One efficient strategy that Ho Chi Minh used was his ways of gaining support and compromise. His strategies for gaining support reveal a more moderate position. One example of this was when Ho Chi Minh used quotes for the American Declaration of Independence. The people felt that this proved that Ho Chi Minh’s main drive was securing the “freedom of his people” (Hillstrom 6-7). Even if, some might say that Ho Chi Minh was only trying to gain the support of the United States, the people mostly saw it as a way to get a better compromise out of it. Ho Chi Minh used the quote from the famous American document, “Was it admiration for the ideals of the United States? Only a pragmatic [practical] gesture to enhance his bid for American support? The …show more content…
legend of Ho Chi Minh permits either answer.” - Henry Kamm wrote in the Dragon Ascending (Hillstrom 7). Not only did Ho Chi Minh use the words of someone else, but he used it in a way that reflects him in a positive manner, and that sends back support in return. Ho Chi Minh, did not only have support from other countries, but his own people were behind him all the way. “Our just cause enjoys strong sympathy and support from the peoples of the whole world, including broad sections of the American people.” - Letter of Ho Chi Minh to Lyndon Johnson (Minh letter).
This quote clearly states that Ho Chi Minh wanted as much support as he could from his people and even Americans. As the Communist leader that he was, he was able to be in between the Russian and Chinese conflicts, offending neither and still retaining the support of both (Kirkpatrick). This shows how good he was in gaining support. Even if the Soviet Union and the United States were against each other, it did not affect their assistance given to Vietnam or to Ho Chi Minh (Kirkpatrick). Later on, after his return to North Vietnam, he became constantly focused on running the Viet Minh (Kirkpatrick). At the Indochinese Communist Party meeting Ho Chi Minh was asked to help run the Viet Minh. The Viet Minh was “a front organization intended to draw the support of Vietnamese people” (Kirkpatrick). Ho Chi Minh did not only gain the support of his people, but helped them realized that they also needed him. Ho Chi Minh’s main determination, was to focused on the well being of others, and whose leadership stirred support of his Vietnamese people on both sides
(Kirkpatrick).
In retrospect, it’s clear that the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese ability to combine both methods of warfare played a major role their victory. Their strategy provided them the tools they needed to win. In the end, they recognized that each type of warfare complimented the other to achieve their strategic goals.
Herring begins his account with a summary of the First Indochina War. He reports that the Vietnamese resisted French imperialism as persistently as they had Chinese. French colonial policies had transformed the Vietnamese economic and social systems, giving rise to an urban middle class, however; the exploitation of the country and its people stimulated more radical revolutionary activity. Herring states that the revolution of 1945 was almost entirely the personal creation of the charismatic leader Ho Chi Minh. Minh is described as a frail and gentle man who radiated warmth and serenity, however; beneath this mild exterior existed a determined revolutionary who was willing to employ the most cold- blooded methods in the cause to which he dedicated his life. With the guidance of Minh, the Vietminh launched as a response to the favorable circumstances of World War II. By the spring of 1945, Minh mobilized a base of great support. When Japan surrendered in 1945, the Vietminh filled the vacuum. France and the Vietminh attempted to negotiate an agreement, but their goals were irreconcilable.
Lawrence’s purpose in writing this book was concise and to the point. In recent history, due to the fall of the Soviet bloc, new information has been made available for use in Vietnam. As stated in the introduction, “This book aims to take account of this new scholarship in a brief, accessible narrative of the Vietnam War… It places the war within the long flow of Vietnamese history and then captures the goals and experiences of various governments that became deeply embroiled in the country during the second half of the twentieth century” (Lawrence, 3.) This study is not only about the American government and how they were involved in the Vietnam conflict, but highlights other such countries as France, China, and the Soviet Union. Lawrence goes on to say that one of his major goals in writing this book is to examine the American role in Vietnam within an international context (Lawrence, 4.) Again, this goes to show that the major purpose of Lawrence’s study included not only ...
The Vietnam War brought many tears and casualties to both the United States and Vietnam. Millions of soldiers lost their lives in the time consuming battle. On February 8, 1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson wrote a letter to Ho Chi Minh, Dictator of Vietnam at the time. President Johnson’s letter expresses his hopes of ending this conflict that has gone on so long in Vietnam. President Ho Chi Minh replied back on February 15, 1967 stating that it had been the United States that prolonged the wicked war. President Ho Chi Minh’s reply to President Johnson was the more persuasive of the two letters, because he appealed more to pathos, used stronger and bolder diction, and asked an important rhetorical question.
In conclusion, I think that the United States became increasingly involved in the Vietnamese War because of the policies they had made as a promise to fight communism, and because they had sorely underestimated Vietcong’s ability to fight back using Guerrilla warfare. They refused to pull out of the war in fear of losing face before the world, but this pride factor scored them massive losses in the war. In the end, with both side sustaining heavy losses, the US were still seen as mutilators in the war, with advanced showing what their intervention had costed, and Vietnam was still fully taken over by Communism – they had achieved nothing and lost a lot.
shows how Uncle Chinh's position on being a Communist, gets in the way of Vietnamese
When Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh and his political organization, the Vietminh, seized control of their independence from France United States Politicians saw it as another communist take over. When really Ho was more a nationalist than a communist. All Minh wanted was for the United States to recognize its independence from France and to send aid to help it reach its nationalistic goals. "Before the Cold War Ho and the Vietmin...
