Ho Chi Minh & North Vietnam

Question 1

What was the result of the land reform programme in North Vietnam?

Answer 1

Regime seized privately owned land and redistributed among rural farmers
-Thousands executed and many imprisoned in labour camps
-In 1956 military had to put down a revolt where 6000 killed
-August 1956 Ho Chi Minh apologised for aggressive and clumsy implementation
-1m refugees fled North Vietnam to the South

Question 2

What was Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary violence strategy?

Answer 2

Strengthening communism in North Vietnam
-Power of the Party established enabling Ho Chi Minh to consider united communist Vietnam
-Served as declaration of war on the South

Question 3

What was the NLF/Vietcong?

Answer 3

National Liberation Front
-Formed in the South 1960 and opposed Diem’s leadership
-NLF was critical to communist success in South Vietnam against ARVN (South Vietnamese army) and US army