Ho-Chi Minh's Involvement During The Vietnam War

Prior to the first Indochina War, the Vietnam War, France occupied Vietnam in the 19th century with military violence(force) along with the neighbouring Laos and Cambodia, forming the Indochina Union.

In 1941, the political coalition Việt Minh was formed and Hồ Chí Minh became the leading figure. Their main aim was to achieve independance(autonomy) for Vietnam. During the second World War the allied(???) Japan forces, who collaborated with Germany and the Vichy-French goverment took over the control of France's colonies, weakening their power(????). Because of Japan's capitulation and it's defeat in the second World War, Ho-Chi Minh was able to proclaim Vietnam's Declaration of Independance in 1945.

The first Indochina War broke out, when

These elections didn't take place. The first Indochina War ended with Ho-Chi Minh's communists having control of North Vietnam, whereas Bao Dai reigned with American support. In the 1960s the army organisation Vietcong in South Vietnam was formed and fought against the American governmentwith support from the North Vietnamese Army. Communist guerilla activity increased in South Vietnam supported by the

He became the cause of the Buddhist crisis and provoked its rising intensity. The Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burned himself in front of a broad public as a result of the surpression of Buddhists, raising awareness over the world. When the elections were about to be held in 1956, Diem clarified that the Vietnamese Government had not signed the Geneva Agreement, hence were not bound to hold elections. Diem's rising unpopularity became greatly noticiable, so high Officials of the US, in consultation with the CIA, planned a military coup where they assassinated him together with his brother and political advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu. The man, who also carries responsiblity for the assassination is the General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, he became the following and last President of the Republic of