... uncompromisingly fight sectarianism and organize the systematic study of Marxism-Leninism in order to raise the cultural and political levels of the Party members It must maintain close contact with the French Communist Party." (www.h-net.msu.edu~/diplo/Ho.htm). William Duiker, Minh's biographer, a man who served in Saigon's US embassy during the Vietnam War and who interviewed Minh's colleagues, ... succinctly summarizes Ho's description of the party's aims in the Brief Rules of the Party: "The Communist Party of Vietnam has been organized to lead the laboring masses in the class strug...

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... the Korean War broke out, Australia was quick to contribute forces to support the United Nations operations. Staunchly anticommunist, the Government only narrowly failed to secure the outlawing of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) in a country-wide referendum in 1951. Some insurance was gained however when Australia signed a security treaty with treaty, provided for "continuous and effective self-help and ... in the former states of Indo-China did not give any perceptible impetus to the communist party in Thailand, and that the international communist movement was therefore a chime...

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... the Korean War broke out, Australia was quick to contribute forces to support the United Nations operations. Staunchly anticommunist, the Government only narrowly failed to secure the outlawing of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) in a country-wide referendum in 1951. Some insurance was gained however when Australia signed a security treaty with treaty, provided for "continuous and effective self-help and ... in the former states of Indo-China did not give any perceptible impetus to the communist party in Thailand, and that the international communist movement was therefore a chime...

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... end, communism reigned in Vietnam, the effect the war had on the world was the beginning of the end of the dominance of communist leadership in many similar nations. The Vietnam Revolution was an epilogue of events that started way before the conflict that occurred during the 1960 ... 1930, a Vietnamese man by the name of Ho Chi Minh and his followers organized the Indochinese Communist Party, which opposed to the French Rule. The Indochinese Communist Party, which was later called the Vietnamese Communist Party, began to grow stronger and by 1945 the group was ready to fight for the inde...

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... French and seem to categorize them all with poverty throughout the entire population. When living in France, Ho converted to communism and became one of the founders of the French Communist Party. Yet I believe he was still a nationalist at heart because he came back and still assisted Vietnam gain independence. Some may say Ho Chi Minh cannot be a nationalist because he started ... a French Communist Party, but I disagree. Even after the creation of the French Communist Party, Ho Chi Minh went back and joined an exiled Vietnamese nationalist group. He was a nationalist through thick an...

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... the country. The United States, however, had other ideas. Secretary of State John Dulles did not support the Geneva Accords because he thought they granted too much power to the Communist Party of Vietnam. Instead, Dulles and President Dwight D. Eisenhower supported the creation of a new southern region. The United States supported this effort of nation building through a series of agreements that ... . Diem passed a series of repressive acts known as Law 10/59 that made it legal to hold someone in jail if he was a suspected Communist without being charged formally. This angered Ho who ...

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... able to utilize that period that follows it to attain the goals for which it struggled and sacrificed so much." (p. 160) The communist party gained the control that it so desperately fought for, but once they got the power they did not know how to manage it. Kolko said, "The ... Vietnamese Communist party became counterproductive the moment [the war] ended." (p.149) The political structure of the party was set up to fight a war and not to rebuild a nation after it was over. A major problem that ... not give people much faith in their government. Currently, the situation has improved, bu...

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... his first words on the Vietnam War were "I am not going to lose Vietnam. I am not going to be the president who saw Southeast Asia become communist."" The U.S. was now fighting to keep communism out of Southeast Asia. One problem with Johnson's approach was instead of sending ships and Gatling guns, he ... and were designed to "break the aggressive will" of the Johnson administration and force Washington to the bargaining table. The Communist Party believed that the American people were growing war-weary and that they could humiliate Johnson and force the United States to hand over south...

