Ho Chi Minh Archives

War of Worlds 1956-1962 – The Wall

History / 3 minutes of reading / January 8, 2022 / By HDclump

War of Worlds 1956-1962 – The Wall: February 24, 1956. During the Soviet Communist Party’s twentieth Congress, Khrushchev stuns everyone by denouncing Stalin’s crimes. Without denying the ideology, the USSR’s new leader seeks to distance himself from his predecessor and open up to the outside world. “Mister K” is full of surprises. He drinks Pepsi with Nixon and insists on spending a day at Disneyland when he visits America… But behind this clown-like character, the “executioner of the Ukraine” hasn’t gone soft. In 1956, he didn’t hesitate to crush the uprising in Budapest in bloodshed. Now, he is […]

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War of Worlds 1947-1950 – The Escalation of Fear

History / 5 minutes of reading / January 4, 2022 / By HDclump

War of Worlds 1947-1950 – The Escalation of Fear: 1947. Fearing that a damaged Europe might fall prey to Communism, President Truman launches the Marshall Plan, a major loan package offered to European nations to assist in their reconstruction. It is also a way to help the French in Indochina, where Ho Chi Minh has established a proper government, working from its “bamboo ministries”. His army and his influence grow with each passing day. At the Kremlin, Stalin celebrates his 70th birthday. The grandiose celebrations organized for him around the world are a testimony to his power. In

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War of Worlds 1945-1991 – The Big Rift

History / 3 minutes of reading / January 1, 2022 / By HDclump

War of Worlds 1945-1991 – The Big Rift: Summer 1945. Leaving the atrocities of World War II behind, the Allied nations wholeheartedly celebrate victory and enjoy a return to world peace. But, behind the scenes of the post-war era, a more drawn-out, insidious confrontation is in the making between those who must build the world of tomorrow. In the West, the Americans and the British are concerned about Stalin’s growing power in the East. He no longer hides his expansionist designs. Communist ideology continues to spread, especially in Indochina, where one of the twentieth century’s longest conflicts is

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The Vietnam War episode 1

History / 2 minutes of reading / March 30, 2018 / By HDclump

The Vietnam War episode 1 – Déjà Vu: After a long and brutal war, Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem’s untested regime in the south. The Vietnam War episode 1 The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS in September 2017. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns

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