by: lucy sincek & jerome stone born may 19, 1890 born in nghe province in vietnam nickname...
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HO CHI MINH
By: Lucy Sincek &
Jerome Stone
HO CHI MINH
BACKGROUND INFO Born May 19, 1890 Born in Nghe Province in Vietnam Nickname –Uncle Ho His Father, Nguyen Sinh Huy was
employed by the French. His father taught him to resist the French anyway he can.
His sister joined the French military to steal there supplies. (caught and sent to jail for life)
Ho Chi Minh died September 3, 1969
MORE BACKGROUND INFO In 1917 he settled in Paris where
he read the book Karl Marx and he became interested in communism.
While sailing he visited many other countries that were colonies of the French .
He saw they were also suffering from exploitation
A founding member of French Communist party
ADDITIONAL INFO ON HO CHI MINH Like his father he was a school
teacher. After school teaching he became
a sailor Died in Hanoi, Vietnam
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS He established the Vietnamese
Revolutionary Youth Association Also established the League of
Oppressed Peoples of Asia Founded the Indo-Chinese
Communist party. He founded the Viet Minh(a
group of guerilla fighters) Proclaimed the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam
DURING THE VIETNAM WAR After pushing the French back
he was still forced to sign the Geneva Cease-fire Agreement
That agreement gave him half of Vietnam.
Unfortunately for him it was the poor half of Vietnam
DURING THE VIETNAM WAR (CONTINUED) Trying to get more food the
country he tried to get the farmers to do a new agricultural there was a revolt from the lower classes
After the help from China and Russia Ho got more weapons for the Viet Minh. They also got economic aid.
The Viet Minh came up with a plan to infiltrate South Vietnam
DURING THE VIETNAM WAR (CONTINUED) The Viet Minh came up with a plan to
infiltrate South Vietnam During the whole war the Viet Minh
used guerilla warfare tactics. Ho Chi Minh left power before the
end of the war
HO CHI MINH CITY
CITATION PAGEHo Chi Minh. (2013). The Biography
Channel website. Apr 11, 2013. “Ho Chi Minh.” Vietnam Gear. Website,
2005. April 11, 2013.McMillan, Peter. Spartacus. Ho Chi Minh.
2012. April 11,201.Rosenburg, Jennifer. About. Vietnam
War. 2013. April 11,2013.
MORE CITATIONS http://www.globalpost.com/photo/57767
36/ho-chi-minh-vietnam http://www.jlz.com/usmc/newsletters/to
oters/2009/031509.htm http://vietnamawbb.weebly.com/ho-chi-
minh.html http://www.citiesinworld.com/2011/12/h
o-chi-minh-city-vietnam.html