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What does the Vietnamese name Nguyen actually mean? In 13th century Vietnam someone overthrew the Ly dynasty and forced all the members of that family and its nobles to change their name to Nguyen When that dynasty was overthrown, its supporters changed their name to hide from the next dynasty This happened several more times and as a result, nearly 40% of Vietnamese have the name Nguyen
ancient rome - What are the symbols on the Tomb of the Priestess of . . . Photo taken by Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons For the libation ceremony, cf this statue of a priest in toga offering libation: Picture by Wolfgang Sauber (GFDL or CC BY-SA 3 0), via Wikimedia Commons
Where did Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (Thieu) learn his English? I just watched a clip of Thieu's speech in English from the early 70s He seemed to have a good command of English His Wikipedia page doesn't have much biographical information on his formal educa
How did the US South Vietnam lose the Vietnam war? First of all, to clarify what you asked in the subject, the US didn't "lose" the Vietnam war militarily The Tet Offensive was basically a disaster for the Viet Cong and the forces of North Vietnam – they didn't achieve their intended strategic objective (popular uprising in the south) and suffered major losses
What was the Catholic Churchs opinion of Diệms South Vietnam? President Ngo Dinh Diem was a Catholic and brother of the traditionalist Catholic Archbishop Thuc Diem governed according to Catholic principles, even legislating laws more in accordance with Catholic teaching
world war two - Why were Japanese Americans forced to move, while . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
Why did the US use so much ordnance during the Vietnam War? Question: Is it physically possible for the following to be true, together: A) the US used all the above (and 7000000 tons of artillery and idk how many bullets grenades) in a region of that size, in a certain timeframe, and B) the US did not indiscriminately devastate Vietnam et al ?