conclusively that no modern war of occupation would ever ...