HIST 357 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Herbicide, Strategic Hamlet Program, Caravel
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Said he was running a police state but thought he should be admired and supported by the us. Diem launched relocation of peasants to shield them from subversive appeals. Unarmed crowds overrunning outposts and kicking out govt officials. Anti-communist denunciation campaign forced viet minh activists to go underground to avoid arrest and execution. 1957 diem made triumphant visit to washington. He was received by eisenhower at the airport. He made an address to congress and was unanimously applauded. Life magazine published an article about him, tough little miracle man of vietnam. (little guy) Party was on the verge of being destroyed in the south. 1960 april, the caravel manifesto condemned diem, written by urban elites and intellectuals. 1961 presidential palace in saigon reported govt controlled less than of the countryside. 1962 us intervention / guerillas learned how to deal with the airplanes.
