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AP Success - AP European History: Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam's Declaration of Independence

Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman who played a significant role in the country's struggle for independence against French and later American colonial rule. In September 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and this excerpt is taken from that declaration.

Source 1

All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among them are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free.

The Declaration of the French Revolution made in 1791 on the Rights of Man and the Citizen also states: “All men are born free and with equal rights, and must always remain free and have equal rights.”

Those are undeniable truths.

Ho Chi Minh, Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, September 1945

Question 1

Short answer

Identify one attitude toward freedom expressed in the excerpt.

Question 2

Short answer

Describe Ho Chi Minh's likely purpose in referencing the Declaration of Independence and the Rights of Man and the Citizen.

Question 3

Short answer

Explain one way in which Vietnam's quest for independence was challenged between 1945 and 1954.

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