During the mid-20th century, the bond between the Soviet Union and North Vietnam was based on aid. The reason …show more content…
The acknowledgement of the alliance began in the 1920s, when North Vietnam became aware that the Soviet Union was a leader of the socialist countries. From there on, Moscow was a major contributor to economic and military aid. The Soviet Union strived to improve Hanoi’s, defense potential. Soviet Union aided North Vietnam by providing aircraft, radar, artillery, ammunition, and food and medical supplies. Hence, the correlation between the two countries was structured upon Soviet opportunism and Vietnamese dependency. Hanoi depended on Moscow for its economic and military aid. However, the foundation for the existence of the relationship was because the Soviet Union believed in becoming active with Vietnam because that would confirm its hierarchical position in the communist movement, expanding its power larger than China. In November of 1964, the relations between the two countries took a turn because the USSR had a new goal of providing support to the Hanoi government with new military weapons for the war against the United States, which would last from November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975. After the year 1965, the Soviet technical and economic assistance grew immensely, reaching an accumulated …show more content…
First, the United States created confrontations with the Soviet Union. Already with the to the struggle for power, the USSR had great anxiety over the transportation of supplies because the United States continuously bombed the Vietnam. Finally, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the USSR, claimed his support for full support “national liberation” movements in Asia. Conversely he was more cautious than previous leaders in his relations with revolutionary regimes. At this point in time, Ho Chi Minh, leader of North Vietnam, could not be delayed any longer. In 1959, North Vietnam resolved to create a united front against the struggle in South