Bibliography
total student work word count: 1243
Primary sources:
Fischer, Ruth. “Ho Chi Minh: Disciplined Communist.” Foreign Affairs 33.1/4 (7 June 1963): 86.
History Study Center. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.
Ruth Fischer had an opportunity to meet up with Ho Chi Minh in real life and learn more about the communist himself, and in this document he was able to discuss about Ho Chi Minh, his early life, and how he progressed into becoming a leader. This document was found in
Mackinvia in the History Study Center Database. I was able to learn more about the struggles that Ho Chi Minh went through while trying to
become a leader and following his goal of having Vietnam becoming an independent country.
"Interviewing President Ho Chi Minh (English Subtitle), June 1964." YouTube. YouTube, 29 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.
A interview of Ho Chi Minh giving us insight on who he was and the legacy that he left behind.
Minh, Ho Chi. "The Last Testament of Ho Chi Minh." Antioch Review 29.4 (7 June 1978): 497. History Study Center. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
In this historical document, written by Ho Chi Minh, it tells us about his thoughts about the war and how they are winning the war against
the ‘American aggression’. I located this source in Mackinvia in the History Study Center Database which contains historical documents.
Considering that it is a primary source, I find this to be credible. I used this source to gain a better understanding on Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts
during the war. Since this testament was written by Ho Chi Minh himself, it was very convenient to find direct quotes from him that showed
his thoughts about the war.
Osborne, Milton. "Ho Chi Minh" History Today 7 Feb. 1981: 30:11 (Nov. 1980): 40.History Study Center. Web. 8 Apr. 2015. A newspaper written about Ho Chi Minh after the Vietnam war. A very plentiful source of information form 1981 and was close enough to the event so that I can call it a primary source written from the viewpoint of an American a little bit after the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam War: Tet Offensive. Dir. Alex Nguyen. Perf. Duc Nguyen and Alex Nguyen. YouTube. YouTube, 31 Mar. 2013. Web. 8 Apr. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck4WuKcLwiE>.
An interview of Daniel's uncle who discussed his experiences during the Tet Offensive while he was living in Vietnam.
"Vietnam: The Struggle to be Free." Inside American History. Abingdon/Cambridge: Helicon, 2007. History Study Center. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.
This historical document laid out Lyndon B. Johnson's speech about the progress for Vietnam War. It portrays what he said to the American people for
motives and progress for the Vietnam War. This source was located in the History Study Center Database which provides a
variety of primary and secondary sources. This source was used to get a better understanding of what Lyndon B. Johnson thought about the
war, and some quotes from his speech was used as well.
History Study Center. Web. 9 Mar. 2015.
Ruth Fischer had an opportunity to meet up with Ho Chi Minh in real life and learn more about the communist himself, and in this document he was able to discuss about Ho Chi Minh, his early life, and how he progressed into becoming a leader. This document was found in
Mackinvia in the History Study Center Database. I was able to learn more about the struggles that Ho Chi Minh went through while trying to
become a leader and following his goal of having Vietnam becoming an independent country.
"Interviewing President Ho Chi Minh (English Subtitle), June 1964." YouTube. YouTube, 29 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.
A interview of Ho Chi Minh giving us insight on who he was and the legacy that he left behind.
Minh, Ho Chi. "The Last Testament of Ho Chi Minh." Antioch Review 29.4 (7 June 1978): 497. History Study Center. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
In this historical document, written by Ho Chi Minh, it tells us about his thoughts about the war and how they are winning the war against
the ‘American aggression’. I located this source in Mackinvia in the History Study Center Database which contains historical documents.
Considering that it is a primary source, I find this to be credible. I used this source to gain a better understanding on Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts
during the war. Since this testament was written by Ho Chi Minh himself, it was very convenient to find direct quotes from him that showed
his thoughts about the war.
Osborne, Milton. "Ho Chi Minh" History Today 7 Feb. 1981: 30:11 (Nov. 1980): 40.History Study Center. Web. 8 Apr. 2015. A newspaper written about Ho Chi Minh after the Vietnam war. A very plentiful source of information form 1981 and was close enough to the event so that I can call it a primary source written from the viewpoint of an American a little bit after the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam War: Tet Offensive. Dir. Alex Nguyen. Perf. Duc Nguyen and Alex Nguyen. YouTube. YouTube, 31 Mar. 2013. Web. 8 Apr. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck4WuKcLwiE>.
An interview of Daniel's uncle who discussed his experiences during the Tet Offensive while he was living in Vietnam.
"Vietnam: The Struggle to be Free." Inside American History. Abingdon/Cambridge: Helicon, 2007. History Study Center. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.
This historical document laid out Lyndon B. Johnson's speech about the progress for Vietnam War. It portrays what he said to the American people for
motives and progress for the Vietnam War. This source was located in the History Study Center Database which provides a
variety of primary and secondary sources. This source was used to get a better understanding of what Lyndon B. Johnson thought about the
war, and some quotes from his speech was used as well.
secondary sources:
"Appeal Made on the Occasion of the Founding of the Indochinese Communist Party." Founding of the Indochinese Communist Party. Foreign
Languages Publishing House, 2003. Web. 07 Apr. 2015. <https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/ho-chi-minh/works/1930/02/18.htm>.