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... their jobs. The Hollywood Ten for example, famous actresses, actors and directors who were accused of being involved with the Communist Party and their lives were forever ruined. The Rosenberg's received the death penalty because of the accusation of being spies for Russia ... . The fear and paranoia of Communism did not destruct after the Cold War. The government's paranoia of the Communist party escalated once again during the war of Vietnam. Although President Lyndon Johnson feared Communism, his decision was incorrect to escalate troops in Vietnam; ... was because they wanted to use...

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... incorrect study of the Vietnam situation: wrongly identifying it with the previous Korean dilemma and the overall attitudes of indiscriminate fear of any communist movement, regardless of circumstances, prevailed over American foreign policy and helped begin an ill-advised escalation of American involvement into the Vietnamese ... civil war. The brief excerpts from The Arogance of Power address these sentiments. Both factors created an environment where all communist movements were viewed with fear and hostility. More straightforward American involvement was initiated in these prejudiced...

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... to escape to West Berlin. Vietnam 1961-1963: In 1951 Kennedy visited French Indochina (Southeast Asia). The United States believed in fully supporting the French in their battle against the communist uprisings in Vietnam. When Kennedy returned to Washington D.C., he stated that to overthrow Communism in Southeast Asia, there would have to be more than just weapons. Kennedy believed that ... states, the US would meet the common danger in accordance with its constitutional processes. The protocol states were: Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam."" Kennedy wanted to keep South Vietnam from having a...

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... the harsh and painful conditions they had to work with, also they fought about national liberation. It was from this rebellion that the Indochinese Communist Party was created in 1930 under the head of Ho Chi Minh. This party was very influenced by the on goings in the Soviet Union because a lot of its leaders were trained there; also they got a lot of ... support from them too. The CP belonged to the Communist International, which also helped with the struggle of the working people. In 1920 the CI was ... outbreak of WWII when they both began to collaborate and instead of supporting t...

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... stalemate in Korea caused succeeding presidents to fear the domestic political consequences if they "lost" Vietnam. This apprehension, an overestimation of American power, and an underestimation of Vietnamese communist strength locked all administrations from 1950 through the 1960s into a firm anticommunist stand in Vietnam. Because American policy makers failed to appreciate the amount of effort that would be ... , an international conference at Geneva, Switzerland, arranged a cease-fire and provided for a North-South partition of Vietnam until elections could be held. The United State...

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... sense of moral rectitude and material confidence. From Washington's perspective, the principal threat to U.S. security and world peace was monolithic, dictatorial communism emanating from he Soviet Union. Any communist anywhere, at home or abroad, was, by definition, and enemy of the United States. Drawing an analogy with the unsuccessful appeasement of fascist dictators before World War II, the ... stalemate in Korea caused succeeding presidents to fear the domestic political consequences if they "lost" Vietnam. This apprehension, an overestimation of American power, and an underestim...

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... defeat toppled the French government, and it was becoming increasing difficult to maintain colonial possession over Vietnam. Furthermore, the French public support and faith was sapped and the French Communist Party against the war gained momentum. French Prime minister, Pierre Mendes-France, became determined to end the war quickly to avoid public criticism and uphold his promise of peace. ... violence that erupted through the south signalled the instability of the South and Diems tenacious leadership. Additionally, American forces sought for a separate South Vietnam, rather than reunit...

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... the United States help in defending against the corrupt government of the south, but was refused. So, he turned to the Soviet Union and Communist China for aid and both countries were more than happy to help his cause. Being aided by these countries was the catalyst for Ho Chi Minh ... 's North Vietnam adopting a communist government. The corruption in the South also formed a pro- communist group there who were supporters of Ho Chi Minh: the Viet Cong. Because of the Cold War, the United States ... world in communism and wipe out capitalism and democracy. Many in the U.S. also believed ...

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... to do this already. Hi name was Ho Chi Minh. He declared independence for Vietnam. After WWII the am. Who assisted him He was a communist which was a problem. He wanted to get control of Vietnam. • Supporting the French- France wanted to take power back and the US backs France b/c he ... is communist. And the US comes to provide supplies along with military and financial aid. 80% of stuff in Vietnam. The French try to lure him into attack ... THE DIEM REGIME 1954-1963 • Problems for Ngo Dinh Diem- they do not let the election take place in South Vietnam, he does not est. a good par...

