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etnam foreign policy 1954-196

This work is done by group
6, including :
Pham
Minh
Pham
Ngoc
12.

Thi Thu Hang, Nguyen

Thu, Bui Anh Ngoc,
Thi Thuy Quynh, Nguyen
Huyen from HANU FIS

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External context
SUChinacontradiction
1.

2.

AtferStalinsdeathin
1953Chineseleaders
disapprovedoftheSoviet
Union'smovesunder
NikitaKhrushchev
towarddeStalinization
andpeacefulcoexistence
withtheWest.
Sovietneutralityduring
the1959tensiononthe
ChineseIndianborder,
andSovietreluctanceto
honoritsagreementto
providenuclearweapons
technologytoChina.

3.Inanattempttobreakaway
fromtheSovietmodelof
economicdevelopment,
Chinalaunchedtheradical
policiesoftheGreatLeap
Forward(195860),leading
Moscowtowithdrawall
SovietadvisersfromChinain
1960.

External context
SUChinacontradiction
Duringthe1960stheChina
Sovietideologicaldispute
deepenedandspreadtoinclude
territorialissues
Afterunsuccessfulborder
consultationsin1964,Moscow
begantheprocessofamilitary
buildupalongtheborderwith
ChinaandinMongolia

External context
France
- ObservedGenevaagreement.
- 5/1955withdrawalltroopsfromVietnam

External context
America
ContainedCommunism
Vietnam
Continuedeconomicsupportto
NgoDinhDiemandfounded
SoutheastAsiaTreaty
Organization(SEATO)in
9/1954(ThaiLan,Philippin,
Pakistan,Australia,France,
NewZealand,UKandUS),
modeledafterthehighly
successfulNATO.

External context
America
1960,agrowingnumberof
Americanshadbeguntoprotest
theUnitedStatessapparent
willingnesstowagenuclear
warfare.
ThereforeKennedy,hopingnever
tohavetodecidebetweennuclear
warandpoliticalembarrassment
again,devisedanewstrategy
offlexibleresponsetodealwith
theUSSR.

External context
America
In1962establishedtheMilitaryAssistanceCommandofVietnam(MACV),
whichprovidedAmericanpersonneltohelptraintheSouthVietnamesearmy,
sentthousandsofmilitaryadvisorstoSouthVietnam

DevelopstrategichamletsinVietnamtolabelVietCong
InAugust1963,dissatisfiedwiththeDiemregimeOnNovember1,overthrew
Diem,andGeneralDuongVanMinhtookpower.

External context
America
AftertheBattleofApBacandtheBuddhistmonksself
immolationin1963,theAmericanmediabegantopresentan
increasinglycriticalviewofU.S.policyinVietnam.

Thisshifthadaprofoundimpactonpublicopinion:theAmerican
peopleslowlyturnedagainstthewar,andprotestmovementsgrew
instrength

THE

DOMESTIC CONTEXT
1954-1960
Vietnamwasdividedat17th
parallel:
TheNorthVietnam:liberated,started
torehabilitatetheeconomy,and
becameapartofsocialistbloc.
TheSouthVietnam:theU.S.
replacedFranceestablishingapuppet
governmentunderNgoDinhDiem
=>todivideVietnamandmake
SouthVietnamoneofitsmodern
coloniesandmilitarybasesin
SoutheastAsia.

AmericaandDiem
governmentviolatedthe
Accords:
1955:Diemdeclaredhimself
presidentoftheRepublicof
Vietnam.
Diempubliclyopposedto
thenationwideelections.
=>ToseparateVietnam.

THE

DOMESTIC CONTEXT
1954-1960
DongKhoimovement(19591960)starteda
massmovementagainstDiemregimeandalsoled
totheestablishmentofNationLiberationFrontin
December20,1960.

THE

DOMESTIC CONTEXT
1961-1964
TheNorth:carriedoutthefirst5yearplan.
TheSouth:ThesuccessofDongKhoimovementandthe
rapiddevelopmentofrebelforcesagainstDiemregimeforced
theU.Stochangeitsstrategytothesocalledusing
VietnamesetofightagainstVietnameseandconducttheso
calledSpecialwar.

1954-1960
6 DIRECTIONS

1.StrugglingtoimplementGenevaAgreements

onIndochina
Establishcommercialrelationsbetweenthenorth
andthesouth
Freegeneralelectionscouldbeheldto
unitethecountry
Workagainstthetreatyviolations:
AggressiveInterventionoftheUS,
andDiemGovernmentsbrutalpolicies

6.

Jointheworldpeace
movement,freedomand
democracy,andneutraltrend

VIETNAMS POLICY
4.

Buildingfriendly
relationshipwith
Laosand
Cambodia.
(Supportthe
revolutionary
forcesofLaos,
Cambodiaagainst
USpuppet
governments)

5.Enhanced

cooperationwith
thenational
liberation
movementinAsia
andAfrica,setup
cooperationwith
thenewly
independent
countries.

2 Strengthen cooperative relations with

socialist countries, especial SU and China
Because of the SinoSoviet split the
divergence between the Peoples Republic
of China (PRC) and the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics (USSR) maintain
unity, harmony and understanding in the
socialist camp; preserve the balance of
relations with SU and China
3 Increase international cooperation in the
communist movement and worker
movement

1954-1960

VIETNAMS POLICY

6 DIRECTIONS

Especiallyin1960:
NorthVietnamestablishedthe
NationalLiberationFront
inDecember1960
tofomentinsurgency
intheSouth

This organization actively promoted

foreign activities by sending
delegationsto visit socialist nations,
attending international conferences
and raising the voice of people in
southern Vietnam
Try to gain the international
recognition for the National
Liberation Front

1961-1964

VIETNAMS POLICY
Tranh c
ng
"Khong
cch tuy c
xa nhng
tri tim ca
chng ta
vn bn
nhau" do
Lin X
(c) pht
hnh.

Tranh c
ng
"on kt
vi nhn
dn Vit
Nam" do
Cng ha
Dn ch
c pht
hnh

Strengthening and expand relationship with many countries

in world, enhanced international status of Vietnam to enlist
international support
o Propagandize and explain the cause of national liberation
o Condemning policies of US and Diem Government
o Strengthening peace and neutrality policy; enlist the
support of the world, and the socialist countries
o All foreign activities are oriented to the interests of national
independence and democracy
o 1961: expansion of relations with African countries

1961-1964

VIETNAMS POLICY

Maintain unity among socialist countries

o Maintain relations with USSR and China
o Strengthen solidarity in Indochia, esp Vietnam-LaosCambodia
Fight against The "special war" of US, the spread out the war
o coordinate political, military and diplomatic struggle
o accused the US escalation of war
o strictly implement Geneva Treaty

Thank
you;)