What Ho Chi Minh's goal?

Answer 1

First of all Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese nationalist that wanted independence from French colonial rule. When the French refused to grant Vietnam independence, Ho Chi Minh tried to approach the U.S. for peaceful support in obtaining independence. However this was the Mccarthy era and Ho Chi Minh had worked with communists during WW2 to help fight against Japan, so the U.S. refused to even recognize his approaches. Finally for lack of any other support in getting independence from France Ho Chi Minh returned to his WW2 communist contacts and the Vietnam War began. After the French were defeated and left Vietnam, the U.S. decided to continue the Vietnam War as they saw it as fighting the advance of communism.