This reader’s rating for this book is average. It is a very well written book but it may not appeal to some people. If the reader was familiar with the war then this would be a wonderful book to read. This reader thought it was interesting but not as enthralling as it should be. The book was mainly made out of quotes or dialogue from the men in the war. This was a very different way of writing but it was interesting. Many of the veterans had interesting stories to tell and how it felt like to be in the war. Overall it was a book to consider if you’re into war stories.
Yusef Komunyakaa, the poet of war, vividly describes his vacillating emotions about the Vietnam War and his relation to it as an African-American veteran in the poem, “Facing It.” Komunyakaa, the protagonist of his narrative, reflective poem, contemplates his past experiences as he promenades around the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial, struggling to conceal his ardent emotions and remain hard and cold as “stone.” He writes one stanza in a dark mood, and by using metaphors and visual imagery, he paints a picture with his words for all to see.
After returning, Minh had help from the Vietminh; an organization of communist that wanted freedom from other countries. Their main goal was to turn Vietnam into a self-governed communist country. France wanted none of this non-sense. In 1945 they had moved back into southern Vietnam and ruled most of the cities. Ho Chi Minh swore to fight France to gain control of the whole country. U.S. promised to aid France, and sent almost $15 million worth of financial aid to France. The French fought for four years, being financially aided by the U.S. the whole time. The U.S. spent nearly one billion dollars in order to help France regain control of the tiny country. The only reason that much effort was put into a small area was the fear of the y. Domino Theory. The Domino Theory first showed it's head during a 1954 news conference by U.S. President Eisenhower. The domino theory is the fear of the spread of communism from one country to the next, and so on. Even with the assistance of the U.S. France could not gain the control it once had on Vietnam.
The Vietnam war has been referred to by many names, one of the longer ones was 'the cornerstone of the free world southeast Asia'. It was called that by John F. Kennedy. He was talking about Vietnam being and essential country in a non-communist world. He believed that if Vietnam became a communist country, all of the surrounding countries would also become communists. This is the main reason America was involved in the Vietnam war. Another reason was that America wanted to spread their “political ideas around the globe”. They wanted to do this so that their anti-communism stance was clear. The public also wanted to keep communism from spreading. To soldiers, the war was like a crusade, a great journey to purge the communists from Vietnam. Sadly, this is not what happened. The Viet Cong (VC) had far better tactics than the US. The VC was told to 'nibble at the enemy' so that he could 'neither eat or sleep'. This worked very well. Another demoralizing tactic the VC used was their landmines; they were designed to blow the limbs off the soldiers without killing them. This tied up hospital beds and meant the soldiers had to carry the wounded back to the base.
He sees that it is the weaker party , which only has a personnel strength of approximately 50,000 personnel to fight against America and its allies with modern equipment and weaponry . In addition to strength in terms of personnel , the leader of Vietnam 's Ho Chi Minh communist movement also realize that military equipment and soldiers fighting capability is very limited . But in terms of mastery of the battlefield as well as the support of the community in the Vietnam war , it is a positive factor and excellence in the fight against the Americans .
Ho Chi Mnih "Uncle Ho" : Carroll, Michael. "Ho Chi Minh: A Biography." Canadian Journal of History 43.2 (2008): 355-7. ProQuest. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. is mostly known as the president of northern Vietnam or Viet Mnih in 1941. Ho chi minh was born Nguyen Sinh Cung on May 19, 1890 in central Vietnam "he was a seasoned revolutionary and passionate nationalist obsessed by a single goal: independence for his country" Karnow, Stanley. "Ho Chi Minh." Time. Time Inc., 13 Apr. 1998. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. IN his younger years he had job as a cook on a French steamer ship he spent years at sea traveling to several different locations aboard this traveling ship by 1919 he was living in France . Meanwhile living in France Minh gathered a group of Vietnam immigrants and petitioned the delegates at the Versailles peace conference for the rights for subjects in Indochina that the French colony control . they protested that the subjects of Indochina be granted the same right that the government do. In 1920 he joined the new French communist party .three years later he began recruiting members of a Vietnamese national movement that would later from the Indochinese communist party which was founded in Hong Kong in 1930. He tralved the world as a representative of the communist international organization.
he did ask President Truman and the US for assistance and recognition. Upon being blatantly rejected by the US… Ho had no choice but to seek assistance from Russia and China- the Communist side, to gain independence from the French colonial rule. " Obviously, Ho Chi Minh (the leader of Vietnam at the time) had to find some escape from France if they wanted to achieve their end goal (becoming an actual, independant country).Vietnam had already asked America for help and they declined, so then they had to turn to communist countries, like China and Russia and going against communism was the only reason America joined. In the end, their only reason for joining the blood fest that was this war, ended up being because of America.
Ho Chi Minh’s deed as a hero was he demonstrated heroism with responsibility, honesty, focus and courage. His responsibility was to keep Vietnam united from falling apart as it seen from the Vietnam War when the North and South Vietnam was split in halves. His courage was to organize the French colonial powers, alongside with French Indochina supporters as well too. He waged the battle very long against the great European colonial powers. Moreover, he displayed honesty that he promised to help his people of Vietnam to keep other foreign invaders power off of Vietnam, which is one of his main goals. He focuses on his main goals to keep his country in peace from falling apart because of the colonial powers.