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Chapter 18 : 1975 – PRESENT DAY

  https://www.sjvietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1975-present-day.wav   On 25 April 1976, the general National Assembly election was held throughout Vietnam. During its first meeting, the National Assembly decided to rename the country the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRVN). Vietnamese people eagerly joined hands in national reconstruction. Stepping out of two destructive wars, Vietnam fell in a harsh socio-economic crisis. The 6th National Congress of the Communist [...]

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Chapter 17 : THE RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST AMERICA

  https://www.sjvietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Resistance-war-against-USA.wav   After France’s defeat in 1954, the Americans immediately jumped into South Vietnam, supporting the Republic of Vietnam against the DRVN. The country was divided into halves. In the South, the US poured its aids to back and maintain the existence of American-style urban cities. American ways of living and cultural values were introduced, having strong impacts on Southern cities. [...]

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Chapter 16 : THE RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST FRANCE

  https://www.sjvietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Resistance-war-against-France.wav   In its early days, the DRVN (Democratic Republic of Viet Nam) had to deal with three major enemies: famine, illiteracy and foreign invaders. President Hồ Chí Minh and the young government took measures to educate starvation and illiteracy by launching the Golden Week, calling upon people to save the tiniest morsels of food and share food with the most [...]

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Chapter 15 : FRENCH DOMINATION

  https://www.sjvietnam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/French-Domination-.wav   The French invasion created a big breakage in our nation’s history. It caused suffering throughout Vietnam but also brought about a new breath of air that broke down the vicious circle of the traditional agricultural society. The French invaded Vietnamese under the motto “building civilization”. They allowed Vietnamese people to access to their Western civilization and technique in order [...]

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