Origins of The Vietnam War
In this lecture, Professor Mark Atwood Lawrence (University of Texas at Austin) examines the origins of the Vietnam War to answer the question of why there was a war in Vietnam in the first place. We start by looking at what life was like in colonial Vietnam. Although the French brought economic development to the region, this came at enormous cost to the Vietnamese population. The system the French created spurred a strong impulse amongst Vietnamese to gain independence, particularly with Ho Chi Minh. Despite failures early on in his life, Ho was able to create a powerful nationalist movement that, from the 1940s, was able to challenge French (and Japanese) rule. This lecture is part of a larger course on The Vietnam War. The full course can be found here: https://massolit.io/courses/the-vietnam-war?source=yt MASSOLIT works with university academics to produce short video lectures in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It is available to schools and colleges on an institutional license as well as via private subscription: https://www.massolit.io/?source=yt
In this lecture, Professor Mark Atwood Lawrence (University of Texas at Austin) examines the origins of the Vietnam War to answer the question of why there was a war in Vietnam in the first place. We start by looking at what life was like in colonial Vietnam. Although the French brought economic development to the region, this came at enormous cost to the Vietnamese population. The system the French created spurred a strong impulse amongst Vietnamese to gain independence, particularly with Ho Chi Minh. Despite failures early on in his life, Ho was able to create a powerful nationalist movement that, from the 1940s, was able to challenge French (and Japanese) rule. This lecture is part of a larger course on The Vietnam War. The full course can be found here: https://massolit.io/courses/the-vietnam-war?source=yt MASSOLIT works with university academics to produce short video lectures in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It is available to schools and colleges on an institutional license as well as via private subscription: https://www.massolit.io/?source=yt