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North Vietnam 1950-1964

North Vietnam 1950-1964. The Communist Revolution. 1950-1960. NV was devastated by the First Indochina War By early 1960s, though, was ready to fight again to unite the two Vietnams What happened? How did they transform the country?. Political Change. Agricultural Change.

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North Vietnam 1950-1964

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  1. North Vietnam1950-1964 The Communist Revolution

  2. 1950-1960 • NV was devastated by the First Indochina War • By early 1960s, though, was ready to fight again to unite the two Vietnams • What happened? How did they transform the country?

  3. Political Change

  4. Agricultural Change • Poor peasants = 60% of rural population • Landlords’ land seized and redistributed among poor peasants • A landlord could be tried and executed (50,000 executed by 1956) How would the peasants feel about Ho Chi Minh and his nationalist-communist revolution?

  5. Industrial Change • Exported coal • No private industry (nationalised with communism) • NV’s industrial development depended on aid from other Communist countries: $622 million from China $365 million from Soviet Union $38 million from Eastern European countries

  6. 1960 • NV transformed from agricultural society to semi-industrial society • People well-fed • People politically-educated • Industry suitable for war economy • Fastest-growing economy in South-East Asia

  7. Women in NV • Now economic producers, farm and factory managers, directors of hospitals, soldiers • Involved in building, road-making and repair • Read the quote on page 49. If you were a North Vietnamese woman, how would you feel about this?

  8. Leadership in NV For 30 years, leadership stayed the same: • President Ho Chi Minh: inspiration for revolutionary struggle, even after death 2) Prime Minister Pham Van Dong: second-in-command 3) Le Duan: Viet Minh & NLF organiser 4) Vo Nguyen Giap: military commander (and one of the most successful soldiers of the century) Tight discipline and unity: leaders lived amongst people and got paid average wages

  9. NV Army • Soldiers’ political ideas as important as guns • Political officials attached to each army unit • Conscripts were peasants aged 20-25: had respect for authority, conditioned to subordinate their own interests to the interest of the unit and nation Read about the NVA on page 50: ready for TOTAL WAR

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