This website gave us information on how the Indochinese Communist Party was founded and what its purpose was. Information used from
this source was the purpose of the Indochinese Communist Party.
Fredriksen, John C. "Ho Chi Minh." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
This article gave me basic information on Ho Chi Minh just like other sources, however it went in depth on his ideas and philosophies and
how he became inspired. I found this source in the Mackinvia Database provided by my school which I consider to be credible. This article
increased my understanding of how he was inspired to eventually become a leader.
"Ho Chi Minh." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.
A good source for starting my research. I know it's not the most reliable and teachers don't like their students to use it but it was helpful and the facts that it provided me with matched up with my other sources, so the information I used from Wikipedia was also present in my other sources so I declared my facts from Wikipedia reliable.
"Ho Chi Minh." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 5 Feb. 2015.
<http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/40629>.
This article gave me basic information on Ho Chi Minh and his early life and what he did that led up to him becoming one of the most known
communists during the Cold War. I was able to find this document in the Britannica Encyclopedia which was located in the Mackinvia
database. Considering that this article was founded in a database provided by my school, I find it to be credible. This article was used to
better comprehend the importance of Ho Chi Minh in the Vietnam War.
"INDOCHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY (ICP)." UQAM. Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2015.
<http://indochine.uqam.ca/en/historical-dictionary/665-indochinese-communist-party-icp.html>.
This source presented information towards the Indochinese Communist Party, what it did, and what the importance was. We believe this source to be credible due to the fact that the website title included the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities. Information used from this source was how the Indochina Communist Party was important and what led from it.
Isserman, Maurice. America at War: Vietnam War. Ed. John S. Bowman. N.p.: Chelsea House Publications, 2010. Print.
This source presented information on American intervention during the Vietnam War. Considering that it is a non-fiction book, I find it to be
credible. This book was found at KCLS Shoreline Library. Information used from this source was how Americans struggled during the
Vietnam War.
"Korean War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. <http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war>.
This source was primarily used for historical context for the Vietnam War. Found off of History.com, we find this to be credible
"National Liberation Front (NLF) | Political Organization, Vietnam."Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 29 Apr.
2015. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/405034/National-Liberation-Front-NLF>.
This source gave basic information for the National Liberation Front, which is commonly addressed as Viet Cong. This was found on the
Britannica Encyclopedia which is found on the Mackinvia database. Information used from this source was the purpose of the National
Liberation Front.
"Post-Vietnam Intervention." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2015. <http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/topics/war/legacy.html>.
This source gave out basic information about the Vietnam War and what happened after the war. Found on the PBS website, I found this to be credible. Information used from this source were quotes and post-war information.
Schomp, Virginia. The Vietnam War. New York: Benchmark /Marshall Cavendish, 2002. Print.
This book gave information towards the U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam war and important events in the Vietnam War. I was able to locate
this book in the Shoreline King County Library in the non fiction section, which is why I believe it to be credible. This was one of my first
sources that I used to have a general knowledge of the Vietnam War and to get a better understanding.
"Viet Cong." The Longman Handbook of the Modern World: International History and Politics since 1945. 1998. History Study Center. Web. 9 Apr.
2015.
This article from the History Study Center database found off from Mackinvia told readers the history of the Viet Cong. Considering that it
is found from Mackinvia, I consider this to be credible. Information used from this source was how the Viet Cong was created and its general
history.
"VIET MINH." Encyclopedia of the Cold War. 2008. History Study Center. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.
Coming from the Mackinvia database, this source gave me plenty of information on the Viet Minh and how it became to power. I believe this source to be credible because it is on the Mackinvia database provided by my high school. Information used from this source was how Viet Minh rised to become a powerful force during the Vietnam War.
"Viet Minh." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.
This source gave me information on the Viet Minh, an organization founded by Ho Chi Minh. This source was found on Mackinvia, a resource website with a variety of databases to choose from. Being provided by my school, I found this source credible. I used this source to
understand the purpose of the Viet Minh and how it was important to the war.
"Vietnam Declaration of Independence (1945)." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.
This source gave information on when Ho Chi Minh stated his speech and the importance of it. This was found on Mackinvia on the World
History database which is credible. Information used from this source was the importance and information on the speech.
"Vietnam War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2015. <http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war>.
Very basic information was given in this source. This source was one of the first sources we encountered to help us gain the basic
understanding of the war. It gave us basic statistics on the war such as casualty count, which side won, how long it lasted, and other basic
information. We find this source credible because we found it on History.com, a well known network. We used this source as basic
information for the introduction.
"Vietnam War." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.
Just like the source above, this source included the basic information about the Vietnam War, but it went more in depth on what triggered
it and what was happening during the war. This source was found on World History: The Modern Era database from Mackinvia which is why
I believe it is credible. Information used from this source was how the Viet Cong impacted the U.S intervention in Vietnam.
