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Ngo Dinh Diem Analysis

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Ngo Dinh Diem was a man who had been described by many different titles. This was due to the many different things which he had said and done in order to get where he wanted to get in his political career. Diem showed characteristics of being both a nationalist and an opportunist. This essay will seek to answer whether he was truly a nationalist or an opportunist through a thorough analysis of different sources. According to Source H Ngo Dinh Diem played an active and important role in achieving his political success in Vietnam. Due to the war between France and the Viet Minh in December 1946, Diem began the attempt to create a ‘Third Force’ in Vietnam to take on France and as well as the Viet Minh. Diem was well that at that point of time he did not have the proper resources to create an adequate third force, this resulted in him laying low in order to establish alliances and as well as to grow his supporters for hid …show more content…

Finances given to South Vietnam by America soon stopped as most of the money was pocketed by Diem and government officials and not used for the up keeping of the Strategic Hamlets. Although Diem and his regime were corrupt and fraudulent, the South Vietnamese economy improved as there were international businesses who were willing to trade. In 1957 Diem announced a five-year economic plan and called for foreign loans and domestic investment. Those who invested in the economy, particularly export industries, were promised government guarantees and concessions, such as lower tax rates and land rents. (Source E: Author: J. Llewellyn et al, “South Vietnam”, Alpha History.) The government began to import equipment such as machinery and farm machinery; this resulted in the agriculture sector recovering, rice production went from 70,000 tons per year in 1955 to 340,000 tons in 1960. (Source E: Author: J. Llewellyn et al, “South Vietnam”, Alpha

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