North Vietnam was for the most part involved due to their Leader Ho Chi Ming centering his core beliefs on patriotism and communism as a way to "save his country" (Harrison). ... (Harrison) VIET MINH/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh was dedicated to a revolutionary patriotism and communism from early on. ... Historian Buttinger stated that, "Ho Chi Minh over the years had succeeded in creating for his country as an anti-French, anti-Japanese, anti-Chinese force. ... With Ho Chi Minh, Johnson continued to believe in the strong overpowering the week with continuous bombing raids ...

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Ho Chi Minh wants to unify Vietnam. ... North Vietnamese infiltrate the Ho Chi Minh trail. ... The Ho Chi Mahn is used for a life line for the North. The Ho Chi Mahn trail is seen by the US, as being a key to end the war, by shutting it down. ... September 1969, Ho Chi Mahn dies. ...

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The man who had proclaimed Vietnam independent, Ho Chi Minh, was a Communist. During the war with the French, Ho Chi Minh took shelter in northern Vietnam and settled there with his followers. ... Ho Chi Minh was forced to ask assistance from major Communist allies - the Soviet Union and China. ... On September 2nd they declared Vietnam to be independent and announced the creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, commonly called North Vietnam, with Ho Chi Minh as president. ...

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After six months of captivity Diem was taken to Ha Noi, where Ho Chi Minh requested he join the communists. ... With the failed revolt Diem depended even more on his older brother to support the country, while Diem boarded himself up within his imperial palace (Becker 47, 53) Although Ho Chi Minh was an often unfair and sometimes brutal dictator, he seldom attempted to prolong the war, and often attempted to support the peasants. ...

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The initial reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam seemed logical and compelling to American leaders. Following its success in World War II, the United States faced the future with a sense of moral rectitude and material confidence. From Washington's perspective, the principal threat to U.S. securi...

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