https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr Diem Unit Timeline en-us 2021-02-25 14:58:28 UTC 2024-12-13 00:25:23 UTC hello@padlet.com xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241436067 Diem graduates from school and enters public service, starting as a low-grade mandarin then rising quickly in the ranks.]]> 2021-02-25 15:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241436067 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241465155 With French support, Diem is promoted to Minister of the Interior, the most important position in Emperor Bao Dai's cabinet.]]> 2021-02-25 15:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241465155 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241471983 When the communists staged demonstrations throughout Vietnam, Diem filed a report with the colonial government detailing communist maneuvers. The French rewarded Diem, promoting him to governor of the province of Phan Thiet.]]> 2021-02-25 15:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241471983 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241635532 Diem turned down this request, probably because he recognized that the new Vietnamese government would lack any real independence.]]> 2021-02-25 15:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241635532 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241651514 Ho offered Diem the post of minister of the interior, the same job he had held under Bao Dai. Diem refused because he disagree with Ho's political ideologies]]> 2021-02-25 15:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1241651514 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1258704800 Diem said that if the U.S. does not intervene, there would be a domino effect in neighboring nations by turning them into communist countries. Also, Diem insisted that France's "Bao Dai solution" will hand Indochina to the Viet Minh.]]> 2021-03-02 14:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1258704800 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1258723755 French infantry and armored divisions re-occupied Vietnam in November 1946, diverting Ho's attention from Diem]]> 2021-03-02 15:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1258723755 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1273878306 Vietnam was divided into two temporary political entities with Diem and Bao Dai being a leader in South Vietnam and Ho in North Vietnam]]> 2021-03-05 14:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1273878306 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1273937685 Diem did not expect this many refugees. So, he was unsure if he had enough resources to handle all of them. Most Catholics moved to South Vietnam because Diem was also a Catholic ]]> 2021-03-05 15:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1273937685 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1293203810 Lansdale’s psywar team spread rumors about how the Viet Minh allowed two divisions of Chinese troops to circulate throughout North Vietnam and cause harm to the Vietnamese people and that the U.S. will launch an offensive to liberate the north. Also, Lansdale hired soothsayers to predict disaster under communist rule and made it seems like Catholics can not survive in the north]]> 2021-03-10 14:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1293203810 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1293236795 Diem can issue or change laws, dismiss officers without talking with the legislature, declare emergencies, and suspend liberals movements..]]> 2021-03-10 14:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1293236795 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1293240980 Before the election, Diem posted a biased question to the voters as anti-Bao Dai propaganda. Also, Diem on his ballots depicted him as youthful while Bao Dai was depicted as a messy person. These factors contributed to his success in election.]]> 2021-03-10 14:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1293240980 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1348068724 Nhu was the political counselor and employed as an archivist in the imperial library at Hue. Also, he was virtually the only person to whom Diem would listen.]]> 2021-03-24 14:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1348068724 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1348086814 Prior to Diem's return to South Vietnam, Nhu had founded a political party, the Can Lao Nhan Vi Cach Mang Dang, or Revolutionary Workers' Party, to mobilize support for his older brother.]]> 2021-03-24 14:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1348086814 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1348096217 Can Lao personnel controlled every facet of the administrative apparatus of South Vietnam, spying on potential traitors, pressuring government and army officials to join the party, and using torture and assassination to stifle dissent.]]> 2021-03-24 14:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1348096217 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1395910497 Diem declared that landlords could collect no more than 25 percent of a farmer's crop. Rents could be higher if the landlord furnished supplies like fertilizer. Diem also gave tenants the right to farm abandoned or uncultivated land.]]> 2021-04-08 13:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1395910497 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1395929579 The CIP was more favorable than directly injecting the South Vietnamese economy with money because it prevented inflation. The U.S. wanted to use the CIP to help South Vietnam's economy, but it did not achieve its purpose. The majority of CIP assistance went to fund the Army of the Republic of Vietnam]]> 2021-04-08 13:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1395929579 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1396013983 Diem said that he doesn't want to submit the fate of his people under communist control. Also, he did not want to show that he accepted the legitimacy of the Geneva Accords and Ho Chi Minh's regime.]]> 2021-04-08 14:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1396013983 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1396040251 Ordinance No. 6 removed almost all restrictions on officials combating political opponents.]]