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The Viet Minh
By Angus Newey
Who where the Viet Minh?
• The Viet Minh were a national liberation movement created in 1941 in order to chase the French and Japanese out of Vietnam, and and in doing so gaining independence. It’s leader was Ho Chi Min.
Aims of the Viet Minh• The Viet Minh was
created with goal of ending French and Japanese rule in Indochina.
• The Viet min was a political party as well as guerilla force and fought the French effectively from both fronts, politically and in combat.
Organisation of the Viet Minh• The Viet Minh was lead
very effectively by Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh was the organizations leader throughout many successful attacks against the French army
• Ho Chi Minh secured Chinese and American support because the Viet Minh started a campaign against the Japanese who were also occupying Indochina.
Development of the Viet Minh
• The Viet Minh originated in southern China. In southern china their where a large concentration of exiled members of Indo-Chinese communist party from Vietnam. These exile banded together with the common goal of forcing France and Japan out of Indochina. This small group of exiles soon grew to be a huge guerilla force that would rise up and defeat the French in the decisive battle of Dien Bien Phu. Victory at Dien Bien Phu forced the French to surender and give Vietnam back their independence
Actions of the Viet Minh
• The main actions of the Viet Minh were bought about on the battlefield. Using their superior guerilla fighting techniques and mobility, the smaller Viet Minh force defeated the much larger and technologically advanced French and Japanese armies.
Although the French and Japanese had far superior artillery and a fully equipped Air force, they fought the war in an ‘European’ fashion, a set piece war. The more mobile Viet Minh army refused to engage the enemy in any full frontal battles, preferring to make quick, light attacks on the enemy.
Bibliography
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Minh
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/628312/Viet-Minh