AUCW 212 Lecture 18: History Lecture Notes 111716
17 Nov 2016
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Parts of geneva accords recognized french economics in vietnam (most of it. 54-55: battle of saigon, diem struggles to gain authority. Ngo din diem-america"s man, not popular within vietnam. Maag-military advisory and assistantship group, america"s involvement in. Removal of cao dai and wao ho (religious/political groups) breakaway training vietnam army. Buddhist sects: were bought off with subsidies by america. Corsica-french island in mediterranean, involved in drug and gambling trade from asia. Americans cancel the 1956 election, if vote was carried out ho chi mihn would get 80% of vote. North is nationalizing/collecting agriculture for communist reform and are less concerned with the south. 1957-diem is consolidating in the south, realizes the biggest threat is the stay- behinds (vietminh) Increasing resentment against diem, there was corruption and punishment for resistance. Defection was punishable by guillotine, any connection to communism. Ho chi mihn trail: infiltrate regrouped to the south via walking (not a pleasant trip, about 1/3 on the passageway)