Languages Publishing House, 2003. Web. 07 Apr. 2015. <https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/ho-chi-minh/works/1930/02/18.htm>.
This website gave us information on how the Indochinese Communist Party was founded and what its purpose was. Information used from
this source was the purpose of the Indochinese Communist Party.
Fredriksen, John C. "Ho Chi Minh." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.
This article gave me basic information on Ho Chi Minh just like other sources, however it went in depth on his ideas and philosophies and
how he became inspired. I found this source in the Mackinvia Database provided by my school which I consider to be credible. This article
increased my understanding of how he was inspired to eventually become a leader.
"Ho Chi Minh." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.
A good source for starting my research. I know it's not the most reliable and teachers don't like their students to use it but it was helpful and the facts that it provided me with matched up with my other sources, so the information I used from Wikipedia was also present in my other sources so I declared my facts from Wikipedia reliable.
"Ho Chi Minh." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 5 Feb. 2015.
<http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/40629>.
This article gave me basic information on Ho Chi Minh and his early life and what he did that led up to him becoming one of the most known
communists during the Cold War. I was able to find this document in the Britannica Encyclopedia which was located in the Mackinvia
database. Considering that this article was founded in a database provided by my school, I find it to be credible. This article was used to
better comprehend the importance of Ho Chi Minh in the Vietnam War.
"INDOCHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY (ICP)." UQAM. Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2015.
<http://indochine.uqam.ca/en/historical-dictionary/665-indochinese-communist-party-icp.html>.
This source presented information towards the Indochinese Communist Party, what it did, and what the importance was. We believe this source to be credible due to the fact that the website title included the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities. Information used from this source was how the Indochina Communist Party was important and what led from it.
Isserman, Maurice. America at War: Vietnam War. Ed. John S. Bowman. N.p.: Chelsea House Publications, 2010. Print.
This source presented information on American intervention during the Vietnam War. Considering that it is a non-fiction book, I find it to be
credible. This book was found at KCLS Shoreline Library. Information used from this source was how Americans struggled during the
Vietnam War.
"Korean War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. <http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war>.
This source was primarily used for historical context for the Vietnam War. Found off of History.com, we find this to be credible
"National Liberation Front (NLF) | Political Organization, Vietnam."Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 29 Apr.
2015. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/405034/National-Liberation-Front-NLF>.
This source gave basic information for the National Liberation Front, which is commonly addressed as Viet Cong. This was found on the
Britannica Encyclopedia which is found on the Mackinvia database. Information used from this source was the purpose of the National
Liberation Front.
"Post-Vietnam Intervention." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2015. <http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/topics/war/legacy.html>.
This source gave out basic information about the Vietnam War and what happened after the war. Found on the PBS website, I found this to be credible. Information used from this source were quotes and post-war information.
Schomp, Virginia. The Vietnam War. New York: Benchmark /Marshall Cavendish, 2002. Print.
This book gave information towards the U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam war and important events in the Vietnam War. I was able to locate
this book in the Shoreline King County Library in the non fiction section, which is why I believe it to be credible. This was one of my first
sources that I used to have a general knowledge of the Vietnam War and to get a better understanding.
"Viet Cong." The Longman Handbook of the Modern World: International History and Politics since 1945. 1998. History Study Center. Web. 9 Apr.
2015.
This article from the History Study Center database found off from Mackinvia told readers the history of the Viet Cong. Considering that it
is found from Mackinvia, I consider this to be credible. Information used from this source was how the Viet Cong was created and its general
history.
"VIET MINH." Encyclopedia of the Cold War. 2008. History Study Center. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.
Coming from the Mackinvia database, this source gave me plenty of information on the Viet Minh and how it became to power. I believe this source to be credible because it is on the Mackinvia database provided by my high school. Information used from this source was how Viet Minh rised to become a powerful force during the Vietnam War.
"Viet Minh." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.
This source gave me information on the Viet Minh, an organization founded by Ho Chi Minh. This source was found on Mackinvia, a resource website with a variety of databases to choose from. Being provided by my school, I found this source credible. I used this source to
understand the purpose of the Viet Minh and how it was important to the war.
"Vietnam Declaration of Independence (1945)." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.
This source gave information on when Ho Chi Minh stated his speech and the importance of it. This was found on Mackinvia on the World
History database which is credible. Information used from this source was the importance and information on the speech.
"Vietnam War." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2015. <http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war>.
Very basic information was given in this source. This source was one of the first sources we encountered to help us gain the basic
understanding of the war. It gave us basic statistics on the war such as casualty count, which side won, how long it lasted, and other basic
information. We find this source credible because we found it on History.com, a well known network. We used this source as basic
information for the introduction.
"Vietnam War." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.
Just like the source above, this source included the basic information about the Vietnam War, but it went more in depth on what triggered
it and what was happening during the war. This source was found on World History: The Modern Era database from Mackinvia which is why
I believe it is credible. Information used from this source was how the Viet Cong impacted the U.S intervention in Vietnam.
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