Vietnam’s history is by far peaceful and full of nonviolence. Unfortunately, it is full of hardships and many deaths just to get where it is now. Vietnam went through many wars just to maintain its independence two of the most difficult ones that lasted many years were between the French and straight after that was between the Americans. The reason why the Vietnam War occurred was because North Vietnam was communist and wanted to take over the South as well. Communism is one of the leading factors for all of these casualties and also made America to attack. The French controlled Vietnam from 1859 and during those times the Vietnamese were having many troubles. Peasantry majority suffered the most according to Hugh Higgins he stated that,
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In 1885 there was a gathering of people who wanted to restore the old system called the “Scholars’ Revolt” in the name of a young emperor Ham Nghi. Sadly the revolt did not last long but it inspired more people to rise against the French regime. Shortly after came a new promising person Nguyen Ai Quoc. He was a Vietnamese nationalist and he played big roles in politics. After WWII Higgins mentioned that, “…He became the dominant figure in his own country and achieved world wide fame under the name he adopted in 1942 – Ho Chi Minh.” Before Ho Chi Minh popularity, Al Quoc traveled around the world to study different politics. He turned to the ways of Communism for support. Hugh states, “In the first place it was patriotism, not communism, that led him to believe in Lenin and the Third International. Eventually, after studying Marxism-Leninism and involving himself in practical work, he became convinced that only communism was capable of bringing …show more content…
Ho Chi Minh was very opposed to the whole separation. Which led to an increased tension between the North and the South. Shortly after the Geneva conference, Ngo Dinh Diem became president of the new Republic of Vietnam. His intensions were very clear and that was not to communicate with the communist. Hugh stated, “After rejecting a North Vietnamese request for the opening of trade relations he also prevented any postal exchange between the two regions.” As of 2005 Vietnam Gear’s website stated that, Diem in 1958 started a campaign that led to many deaths of government officials and people that may seem to be communist sympathizers. Although Diem did many harsh things he also did many good things for the south. From 1956 to 1960 there was many economic boosts. The production of food and other consumer goods rose. “Diem’s government had successfully settled 900,000 refugees from the north; help 300,000 tenant farmers with agrarian reform… the elementary school population had risen…” Things seemed to be looking up in the
In 1885 there was a gathering of people who wanted to restore the old system called the “Scholars’ Revolt” in the name of a young emperor Ham Nghi. Sadly the revolt did not last long but it inspired more people to rise against the French regime. Shortly after came a new promising person Nguyen Ai Quoc. He was a Vietnamese nationalist and he played big roles in politics. After WWII Higgins mentioned that, “…He became the dominant figure in his own country and achieved world wide fame under the name he adopted in 1942 – Ho Chi Minh.” Before Ho Chi Minh popularity, Al Quoc traveled around the world to study different politics. He turned to the ways of Communism for support. Hugh states, “In the first place it was patriotism, not communism, that led him to believe in Lenin and the Third International. Eventually, after studying Marxism-Leninism and involving himself in practical work, he became convinced that only communism was capable of bringing …show more content…
Ho Chi Minh was very opposed to the whole separation. Which led to an increased tension between the North and the South. Shortly after the Geneva conference, Ngo Dinh Diem became president of the new Republic of Vietnam. His intensions were very clear and that was not to communicate with the communist. Hugh stated, “After rejecting a North Vietnamese request for the opening of trade relations he also prevented any postal exchange between the two regions.” As of 2005 Vietnam Gear’s website stated that, Diem in 1958 started a campaign that led to many deaths of government officials and people that may seem to be communist sympathizers. Although Diem did many harsh things he also did many good things for the south. From 1956 to 1960 there was many economic boosts. The production of food and other consumer goods rose. “Diem’s government had successfully settled 900,000 refugees from the north; help 300,000 tenant farmers with agrarian reform… the elementary school population had risen…” Things seemed to be looking up in the