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Diem- Key Dates
Key Dates of Diem's Rule
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the Geneva Conference agree? | That Vietnam should again be partitioned, that a nationwide election on reunification should be held in two years, and that the French troops should leave Vietnam in one year. |
| What did the USA actually think? | That elections should not happen due to the Domino Theory- "Possibly 80 percent of the population would have voted for the Communist." |
| What was Diem's full name? | Ngo Dinh Diem |
| What were some good things he did? | Created SEATO, eradicated crime syndicates, and peacefully integrated North Vietnamese refugees. |
| What did Bao Dai accuse him of? | "Selling the blood of the Vietnamese" in his repressive measures and harsh crackdowns |
| What did he do with the government? | Made all his extended and close family members of the government rather than letting the people of Vietnam elect representatives |
| How many Viet Minh sympathizer villages did he destroy? | Nearly 16,000 |
| What was the Strategic Hamlet programme? | Relocating villagers from areas where Viet Cong were active, to villages protected by militia. This was resented enormously- "concentration camp villages"- Pham Van Dong |
| What did Diem do to Buddhists? | Refused to allow them to fly their flag in celebration of religious holidays, but allowed Catholics to fly theirs. Clear religious bais. |
| What did the Buddhists do in retaliation in 1963? | The self-immolation of Thich Quang Duc |
| What did Madame Nhu, Diem's sister-in-law, say about it? | "Let them burn and we shall clap our hands" |
| What did Diem do in 1956? | Refused to hold elections promised by the Geneva Conference as he knew Communists would win |
| What happened in December 1960? | The Viet Cong is formed amongst Viet Minh in the South. |
| What happened in August 1963? | The US ambassador to Vietnam was approached by a group of generals who asked for US approval for a coup |
| What did Kennedy say about the coup? | "The government has gotten out of touch with the people" |
| What happened in November 1963? | Diem was overthrown and executed, Kennedy was shot, and Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as President of the United States |
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