... leadership of Ho Chi Minh, who would become a very important leader as Vietnam went forward with gaining their independence. To understand how Ho Chi Minh became the leader of the communist party, we need to understand how he developed his goal for Vietnam's independence. In 1911, Ho traveled to Saigon and obtained a job as a cook aboard a French steam ship bound for the ... I.12 His plan was never heard by the world powers or officially recognized, but his effort was well known in Vietnam. Ho became a founding member of the newly created French Communist Party. In 1923, Ho traveled to ...

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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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... analysis of the Vietnam situation: inaccurately identifying it with the previous Korean quagmire 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 ... American involvement in Vietnam as stemming significantly from previous American experiences, namely Korea and McCarthyism. Both factors created an environment where all communist movements were viewed with fear and hostility. More forthright American involvemen...

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... known Vietnamese activist at the early half of 1900's who peacefully struggled for independence of Vietnam from French rule. As Nguyen the Patriot he was a founding member of the French Communist party and often engaged in radical activities. He attended training sessions in Moscow and was sent to China in 1924. It was here that he participated in the organization of a revolutionary ... movement among Vietnamese exiles. . When authorities began cracking down on Communist activities he was forced to leave China. He remained away from China until 1930 when he returned to found the Indochi...

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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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... the Viet Minh, the Vietnam war became to the U.S. a struggle between capitalism and communism, especially since the Viet Minh were openly communist themselves. By aiding the French, the U.S. thought they were helping their free-trade ally France fight communism, the Communist Party was very strong in France (Goldstein 3). The U.S. feared that Vietnam would fall to communism, and set-off the "domino effect- ... for other communist satellites in Indochina (McNamara 76). With weapons and training from Russia and China, the Viet Minh forced France to request ... Vietnam's independence, as ...

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... the Viet Minh, the Vietnam war became to the U.S. a struggle between capitalism and communism, especially since the Viet Minh were openly communist themselves. By aiding the French, the U.S. thought they were helping their free-trade ally France fight communism, the Communist Party was very strong in France (Goldstein 3). The U.S. feared that Vietnam would fall to communism, and set-off the "domino effect- ... for other communist satellites in Indochina (McNamara 76). With weapons and training from Russia and China, the Viet Minh forced France to request ... Vietnam's independence, as ...

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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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... part of King's speech is when he asks, "could it be that they do not know that the good news is meant for all men -- For communist and capitalist, for their children and ours, for black and white, for revolutionary and conservative?" (King 854) here he compares communism to capitalism. He does ... organization of labor for the common advantage of all members. In contrast, capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of capital. However, if both Communist and Capitalist share the same religious beliefs, are they really so different? Next he brings up children. I believe he ...

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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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... their own country, and their long history of being a colony prompted the oppressed people to fight for their independence in the French-Indochina war. 7 Ho Chi Min, a leader of the Communist party, organized the Vietnamese independence movement, Viet Minh. Asking for support from America first, Ho Chi Min did not want to have to turn to ... communist support for the freedom of his people. Since the United States viewed helping Ho gain his independence from France as a move against their own allies, they declined. It was only ... after Russia and China offered to help that Ho adopted co...

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... their own country, and their long history of being a colony prompted the oppressed people to fight for their independence in the French-Indochina war. 7 Ho Chi Min, a leader of the Communist party, organized the Vietnamese independence movement, Viet Minh. Asking for support from America first, Ho Chi Min did not want to have to turn to ... communist support for the freedom of his people. Since the United States viewed helping Ho gain his independence from France as a move against their own allies, they declined. It was only ... after Russia and China offered to help that Ho adopted co...

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... country, and their long history of being a colony prompted the oppressed people to fight for their independence in the French-Indochina war (Gregory 83). Ho Chi Min, a leader of the Communist party, organized the Vietnamese independence movement, Viet Minh. Asking for support from America first, Ho Chi Min did not want to have to turn to ... communist support for the freedom of his people (Gregory 114). Since the United States viewed helping Ho gain his independence from France as a move against their own allies, they declined. It ... was only after Russia and China offered to help tha...

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... such as: the end of the "Golden Years" of the fifties, the changing economical state from the fifties to the sixties, the Black Panther Party, women moving into the work force, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy Jr., the war in Vietnam, the Kent State ... the growing movement, and govern accordingly. World politics were still dominated by the conflict between the capitalist nations, led by the USA, and the Communist countries, led by the USSR. The bonds that were keeping people loyal to their leaders were breaking down. In 1960 there was a major split ... ,...

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... , shoot, and run." Surprisingly, this fighting technique matched the skills of many of the best-trained soldiers from the opposite side. The Vietnam War fought between the communist North Vietnam, and the non-communist South Vietnam was supported by the United States. The main objective of the war was to contain the leader. Ho Chi Minh, was the leader of the "league ... for the independence of Vietnam," generally known as the Viet Minh. The league was organized in 1941 as a "nationalistic party"; their goal was to seek Vietnamese independence from France ... meals. The wounded were prom...

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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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... 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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"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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