Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam
11. Conflict in Asia: 1955-63
President Kennedy’s
Consolidation of Socialism
- In 1956 Kenn
- The decision not to hold national elections in 1956 forced Ho Chi Minh to
despite the c
concentrate on consolidating communist control in north Vietnam The formation of the National Liberation Front south east A
- A key component of his reunification ideals for the Vietnam workers party (VWP) - Dec 1960 the North Vietnamese leadership made a - Kennedy was
was land reform e.g. seizing and redistributing privately owned land new organisation in south Vietnam called the - Kennedy was
- Thousands were executed or imprisoned in labour camps for noncompliance and National Liberation Front (NLF) the USA’s no
public denunciations were made - It aimed to set the south free from US imperialism - This reflecte
- In 1956 the military had to put down a revolt and 6000 people were killed and to create a unified and sovereign Vietnam believe that
- In Aug 1956 Ho Chi Minh was forced to apologise for the implementation of the - A powerful motivation for the NLF was Diems quasi- - November 1
land reform programme imperialist policies leading him to launch a planning dep
- Many of the victims were communists with little wealth campaign to destroy communists in south Vietnam situation the
- Despite this the achievements of Ho Chi Minh’s agricultural reforms were the - Diem ignored the interests of the Public and local in order to fa
beginnings of collectivisation council were replaced by Catholic government Vietnamese
appointed officials which remined the Vietnamese strategic bom
of their French colonial masters - The report re
- Even though the war had ended in 1954, there were - Kennedy com
remnants of the Viet Minh infrastructure in place and he comm
- Minh was the “spiritual father” of the movement
and acted as a major influence and character of the
Revolutionary violence strategy
NLF
- At then end of 1958 the decision was taken at the 15 th plenum of the VWP central
- These resistance veterans were driven by
committee to commit to a strategy that would reunify Vietnam - Die
nationalism though other were committed to
- The strategy of strengthening the communist party in the north was in action by 1959 arm
communism and to reunification com
- The party was well established which allowed Minh to carefully consider reunification
- The NLF’s leader was Nguyen Huu may be seen as a - In H
- The military were going to be used to overthrow Diem and the (“the ruling power of
figurehead and the real leadership lay in Hanoi with the
the Imperialists”) regime on the south but there was also provision to support anti-
Minh - The
diem groups in order to destabilise the south
- The NLF was becoming more than just a component 9p
- This culminated in the following year with the creation of the national Liberation
of the North’s strategic planning and they new had - The
front in south Vietnam to
a clear voice as northern and southern communism
diverged bu
- The NLF was seen as an agent of communism that
was controlled by the north to persuade the south
- In order to support communists in the south the No Th
Chi Minh trail was established which provided a - In Aug
support network for the NLF and a supply route into the Bu
the south - In res
depar
11. Conflict in Asia: 1955-63
President Kennedy’s
Consolidation of Socialism
- In 1956 Kenn
- The decision not to hold national elections in 1956 forced Ho Chi Minh to
despite the c
concentrate on consolidating communist control in north Vietnam The formation of the National Liberation Front south east A
- A key component of his reunification ideals for the Vietnam workers party (VWP) - Dec 1960 the North Vietnamese leadership made a - Kennedy was
was land reform e.g. seizing and redistributing privately owned land new organisation in south Vietnam called the - Kennedy was
- Thousands were executed or imprisoned in labour camps for noncompliance and National Liberation Front (NLF) the USA’s no
public denunciations were made - It aimed to set the south free from US imperialism - This reflecte
- In 1956 the military had to put down a revolt and 6000 people were killed and to create a unified and sovereign Vietnam believe that
- In Aug 1956 Ho Chi Minh was forced to apologise for the implementation of the - A powerful motivation for the NLF was Diems quasi- - November 1
land reform programme imperialist policies leading him to launch a planning dep
- Many of the victims were communists with little wealth campaign to destroy communists in south Vietnam situation the
- Despite this the achievements of Ho Chi Minh’s agricultural reforms were the - Diem ignored the interests of the Public and local in order to fa
beginnings of collectivisation council were replaced by Catholic government Vietnamese
appointed officials which remined the Vietnamese strategic bom
of their French colonial masters - The report re
- Even though the war had ended in 1954, there were - Kennedy com
remnants of the Viet Minh infrastructure in place and he comm
- Minh was the “spiritual father” of the movement
and acted as a major influence and character of the
Revolutionary violence strategy
NLF
- At then end of 1958 the decision was taken at the 15 th plenum of the VWP central
- These resistance veterans were driven by
committee to commit to a strategy that would reunify Vietnam - Die
nationalism though other were committed to
- The strategy of strengthening the communist party in the north was in action by 1959 arm
communism and to reunification com
- The party was well established which allowed Minh to carefully consider reunification
- The NLF’s leader was Nguyen Huu may be seen as a - In H
- The military were going to be used to overthrow Diem and the (“the ruling power of
figurehead and the real leadership lay in Hanoi with the
the Imperialists”) regime on the south but there was also provision to support anti-
Minh - The
diem groups in order to destabilise the south
- The NLF was becoming more than just a component 9p
- This culminated in the following year with the creation of the national Liberation
of the North’s strategic planning and they new had - The
front in south Vietnam to
a clear voice as northern and southern communism
diverged bu
- The NLF was seen as an agent of communism that
was controlled by the north to persuade the south
- In order to support communists in the south the No Th
Chi Minh trail was established which provided a - In Aug
support network for the NLF and a supply route into the Bu
the south - In res
depar
