PPT-Decolonization Vietnam: A Case Study in Communism and Decolonization

Cold War and Decolonization A fter WWII the oncemighty European empires began losing land and influence to native independence movements I mperial breakups werent new independence centered . USSR. Soviet Union and Satellite Nations. 1989: Tiananmen Square in China. 1950: . Korean War. Timeline of Communism in the 20. th. Century. 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990. Semester 2. Week 12. The Vietcong is Born. After Ngo Dinh Diem refused to hold Nat'l elections, Ho Chi Minh & his followers began an armed struggle to reunify the nation; they organized a new guerrilla army, which became known as the . What’s the difference?. Communism vs. Socialism. In a way, . communism.  is an extreme form of . socialism. . . Many.  countries have dominant socialist political parties but very few are truly communist. . Who is Marx?. MARXISM. Meaning. Encompasses many political theories advocated by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. Human actions and institutions are economically determined, class struggle is needed to create historical change and . Both are economic systems. The true form of both these systems does not exist.. Capitalism vs. Communism. The Theories of Each. Communism. Capitalism. Everyone is equal (No matter your education or. How was a small country like Vietnam able to win a war . against the USA?. Essay Question. This section includes: . Background. 1957 to 1965 – Struggle in Vietnam between the South Vietnamese army and the communist-trained rebels (Viet Cong). To pull more votes from the South. (Texas). Both show threat of Communism/Nuclear War Close to home.. Discrimination and Poverty; Increase role of Federal Government in daily lives.. If one country is allowed to fall to Communism, then all the nearby countries will fall as well.. U.S. replaced France as the supporter of South Vietnamese. CIA installed Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam . Ho Chi Minh (North- Communist). Catholic Diem alienated mostly Buddhist nation. Viet Cong guerrillas began launching attacks in 1957 . What is communism?. -. In this theory, socialism is when you’re on the way to communism. (Today, many people believe in socialist ideas without necessarily believing in communism). Some signs of socialism would be government owning of major private businesses (like banks); government owning of major public services (like hospitals and healthcare); and laws that make rich people contribute more taxes so that there isn’t a huge difference between rich and poor.. Background. Containment: . the American policy of preventing the spread of Communism . led to American involvement in several overseas affairs. These fights were against . communism. , but never technically against the . Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia. . Vietnam. Part of the French . IndoChina. .. 1940 Japan invades Vietnam.. Ho . Chi . Minh . educated on West where he was introduced to communism. .. in 1941 . organizes . Chapter 25, Section 1. Origins of the Vietnam War. In the 1800s, the French controlled Indochina– today’s Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. . Ho Chi Minh wanted to end French colonial rule starting in the late 1800s. WWII put the conflict on hold, but afterwards France tried to assert their dominance again. . The Vietnam War Era (1954-1975) Lesson 1 The Cold War and Vietnam Learning Objectives Explain the steps Kennedy took to change American foreign policy. Analyze the causes and effects of the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Term first used by Truman to rationalize sending aid to Greece and Turkey to help stop them from falling to Communism (1947). Battle of . Dien. Bien . Phu. March- May 1954. Vietminh troops attacked French for 56 days.