History+Level+2++-+Vietnam+War

=Nice video summary of the war...=

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Identity Essay Resources for Vietnam
You will find a combination of links to exemplars for Identity essays and places to get more information on the Viet Cong and Ho Chi Minh. I hope you find it helps to flesh out your research for the essay assignment!

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**What is the difference between the Viet Minh and the Viet Cong? **

 * Ho Chi Minh formed the ** ** Viet Minh in 1941 ** . The Viet Minh were the nationalist soldiers who fought against the Japanese during World War Two. The Viet Minh were headed by Ho Chi Minh and the former school teacher, General Giap. ** T **** he Viet Minh were also the force that fought against France ** for their independence between 1947 and 1954 when the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu.

When the Geneva Conference divided Vietnam 10,000 Viet Minh soldiers remained in South Vietnam. ** In 1960 the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam was formed. ** The 10,000 former Viet Minh soldiers made up the core of the new organisation. The NLF was supported by Ho Chi Minh and included many non-communists who wanted to overthrow the Diem regime. The term ** Viet Cong ** is a shortening of the Vietnamese way of saying 'Vietnamese communist". Diem used the term to dismiss opposition to him. [|Example of a Merit Identity Essay on Nazi Germany]
 * || **Viet Minh** || **Viet Cong** ||
 * **Full Name** || **Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh** || **National Liberation Front of South Vietnam** ||
 * **Formed** || **May 1941** || **December 1960** ||
 * **Famous conflicts** || **Fought the Japanese, Guerrilla and Mobile Warfare attacks on French forces, Dien Bien Phu** || **Guerilla campaigns/assassination attacks on Diem's regime, Tet Offensive** ||
 * **Where active** || **National up until Geneva Conference (mainly in the north)** || **South Vietnam during the Vietnam War** ||

**Useful sites for more information**
[|Time Magazines article on Ho Chi Minh - long but well-written and informative!]

[|Wikipedia article on Viet Cong (quite a useful overview at the time the link was made!)]

[|Good bio of Ho Chi Minh and summary of Viet Cong methods]

[|Encyclopedia entry on the Viet Cong] = = = = =Links to recommended websites on Vietnamese leaders and groups=

Time Magazine's profile of Ho Chi Minh __Ho Chi Minh biography on the excellent Spartacus school website...__

//Brief but informative article on the Viet Minh//

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=Early history and resistance=





=French Rule in Vietnam=

//Encyclopedia Brittanica article on French rule in Vietnam. The language is at quite a high level but it has excellent information on how the French exploited the Vietnamese.//



//The formation of communist parties in Vietnam//



= = = From Dien Bien Phu to the Diem Regime = //The battle of Dien Bien Phu//



//From the Geneva Conference to the Diem Regime //



//Reasons for the downfall of the Diem regime//



//Diem and religion//



//Diem's Policies and the growth of the Viet Cong//



=The Democratic Republic Of Vietnam (the Communist North)=

Extensive notes on how the Viet Minh expressed their communist beliefs in government.

**US Intervention in Vietnam**

[|This is a very simple and clear summary of the U.S. intervention in Vietnam (Thank you BBC!)]


 * //Why President Kennedy sent troops to Vietnam//**




 * //US methods versus Viet Cong Methods//**




 * //Very detailed table describing the actions taken by each U.S. President and the events that occurred in Vietnam during his Presidency (covers up to Johnson).//**



=**The Tet Offensive**=

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=The Dear America Series=

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