World War II: Ho Chi Minh

Immediately after World War II, another war emerged from the horizon. The Cold War, a battle for both political and military superiority between the Soviet Union and the United States, began soon after World War II, with Vietnam as a central issue. Vietnam, bordered by China, Laos, and Cambodia, became a colony of the French in the late 1800s, who exploited the locals for raw material, such as tin, rubber, and oil. They justified imperialism by insisting that they were protecting the Vietnamese and

November 2015 Viet Minh The Viet Ming was an organization that commanded the movement for Vietnamese independence from French rule as well as freedom from Japanese occupation. The Viet Minh was created in May 1941 by Ho Chi Minh. In 1943, members of the Viet Minh, led by General Vo Nguyen Giap, began to move further into Vietnam to launch fundamental actions against the Japanese. The Japanese occupied Vietnam during World War II. Due to their disapproval of the Japanese, the Viet Minh received financial

Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh was a Communist, who had announced Vietnam independent. He was a Marxist and believed in “national Communism ". Throughout the war with the French, Ho Chi Minh took refuge in northern Vietnam and settled there with his followers. He founded the Indochina Communist Party and the Viet Minh. North Vietnam was a deprived area and was cut off from the agricultural profit of South Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh was forced to ask assistance from main Communist allies, the Soviet Union and

The war in Vietnam was heavily opposed in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. Most Americans, including those on the front lines, did not know what the United States was fighting for. American foreign policy during the cold war revolved around Eisenhower’s “Domino Theory” speech. This stated that if a country were to fall to communism, its neighboring countries are more likely to give in to communism as well. Because of this, when Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh announced himself as a communist

Cold War project is on Ho Chi Minh and the Independence on the Vietnam War. Ho Chi Minh was an important leader in the Vietnam War. Many things happened leading up to the Vietnam War. North and South Vietnam was divided. North Vietnam had a communist government. South Vietnam had a democratic government. South Vietnam wanted Vietnam to be a anit-communist party but North Vietnam won the war. Today, Vietnam is a communist government with the help of their leader Ho Chi Minh. In Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh was the original leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, which is now the Social Republic of Vietnam. He is well known for leading the Northern Vietnamese and National Liberation Front to battle against the South Vietnamese and Americans up until his death in 1969. Ho Chi Minh influenced world history by leading the first nation to completely defeat the United States, take control of Vietnam and defeat international colonialism, and also unite the Vietnamese people under a new blend

named Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh otherwise known as Nguyen Sinh Cung was very important and divisive in the history of Vietnam. According to Charles E Kirpatrick, “Because he gave no particular importance to details of his life, Ho Chi Minh’s date of birth and true name are in question. Most of what we know about the man can only be considered informed supposition” (Kirkpatrick). Ho Chi Minh was born

China has become a big part in wars, always trying to start them. Global instability is a big deal around the world but China seems to stand out. If it has anything to do with manufacturing or communism, you know China’s involved. Throughout roughly forty years, China was always involved into some war from 1937, with World War II through 1975, with the Vietnam War. Even in the middle of the to with the Korean War. China has a big part in World War II. Japanese expansion in East Asia began in 1931

2.3 The Viet Minh and Their Rise and Fall The League for Vietnamese Independence also known as the Viet Minh was formed by Ho Chi Minh in 1941. It was a communist political party. “The coalition's project was to achieve independence for Vietnam from France, which then included Vietnam as part of its empire.”(Pennybaker) When the Japanese came to Vietnam to occupy the country’s territory during World War II, the Viet Minh were resistant. However, then when the war was over, France came back and

French Indochina War Starting in late 1946, a rebellion began in French Indochina. The French colony, only recently liberated from Japanese occupation, was eager to assert its independence from France. However, the French, wishing to retain their colonial empire, had no wish to let this happen. Backed by the United States who was afraid of the spread of communism in the area, France fought a brutal war to maintain its position of power over Indochina. Ultimately, just like the Vietnam War that succeeded