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Diem was with the French and while the Communist Party was spreading in Vietnam, he stopped them.

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After Japan surrendered, Ho Chi Minh became leader of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

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Diem was arrested by Viet Minh soldiers and sent into prison while his brother was killed.

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The French took over Vietnam again while Diem had to flee to his brother in the south.

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Vietnamese tenant workers and landowners did not have a good relationship. The workers had to pay rent (even though they didn't) and had to give part of their crops as a fee for working there. Land was unfairly owned by the landowners.

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America intervenes with the struggles in Vietnam and is introduced to Diem's ask for support. France was still taking over Vietnam and the Korean War had started during this time.

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The Viet Minh had control of a larger portion of Vietnam and then the French had to remove themselves from Vietnam since Vietnam had won the fight with the support of America.

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Mass immigration was allowed to move to other parts of Vietnam and many Northerners moved to the South like the Catholics.

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The French and Viet Minh decided to form a truce to put their fighting to a stop.

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The Anti Communist Denunciation Campaign was made to kill all opposing people in the South, but caused more enemies from that. South Vietnam's population decreased by two thirds.

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Diem controlled more of the rent policies and made it so that the landowners could not charge more than a quarter of a farmer's crops. Since he controlled more of the rent, the tenant workers now actually had to pay their rent even though they didn't before.

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Diem was securing the votes against Bao Dai by forming a psywar team that would slander Bao Dai and ruin the reputation of the North. Diem won by a landslide.

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The Revolutionary Workers' Party was made and controlled all of the administrative power in South Vietnam.

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It was only until then that America realized that their experiment with Diem was a disaster after Diem was no longer just president power, but had the power of a dictator in his regime.

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An election was suppose to happen in 1956, but in 1959, Vietnam finally had an election that would be able to vote for the next person in power. Diem set the Public Meetings Law which didn't allow for any candidates to spread their word or set up any campaigns.

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The Caravelle Group was made to go against Diem in the voting and spread the idea of the horrible acts he has done.

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The National Liberation Front was formed by Xom Giua to unify the country that removed Diem from power. The country needed to have 2 leaders that were able to control the North and the South.

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Diem needed help and the ARVN and US were suppose to be his way of winning back Vietnam against the VC.

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The VC won against the ARVN in the Battle of Ap Bac because VC had a stronger guerilla who stood their ground and the ARVN were too cowardly.

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Buddhists were protesting against Diem for their unfair treatment and favoritism for the Catholics. Buddhists set themselves on fire to show their want for peace and equality.

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Diem's forces attacked Buddhist monks and their property in Hue.

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The ARVN and the US were part of a coup to remove Diem from office and create peace in Vietnam.

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The coup was a success and Diem was removed from office, then killed. There were many casualties, but celebrations for the end of a regime.

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Many governments have gone by and the guerrillas that were in the Diem regime were still violent all over South Vietnam.