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who was Ho Chi Minh?
Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Viet Minh and the North Vietnam
his aims were to unify Vietnam under communism, this was strengthened when Diem refused to hold elections for unification so Ho Chi Minh got to working on his polices which were the NLF and string communist government
his aims were to unify Vietnam under communism, this was strengthened when Diem refused to hold elections for unification so Ho Chi Minh got to working on his polices which were the NLF and string communist government
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What was the NLF?
this was organised by Ho Chi Minh, he wanted to support the communist in South Vietnam in order to get that unite communists - it bought together all the communists to oppose Diem
In south Vietnam - Diem was promoting Catholics and which was reminiscent of French imperialism and that helped the creation of the NLF as it isolated people
Their political manifesto was the 10-point program that had a range of views that appealed to intellectuals, students, mc and wc
In south Vietnam - Diem was promoting Catholics and which was reminiscent of French imperialism and that helped the creation of the NLF as it isolated people
Their political manifesto was the 10-point program that had a range of views that appealed to intellectuals, students, mc and wc
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What happened in January 1959?
NV decide to use revolutionary violence to reunite Vietnam
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Who was Diem and what did he do in South Vietnam?
Diem was a corrupt and nepotistic leader, he was catholic in a Buddhist culture
âWinston Churchill of Asia
the govt hated him later on
âWinston Churchill of Asia
the govt hated him later on
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Strategic hamlets?
__***march 1962***__
it was introduced through operation sunrise, it aimed to create stockades which would house south Vietnamese peasants to isolate them from the viet cong (viet minh)
but this failed because things were not given out properly and it just made people side with the Vietcong
* 3000 hamlets were built by the end of the year
it was introduced through operation sunrise, it aimed to create stockades which would house south Vietnamese peasants to isolate them from the viet cong (viet minh)
but this failed because things were not given out properly and it just made people side with the Vietcong
* 3000 hamlets were built by the end of the year
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operation raunch hand?
chemical disinfectant to the whole green lands
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Buddhist crisis?
may-june 1963
* Diem was a catholic who was trying to impose Catholicism in a majority Buddhist country, he refused to allow people to celebrate Buddhaâs birthdayÂ
* This became a problem in 1963 May, Tri Quan organised a protestÂ
* June, they began burning themselves aliveÂ
* Diem said âlet them burn we shall clap our hands  Â
* Diem was a catholic who was trying to impose Catholicism in a majority Buddhist country, he refused to allow people to celebrate Buddhaâs birthdayÂ
* This became a problem in 1963 May, Tri Quan organised a protestÂ
* June, they began burning themselves aliveÂ
* Diem said âlet them burn we shall clap our hands  Â
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Diemâs assassination?
in august 1963, Nhu organised a renewed assault on Buddhist - his actions after the Buddhist crisis caught the attention of the us government
lodge (us ambassador) received a letter saying that there needed to be a different option than Diem
Taylor and Mcnamara, after they visited Vietnam suggested a decrease in US support and this encouraged a cop
lodge (us ambassador) received a letter saying that there needed to be a different option than Diem
Taylor and Mcnamara, after they visited Vietnam suggested a decrease in US support and this encouraged a cop
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