The Resistance War Against America, Saving the Country and the Great Victory of Spring 1975: Approaches from National and Global History

The resistance war against the US to save the country was one of the most important events in the history of Vietnam and the national liberation movement in the world in the 20th century, ending with the Great Victory in the spring of 1975 with the Ho Chi Minh Campaign, completely liberating the South, unifying the country, leaving its mark in the history of the nation as one of the brilliant milestones.

The victory affirmed the will of independence and unity of a nation forged over thousands of years of history and entered world history as a great feat of the 20th century, and at the same time was an event of important international influence and profound epochal significance.

For the Vietnamese people, the victory in the Spring of 1975 completed the unification of the country, opening a new era of independence, freedom and progress in building and developing a prosperous country.

Dr. Vu Duc Liem, Deputy Head of the Department of History, Hanoi National University of Education, delivered a keynote speech at the conference.

Vietnam has become the focus of world attention on how a nation with patriotism, strong will and fighting spirit can overcome all difficulties and hardships to protect national self-determination, independence, freedom and national unity in a world context intertwined with many complex and strongly influenced relationships.

For the world, the victory of the Vietnamese people contributed to reshaping the international order in the final decade of the Cold War and human history in the 20th century.

Speaking at the conference, Dr. Vu Duc Liem, Deputy Head of the History Department, Hanoi National University of Education, emphasized: the 50th anniversary of the Great Victory in Spring 1975, the day the country was reunified, is not only an occasion for commemorative ceremonies but also a serious and comprehensive academic effort to better understand the significance, stature and position of the resistance war against the US to save the country and the Great Victory in Spring 1975 in the national and global historical context.

These events not only ended the division of the country, shaped the identity of a unified nation after 1975, paved the way for a new phase of Vietnam, but also established Vietnam's role in the region and the world.

The guides introduce the exhibition "Putting down pen and ink to go to battle".

The conference received 91 papers from historical researchers,educational researchers, university lecturers and teachers at all levels... sharing research results, illuminating many issues of the resistance war against the US, saving the country and the Great Victory in the spring of 1975.

The papers submitted to the conference clarified the inheritance and development of military art, people's war, the tradition of resistance and national construction, the art of struggle combining politics and diplomacy in history; thereby reflecting the profound national and contemporary significance, the role of the resistance war against the US, saving the country and the Great Victory of Spring 1975 in shaping the identity, unity and consolidating traditional national values.

The contributions also deeply and comprehensively clarify the role and impact of the resistance war against the US, saving the country and the Great Victory in the Spring of 1975 in regional and international relations; provide more documents, new and systematic surveys on the impact of the resistance war against the US, saving the country and the Great Victory in the Spring of 1975 on post-war issues in the region and the world.

Delegates visit the exhibition at the conference.

The workshop also proposed new, flexible and creative approaches to strengthen the patriotism and national pride of the young generation; applying technology in research and teaching such as exploiting records, archives, pictures, maps, etc. to promote the positivity and creativity of teachers and learners, thereby improving the quality of history teaching in general schools, especially in the process of implementing the new general education program 2018 and the revised program 2022.

At the conference, the National Archives Center III organized the exhibition "Putting down the pen and going to battle". The exhibition introduced about 150 records and memorabilia associated with teachers and classes of students from Hanoi National University of Education who volunteered to go to war. These records and memorabilia are part of the B-files and memorabilia that the center is preserving.

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