indochina Flashcards
(23 cards)
what was indochina
vietnam, cambodia, laos
vietnamese under french colonial rule
-unhappy
-urged for reform through peaceful protest
-ignored by the french
-militant groups began to form (ICP)
-vietnamese nationalists clashing with french oppressors
how did ho chi minh start out
at the beginning of the unrest with the french, he was studying communism in china and the USSR
when was vietnamese communist party created
1930, by Ho Chi Minh
what did Bao Dai do during WW2 that turned many to Ho’s leadership?
Exchanged french domiation for Japanese
when was the viet minh created?why?
1941, by ICP members and Ho Chi Minh for social reform and independence
what was the effect of france falling to germany?
illusion of french power destroyed
effect of viet minh opposition to japan
brought to US attention
what happened after Japan surrendered?
Ho Chi Minh declared independence of vietnam, Democratic republic of vietnam in 1945 while quoting american declaration to show they were an ally, french refused to accept this so more clashes began
What turned Ho against america?
he sent 6 messages to them of friendly nature that went unanswered “they are capitalist to the core, all that counts for them is business
why did america recognise bao dais regime and what was the effect?
1949, recognised the Associated state of vietnam becuase they believed communism was on the march in Asia and pressured independent countries of asia to recognise also
why did america increase involvement initially?
to remain strong allys with the french
when did china begin aiding viet minh
1950
Trumans aid beginning
10 million to french military and formation of MAAG military assistance advisory group
early indications of US military outlook
gave 2 billion to french by 1950 but only 50 million directly to vietnam
why was Ho Chi Minh growing in popularity?
Bao Dai was deeply unpopular, his government had no appeal to most poepl but Ho focused on education, healthcare and housing so had great appeal to the peasantry
geurilla warfare
using the landscape and geography to best the french and american, the vietnamese would camoflage, hide and climb
who was general Giap?
Viet Minh military general, grew the army from 5000 to 250,000, very fair and tactical leader
battle of dien bien phu
1954, french built a fortress to stop the viet minh invading Laos and to create a set peice battle, they believed they could last indefinitely but the vietnamese broke down their guns and carried them up the hill and bombarded from higher ground
factors for american involvement eisenhower edition
-eisenhowers domino theory
-france being weakend as NATO ally and threatening to withdraw without aid
-liberation over containment
factors against american involvement eisenhower edition
-intervention would lead to greater involvement
-geurilla warfare made it hard for french or american to win in battle
-they appeared to be colonising vietnam after french withdrawl but didnt want to be
-failed to get british support
cause for geneva conferance
eisenhower chose NOT to aid the french at dien bein phu
results of geneva conferance
communists get the north, Bao Dai and Diem get the south, DMZ, truce between french and viet minh, elections to reunify, no alliances between vietnam and other countries
