Too busy fighting the Korean War (1950-1953).
The primary reason the U.S. did not support the Vietnamese in their struggle for independence from France in the 1940s and 1950s was the Cold War context, where the U.S. aimed to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. viewed the nationalist movement led by figures like Ho Chi Minh as potentially aligning with communist ideologies, which they opposed. Consequently, the U.S. supported the French colonial efforts, fearing that a communist victory in Vietnam could lead to a domino effect in Southeast Asia.
The Vietcong were South Vietnamese and Cambodians in a political organization supported by North Vietnam to carry out guerrilla attacks against South Vietnam it support of the northern military.
After Ho Chi Minh was sentenced to death by the French in 1929, he went into hiding. He traveled to various countries, including the Soviet Union and China, where he continued to develop his revolutionary ideas and seek support for the Vietnamese independence movement. His time abroad allowed him to build connections with other communist movements and gain invaluable political experience. Eventually, he returned to Vietnam to lead the struggle for independence.
France was the only country after WW2 that refused to grant independence to its Asian colonies. Ho Chi Minh had tried to ask the U.S. to help negotiate with the French, but the U.S. refused because he had had communist contacts during WW2. That left no option but a war of independence against France, which as the only military support he could get was from his previous communist contacts Vietnam eventually became a communist nation.
Ho Chi Minh borrowed phrases from the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to emphasize universal principles of freedom and human rights, which resonated with his goals for Vietnamese independence. By invoking these influential texts, he sought to legitimize Vietnam's struggle against colonial rule and align it with globally recognized ideals of liberty and democracy. This strategic borrowing also aimed to rally support both domestically and internationally, framing Vietnam's fight as part of a broader quest for self-determination.
The Vietcong were South Vietnamese and Cambodians in a political organization supported by North Vietnam to carry out guerrilla attacks against South Vietnam it support of the northern military.
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After Ho Chi Minh was sentenced to death by the French in 1929, he went into hiding. He traveled to various countries, including the Soviet Union and China, where he continued to develop his revolutionary ideas and seek support for the Vietnamese independence movement. His time abroad allowed him to build connections with other communist movements and gain invaluable political experience. Eventually, he returned to Vietnam to lead the struggle for independence.
France was the only country after WW2 that refused to grant independence to its Asian colonies. Ho Chi Minh had tried to ask the U.S. to help negotiate with the French, but the U.S. refused because he had had communist contacts during WW2. That left no option but a war of independence against France, which as the only military support he could get was from his previous communist contacts Vietnam eventually became a communist nation.
Ho Chi Minh had travelled to Europe as a young man. He met a communist party member while in Europe in the 1920's, and converted to communism during that time; with the seed planted, he planned his resistance movements upon his return to Indochina.
Cambodia
Very. Since the US brought massive military force to bear, during the Vietnam War, there would have been no possibility of a successful insurgency against the south, without the equally massive commitment of North Vietnam and its own ally, the Soviet Union.
Communist guerrilla movement in Vietnam that fought the South Vietnamese government forces 1954-75 with the support of the North Vietnamese army and opposed the South Vietnamese and US forces in the Vietnam War.
South Vietnamese invasion of Laos American support for Taiwan
Using civil disobedience would make the British send in soldiers and that would often lead to violence giving the independence supporters a reason to fight the British. Except in India's case where it just made the Brits look like mindless butchers, making the world support India in their push for independence.
Ho Chi Minh borrowed phrases from the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to emphasize universal principles of freedom and human rights, which resonated with his goals for Vietnamese independence. By invoking these influential texts, he sought to legitimize Vietnam's struggle against colonial rule and align it with globally recognized ideals of liberty and democracy. This strategic borrowing also aimed to rally support both domestically and internationally, framing Vietnam's fight as part of a broader quest for self-determination.
The Cuban struggle for Independence and the sinkiing of the USS Maine.