> 2021-04-08 14:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1396040251 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1396059236 Diem forced the Chinese residents to register for Vietnamese nationality cards and warned that failure to do so would result in liquidation of their businesses. Diem's regime promotes Catholicism through its policies by giving Catholics more freedom, rights, and resources. So, more people converted to Catholicism to have more advantages.]]> 2021-04-08 14:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1396059236 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1396180939 Madame Nhu pushed a new Family Law to protect the South Vietnamese woman against a philandering husband or other members of the opposite sex. Madame Nhu's goal was to solidify the status of the South Vietnamese woman. A new version of this law continued the trend of equality without using extreme measures.]]> 2021-04-08 14:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1396180939 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1401073851 Newspapers were not permitted to publish the names of independent candidates or reveal anything about those candidates' political positions. The Public Meetings Law prevented candidates from speaking to groups of more than five people. Many candidates were disqualified for the presentation of their posters. In the provinces, government officials threatened candidates with arrest if they did not withdraw from the elections.]]> 2021-04-09 18:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1401073851 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1401087363 Despite Diem's sending eight thousand ARVN troops in plainclothes to vote against Dan, Dan won the election. When Dan attempted to take his seat, police arrested him on charges of fraud.]]> 2021-04-09 18:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1401087363 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1401096381 The Caravellle Group is a group of eighteen South Vietnamese politicians who coauthored a letter to the president demanding reforms. Journalists from many nations, including the United States, heard a list of grievances that implied that conditions in South Vietnam were worse than when Diem assumed office. These complains includes arrest, reduced public opinion, and favoritism based on family connections.]]> 2021-04-09 18:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1401096381 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1401173080 This organization grew out of a decision taken three months earlier at the Third Party Congress of the Communist Party in North Vietnam. After six years of trying to unify the country primarily through political means, the party did not support having a war against the U.S. imperialists and Diem.]]> 2021-04-09 18:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1401173080 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1425408913 Diem's government planned to construct eighty agrovilles, each designed for four hundred families and offering schools, hospitals, markets, and other amenities. Diem hoped to raise the standard of living for the average South Vietnamese peasant and stimulate peasant support for Diem. However, the peasants disapproved the agroville campaign because they did not want to leave their home land. Also, those who agreed to be resettled were disappointed by the agrovilles]]> 2021-04-16 13:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1425408913 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1425427085 The US and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces had helicopter gunships, M-113 armored personnel carriers, fighter bombers, and other high-tech equipment. But, the officers of the ARVN were unwilling to fight. This internal conflict allowed the VC to have the upper side.]]> 2021-04-16 13:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1425427085 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1442605774 The Thich Quang Duc’s protest of the Diem regime occurred on the road outside the Cambodian legation. Thich Quang Duc burned himself to death while 350 monks and nuns prevented others from interfering. He burned himself for the Buddhist population's request to Diem.]]> 2021-04-21 13:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1442605774 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1442616561 Diem responded to further Buddhist demonstrations during the summer of 1963 with violence and blamed everything on the VC. Madame Nhu made it clear that she does not want to give the Buddhist the resources they requested. The U.S. was not satisfied by their responses.]]> 2021-04-21 13:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1442616561 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1459551737 After the pagoda raids, the new US ambassador changed his approach of dealing with the Diem regime to giving the ARVN support to unseat Diem by carrying out a coup. However, An obstacle that the ARVN generals face in carrying out a coup is that government officials were too afraid to betray Diem. ]]> 2021-04-26 13:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1459551737 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1459600253 France had announced that they would support any treaty that resulted in Vietnam's internal peace. The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China pressured North Vietnam to accept the peach agreement by threatened to use North Vietnam as the battlefield in a USSR-PRC war.]]> 2021-04-26 14:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1459600253 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1473799696 During Kennedy's television interview with Walter Cronkite, he said that South Vietnam needs to change its policies to win popularity. If no change is made, it would be hard for the government to win support.]]> 2021-04-29 13:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1473799696 xiwei_huang https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1473841981 People were celebrating All Souls' Day, the day of the dead. And Diem entered the church to pray and take communion. He then got assassinated an hour later, during which the coup was active. The people of South Vietnam seemed overjoyed to learn that Diem had fallen, and celebrations broke out all over Saigon]]> 2021-04-29 14:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/xiwei_huang/3zb8oyjro9pvmzxr/wish/1473841981