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... in the late 19th century. At this time, France's colonial ambitions led it to take over Vietnam and some of it's neighboring countries - Laos and Cambodia. In 1930, the "Indochinese Communist Party" was formed by Ho Chi Minh, and during the Second World War he formed an independence movement called the Vietminh. After WWII, the Vietminh wanted Vietnam as an independent country ... Vietnam while an unpopular government setup by the French with it's capital in Saigon controlled the South. After many years of political disagreement, a civil war broke out. The North (the communist Vietcong)...

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... . Vietnam has a beautiful landscape. It has soaring mountains. It has forest that include exotic plants, and amazing rivers, waterfalls, and beaches. Vietnam was divided into two parts, North Vietnam, the communist, and South Vietnam. The two halves of the country were divided by the 17th parallel. The North was known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam under the leadership of Lao ... Dong party. The South became the Republic of South Vietnam. After the Geneva agreement a virtual state of war existed between both countries. The war lasted from 1954 until April 30, 1975. Since ... the ...

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... Chi minh one of the most well known Vietnamese because of his leading role in the war between North and South Vietnam known as Vietnam war. Founder of the Indochina communist party in 1930 and president from 1945 -69 of the democratic republic of Vietnam. Gulf of Tonkin incident- is the body of water that lies on the east coast of n. Vietnam ... was formed in 1960 to effect the overthrow of south Vietnamese government and the reunification of north and south Vietnam. It was represented by its own diplomatic staffs in all communist countries and in several neutral countries. Nixon doctri...

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... the French were defeated in the north at Dien Bien Phu by the Viet Minh, but in the south, Vietnamese leaders did not want to be part of the Pro-Communist system being set up by the north. The battle forced the French to negotiate peace agreements at a conference held in Geneva, Switzerland, and the war was brought to an end ... on July 20, 1954. The country was then divided along the 17th parallel of latitude, with the south being supported by the United States, and the northern communist lead by Ho Chi Minh was allied by Russia and China. France had lost a battle and a major chunk of ...

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... against French rule. In 1930 a Vietnamese; (Nguyen Ai Quoc, meaning "Nguyen the Patriot"), who is Ho Chi Minh, founded the Indochinese Communist Party (ironically, he had been converted to Communism while in France). From that point onward there was a substantial Communist component in the nationalist movement. The French police, however, were able to keep the Communists and all other Vietnamese political movements too ... ...

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... Johnson viewed the war in Vietnam as an extension of the Cold War and felt it was necessary to defend South Vietnam from communism. "Communists, using force and intrigue, seek a communist-dominated world," said President Johnson in an April 1964 Speech. In May President Johnson was presented with a new plan of action by his Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara. The plan called ... way of air strikes and combat troops. Johnson made it clear that any action of that nature needed to be preceded by congressional endorsement. In July, Johnson and the Democratic Party's policies came under fi...

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... to gain support from the peasants. Although the Viet Minh were crushed in the south and an unhappy compromise lashed out at them, this did not stop Ho and his party from gaining the hearts and minds of the peasants, which he would use to help build up the Viet Minh. It would take another nine years until Vietnam would be ... realised that a peaceful approach to achieving their goal was not possible, as they had been rejected by the democratic super powers (USA and Allies), Ho and the Viet Minh followed communist ways and went to seek assistance from Russia and China. These two countries...

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"Accordingly. I shall not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president." These were the words spoken to the American public by President Lyndon.B.Johnson on the 31st of March 1968 at the end of the ... for an expansion of the war and destroyed any credibility of the US army in claiming success and superiority in the south. General William Westmoreland claimed " The press turned a decisive communist defeat into a psychological victory for the North Vietnamese." The American public now despised the war more than ever and put pressure on President Jo...

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