Vietnam Presentation

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Vietnam

• By Michelle Leonard and Danielle Myers

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Ingredients

• Tofu Spring Rolls Tofu, rice vermicelli and
  fresh vegetables (lettuce, cilantro, and lemon
  grass) wrapped in rice paper. Served with peanut
  sauce.

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Basic InFo.

• Population 90 million
• Capital Hanoi
• Government Communist
• Loas, Cambodia, and China border
• Vietnam on the west and the Gulf of
• Tonkin borders it on the east.

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Articles

• Types of Articles
• Economic articles, animal smuggling articles, and
  disaster reports are often found about Vietnam.
• Not too much is even written about Vietnam
  anymore, but many articles can be found about the
  Vietnam war.
• Impressions
• These articles create the impression that Vietnam
  is not a very good place to live or be.
• It also gives the impression that there isnt
  very many things good about Vietnam because there
  are only reports about bad things.

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History

• Early History
• Vietnams past was difficult for historians to
  figure out because most of it was based off of
  myths and legends.
• The story is that the first king of Vietnam was
  the eldest of 100 sons from a dragon lord and
  mountain fairy.
• The Kings name was Hung Vuong, meaning Brave
  King.
• He also named his kingdom Van Lang.
• When the French came in, they thought it was a
  myth, but it was a powerful country and was most
  of northern and southern present day Vietnam.

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History

• There were 18 Hung Kings, but that line ended
  when in 258 B.C. Thuc Phan the King of Au Viet
  took over Lac Viet.
• Thuc Phan renamed his new kingdom Au Lac. The
  kingdom lasted about 50 years. Trieu Da, a
  Chinese general, came in a took over Au Lac and
  founded Nam Viet.
• He established the first dynasty in Vietnam, the
  Trieu dynasty.
• The Vietnam people didnt want to embrace the
  Chinese culture.
• So the Chinese were later thrown out and other
  dynastys were put in place. The last being the
  Nguyen dynasty.

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History

• French Colonies
• French missionaries came into Vietnam saying they
  would help them and release them from slavery,
  but they did the opposite and enslaved everyone
  to make money.
• Soon the Vietnamese people go tired of being
  ruled by France and over threw them at Dien Bien
  Phu.
• Ho Chi Minh came in and Vietnam split in two. Ho
  Chi Minh made the northern part communist, but
  the southern part was made democratic.
• Vietnam War
• The war is known as the American war in Vietnam.

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History

• It started because the North wanted to unite
  Vietnam.
• 1965 to 1973 America intervened to help the South
  because the United States was afraid of the
  domino theory and were very anti-Communist.
• In the war, over 3 million people were killed on
  both sides.
• Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon both
  controlled the US involvement in the war.

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Traditions/Behaviors/Rituals

• Beliefs
• Yin Yang opposite forces balance each other
• Symbols
• Pig wealth
• Hen prosperity
• Cockerel peace and courage
• Socially criticized Mandarins represented by
  frogs and rats marching with drums and trumpets
• Water Puppetry
• Major Religions
• Buddhism
• Roman Catholicism
• Protestantism
• Cao Dai
• Hoa Hao

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Language

• Vietnamese has been main language since it gained
  independence from France in 1954.
• At first characters and grammar were
  Chinese-like, but during 17th century, a Latin
  based language was introduced. This language
  began to be of use in the 20th century.
• It is a tonal language and pronunciation is very
  important. Most northerners and southerners
  can't understand each other because there are
  different pronunciations and different terms as
  well as different dialects.
• There are three dialects Hanoi, Hue, and Ho Chi
  Minh City.
• Each correspond with a different area of Vietnam.
• The second most popular language is English.

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Art

• Silk Paintings, Pottery, Woodcut
• Architecture
• Lacquer ware decorative varnish for wood
  objects emerged from the French colonial
  influences, which promoted creative freedom.
• Certain villages are associated with crafting
  certain products
• Performing Arts folk music sung by villagers,
  call-and-response dialogue songs, Vietnamese
  leaders mimic China

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World Influences

• Places that Influence Vietnam
• France
• Soviet Union
• China
• Places Vietnam Influences
• United States
• France
• China

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Trivia

• When was the Latin based Vietnamese language
  brought to Vietnam?
• a. 18th century
• b. 20th century
• c. 17th century
• d. 208 B.C.
• What is lacquer ware?
• a. Type of pottery.
• b. Cooking utensil.
• c. Type of light bulb.
• d. Varnish for wood objects.

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Trivia

• When was the Latin based Vietnamese language
  brought to Vietnam?
• b. 20th century
• What is lacquer ware?
• a. Type of pottery.
• b. Cooking utensil.
• c. Type of light bulb.
• d. Varnish for wood objects.

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Trivia

• When was the Latin based Vietnamese language
  brought to Vietnam?
• a. 18th century
• b. 20th century
• c. 17th century
• d. 208 B.C.
• What is lacquer ware?
• a. Type of pottery.
• b. Cooking utensil.
• c. Type of light bulb.
• d. Varnish for wood objects.

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Trivia

• When was the Latin based Vietnamese language
  brought to Vietnam?
• a. 18th century
• b. 20th century
• c. 17th century
• d. 208 B.C.
• What is lacquer ware?
• d. Varnish for wood objects.

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Trivia

• 3. What type of puppetry was Vietnam famous for?
• a. String
• b. Water
• c. Fire
• d. Stick
• 4. What type of government did Ho Chi Minh bring
  to Vietnam?
• a. Communist
• b. Democratic
• c. Oligarchy
• d. All of the above.

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Trivia

• 3. What type of puppetry was Vietnam famous for?
• b. Water
• 4. What type of government did Ho Chi Minh bring
  to Vietnam?
• a. Communist
• b. Democratic
• c. Oligarchy
• d. All of the above.

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Trivia

• 3. What type of puppetry was Vietnam famous for?
• a. String
• b. Water
• c. Fire
• d. Stick
• 4. What type of government did Ho Chi Minh bring
  to Vietnam?
• a. Communist
• b. Democratic
• c. Oligarchy
• d. All of the above.

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Trivia

• 3. What type of puppetry was Vietnam famous for?
• a. String
• b. Water
• c. Fire
• d. Stick
• 4. What type of government did Ho Chi Minh bring
  to Vietnam?
• a. Communist

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Trivia

• What place influence Vietnams early history?
• a. Soviet Union
• b. China
• c. Cambodia
• d. France

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Trivia

• What place influence Vietnams early history?
• b. China