Porfirio Diaz was president of Mexico in XIX century. His major achievements include:
1) introducing 'paz porfiriana' (internal stability in Mexico)
2) attracting foreign investments thanks to tax and other incentives
3) providing economic growth via reforms and modernization (Mexico was compared to countries like United Kingdom or France in terms of wealth)
4) creating effective centralised government
It caused many to question the role of the government.
It gave them things to trade with other countries and themselves in order to establish kingdoms
Located in South East Asia and approximately 10,000 miles away from the Continental United States the Vietnam climate and geographical plains made it hard to travel and transport supplies.
Much of Vietnam, especially the mountains is covered by dense jungle (The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the United Kingdom) Has 2 major rivers used largely for transportation.
Southern Vietnam was bordered by Laos and Cambodia and Was divided by the US military into FOUR sections making communication and back up difficult. also, the United States at the time were not trained widely for jungle battle, and were extremely vulnerable for surprise attacks.
