The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.

Political leader Ho Minh, inspired by Chinese and Soviet communism—formed the Viet Minh, or the League for the Independence of Vietnam. Following its 1945 defeat in World War II, Japan withdrew its forces from Vietnam, leaving the French-educated Emperor Bao Dai in control. Seeing an opportunity to seize control, Ho’s Viet Minh forces immediately rose up, taking over the northern city of Hanoi and declaring a Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) with Ho as president.

Both sides wanted the same thing: a unified Vietnam. But while Ho and his supporters wanted a nation modeled after other communist countries, Bao and many others wanted a Vietnam with close economic and cultural ties to the West.

In relation to our historical context, American occupation was also there, trying to invade our country secretly by suing Spanish colonizers out of our country. We also had resistance against foreign colonizers like what Vietnamese people wanted. The only difference is that we are not scattered or divided unlike the south and north Korea’s situation. Americans were afraid with the widespread communism ideology throughout south Asian countries so that, they were trying to help the south Vietnam to remove this and raise a unified and one country Vietnam. After the 2 decades war, they come up with peace agreement and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was created. 

In my perception, the resemblance between the Vietnam War and Filipino experience is the influence and affiliation of western people, both European nations and America are in the midst of the countries conflict. Furthermore, the similitude of the two countries is they are trying to free themselves against any foreign control and both of them are seeking independence for their country. However unlike Vietnam, Philippines didn't experience the division of belief linking to anti and communist regime, Since the Philippines are conquered by the western for hundreds of year the Filipino people are much likely influence by their beliefs and ideology, thats why up to modern day period, Philippines is still adapting the capitalist system. Vietnam wanted freedom against foreign rule as well as to have peace inside the country and be unified. 

 

From the video showed, I see that there's a similarity into our experienced as Filipino. Vietnam and Philippines had been influenced by other countries. We are colonial country and we've been shaped by their cultures. Honestly speaking, Philippine and Vietnam cannot fight alone and they need the support of others, they have to ask help from other countries in order to gain what they want and what they are fighting for. American involvement in the Philippine crisis represented a brave new step for the country because it had emerged from its former state of isolation. However, by the time the Vietnam War began, America felt obligated to participate simply because it was the most powerful nation in the world militarily and had much experience in warfare and foreign relations. Vietnam struggled for its independence from France in the First Indochina War. It was divided into North Vietnam, which fell under the control of Communists, and South Vietnam, which attempted to establish a republican form of government. The Northern Vietnamese were determined to reunite Vietnam under Communist rule. However, the United States subscribing to the “Domino Theory” was determined to prevent this from occurring. Essentially, this theory stated that if one country fell under Communist rule, then many others would follow in a chain reaction, or domino effect. As a comparison of the Philippine and Vietnam experience makes crystal clear, the whole nature of war has changed. We have changed it through our emphasis on weapons technology and our reliance on the modern weapons that the technology has produced. 

The similarities of Vietnamese and Filipinos we both seek for independence. They were conquered by Japanese and they were also invaded by United State which turns out to be their ally when Japanese came like how they help us during the invasion of Japanese here in the Philippines. They teach and give us military materials. 

                Vietnamese also founded revolutionary movement anti the invasion of French. Like how Filipino Guerillas during the Japanese and Spanish era. They also experience corruption and suppression of Religion from Chinese; similar how Spaniards colonized the Philippines and religion was a big deal for them. They give importance to it as the only way of salvation and life. Vietnamese people experience the same fate of different colonization of different countries in different ways of life and policy. They also fight for their rights against capitalism and was tagged as traitors. Killed and exile by powerful countries for freedom. Been a puppet and asked for their lives. They also experienced poverty.    

                The only difference I saw was they were categories as two dominion which never happened in any of the invasion here in the Philippines. But I was sure that there is no age and gender was been free by other countries; all the people experience the same fate like others. The same trauma and the ached of Filipinos during war and the invasion. They need to accept the fact that they need to learn how to use guns in order to protect themselves. 

Vietnam was part of French Indochina, a French colony in Southeast Asia, established in 1887 for the French to reinforce Catholic missionaries. Indochina was controlled by France up until World War 2 when France was invaded by Nazi Germany and Japan invaded Indochina. The Japanese ruled through the former French protectorate Emperor Bao Dai as a puppet. Ho Chi Minh was the leader of Viet Minh, a communist army who rose up against the Japanese occupiers. After the defeat of Japanese in 1945, the Viet Minh declared Vietnamese independence with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Hanoi as its capital, and extended their war against the French, becoming the First Indochina war. 
 The similarities of Vietnamese and Filipinos are that, during the war, we are both captured by Japanese occupation.  We are affected by the misunderstanding of two powerful nations. They were both vanquished by the Japanese Empire that caused them so much annihilation, financial misfortune and lives of the individuals. This two nations are additionally looking for their opportunity or autonomy and made a development to retaliate from their colonizer. In the Philippines, HUKBALAHAP (Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon), a guerilla group headed by Luis Taruc. They escape the downtown and moved into the mountains, in order to survive and fight against Japanese occupation. In Vietnam, Viet Minh or Viet Cong was established by Ho Chi Minh. 

The only difference that I saw was that Philippines weren’t divided into two. Vietnam was divided into 17^th parallel, which composed of North and South Vietnam. Vietnam gain support from other countries, in order to gain their independence. On the other hand, Philippines gain its dependence by on its own, during the Spanish revolution.