Born 1946
Austin, Minnesota
Age 12, moved to Worthington, Minnesota
1969.2~1970.3
after graduating Macalester College
he was immediately drafted into the
Army and was sent to Vietnam
After, He went on to graduate school at Harvard University
He worked as a reporter for Washington Post
Now as a writer
O'Brien received the National Book Award in 1979
3.2 Economical background
Historically, Vietnam has been an agricultural civilization based on wet rice cultivating. The VietnamWar destroyed much of the country's economy. Upon taking power, the Government created a planned economy for the nation.
Collectivization of farms, factories and economic capital was implemented, and millions of people were put to work in government programs. For
and judicial power
- The military
- The police force
- The judicial power
the most undeveloped part
mining and manufacturing industries
Little mechanized equipment
depending on cheap labor in Indochina
all materials were exported
When : July 1885 - 1889
Who : Noblemen
Aim : To expel the French and install the boy emperor Ham Nghi as the leader of an independent Vietnam
War began.
Within hours of Iraq attack on neighboring Kuwait, George H. W. Bush who had favored diplomatic engagement with Iraq for several years began lining up European, Asian, and Middle Eastern allies. He then ordered the biggest deployment of soldiers and materials since the VietnamWar. Because George H. W. Bush was able to build a strong international coalition before mounting the Persia
베트남 전쟁을 말하다
하늘에서 어두운 비를 뿌리기 시작했다. 그리고 동시에 어디서부턴가 휘발유 냄새가 날아들었다. 도저히 참을 수 없을 만큼 숨이 막혀왔다. (중략) 그러다가 비행기 소리에 문득, 하늘에서 떨어지는 것은 비가 아니라 휘발유라는 사실을 알아차리게 되었다. 들판과 그 위에 있는