... 3.4 2.9 2.7 Industry 31.9 31.3 33.6 39.1 40.7 Capital Construction 5.4 5.1 5.6 4.5 5.4 Source: Nien Giam Thong Ke 1982 (Hanoi: Tong Cuc Thong Ke, 1983), pp.223;230. Source: Tri, V.N., "Vietnam's Economic Policy since 1975", 1990, p.76 Table 2.1 Table 2: Sectoral Investments in Industry, 1976-80 (In millions of Dong) 1976 1979 1980 Total Of which: 905.5 (100.0)a 1,552.0 (100.0) 1,511.5 (100.0) - Group A (Heavy ... 506.2 (32.7) 414.5 (27.5) a: Figures in parentheses are percentage shares in total investment calculated by the author. Source: Nien Giam Thong Ke, 1982, p.206 Source: Tri, V.N.,...

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... North, Central and South Vietnam. They were French territorial divisions but had no significance other than that.)The capitulation of the Japanese in August 1945 saw the Viet Minh seize control of Hanoi and dedare an independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN). In Saigon, the Provisional Executive Committee of South Vietnam, dominated by communists, recognised Ho's authority. The Potsdam ... units in the field, led them on operations. In February 1962, MAAG was replaced by an umbrella organisation, the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV), to coordinate US Military policy, a...

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... North, Central and South Vietnam. They were French territorial divisions but had no significance other than that.)The capitulation of the Japanese in August 1945 saw the Viet Minh seize control of Hanoi and dedare an independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN). In Saigon, the Provisional Executive Committee of South Vietnam, dominated by communists, recognised Ho's authority. The Potsdam ... units in the field, led them on operations. In February 1962, MAAG was replaced by an umbrella organisation, the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV), to coordinate US Military policy, a...

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... usages. Agriculture production becomes more diversified and food production increases from 19.5 million tons in 1988 to 39.5 million tons in 2005. On the other hand, a losing foreign capital control has allowed remittances play a role in lifting living standards. "An estimated 2 million Vietnamese [who] are now living the United States, France, Canada, and other countries [ ... other nations like Philippines, Thailand and South Korea, dissatisfaction with governance has pushed their leaders out of office. However, in Vietnam, such action is impractical due to the stable policy environment...

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... in today. It is the removal of a society's embarrassing degenerates while at the same time satisfying a political virtue of "a get tough crime policy". The United States imprisons over two-million people; more than any other nation in the world. Our prison population has more than quadrupled since 1980 ... one in three young black men is under the supervision of the criminal justice system. In many cities, half the young black men are under the control of the criminal justice system. In Baltimore the figure is fifty-six percent, in Washington D.C. it is forty-two percent. African America...

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... to help France to improve conditions in Indochina that "in the face of British and French resistance, he(who? Replace "he" with "[name]") now spoke only of limiting French control rather than establishing an international trusteeship" (State Department). Under French and British resistance, President Roosevelt did not want to lose important allies so he agreed to let the French continue ... to cooperate wholeheartedly with France" (State Department). The United States provided support in the form of weapons, bombs, money, etc to French military. (intro)"In October 1949, US policy moved s...

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... domestically because it was part of the Cold War. The Cold War was a result of World War Two, it caused the two ideologies, capitalism and communism to each struggle for control over the Post war world. This is important because America as the leader of the capitalist ideology could not afford to let Korea fall to the North, as they believed ... that to do so would essentially relinquish control to the communists. America gained UN approval for military action against North Korea on July 7th, 1950, the United Nations Security Council passed an emergency resolution (S/1588) calling for t...

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... or religious prisoners were among them. The Government significantly restricted freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. The Government continued its longstanding policy of not tolerating most types of public dissent, although it made exceptions in some instances. For example, a number of persons circulated letters that were highly critical of senior leaders and ... continued. The Government allowed citizens somewhat greater freedom of expression and assembly to express criticisms. The Government prohibited independent political, labo...

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