Which was the first victorious battle of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team? What are the objectives of History curricula?

Which was the first victorious battle of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team?

Under Section 1, Part I of the Propaganda Outline for Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2024) and the 35th Anniversary of the All-People National Defense Festival (December 22, 1989 - December 22, 2024) attached to Guideline 160-HD/BTGTW of 2024:

THE VIETNAM PEOPLE'S ARMY - 80 YEARS OF BUILDING, FIGHTING, WINNING, AND DEVELOPMENT

1. The Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team - the predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army was born, won the first two battles, and joined the people in carrying out the General Uprising to seize power (1944 - 1945)

From its inception (February 3, 1930), in its first political platform, our Communist Party affirmed the path of class liberation struggle and national liberation was to use revolutionary violence to seize power, and required the "Organization of a worker-peasant army" [1] as the core for the entire people to carry out the revolutionary struggle. The political thesis of the Communist Party (October 1930) defined the essential task of the bourgeois democratic revolution, clearly stating the need to "Establish a worker-peasant army" [2].

In the revolutionary movement of 1930-1931, culminating in the Nghe-Tinh Soviets, the worker-peasant insurrection force, the Red Self-Defense Team emerged. This was the first antecedent of the Vietnamese revolutionary armed forces. Subsequently, a series of armed organizations were successively established, such as the Bac Son Guerrilla Unit (1940), the guerrilla teams in Cochinchina (1940), and the National Salvation Army (1941)...

On December 22, 1944, in the forest between the two administrative units of Hoang Hoa Tham and Tran Hung Dao of Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province (now is Na Sang hamlet, Tam Kim commune, Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province), the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team - the predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army was formed following a directive from Leader Ho Chi Minh. In the directive, he clearly wrote: "The VIETNAM PROPAGANDA LIBERATION ARMY TEAM means politics is emphasized over military. It is a propagandist team" [3]; "The Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team is the elder brother army, wishing soon there will be younger brother armies. Although its initial size is small, its prospects are very bright. It is the beginning of the liberation army that can stretch from South to North, across the whole of Vietnam" [4]. Comrade Vo Nguyen Giap was assigned by the Central Committee of the Communist Party and Leader Ho Chi Minh to organize, lead, command, and declare the founding of the Team, comprised of 34 people, divided into 3 squads led by Comrade Hoang Sam as the Team Leader, Comrade Xich Thang as the Political Commissar, with a Communist Party cell leading. December 22, 1944, was chosen as the founding day of the Vietnam People's Army.

Immediately after its founding, at 17:00 on December 25, 1944, the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team, with resourcefulness and daring, unexpectedly infiltrated the Phai Khat post and at 07:00 the next morning (December 26), infiltrated the Na Ngan post (both located in Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province), killing two post commanders, capturing all enemy soldiers, and seizing weapons, military supplies. The victories at Phai Khat and Na Ngan marked the beginning of the determined-to-win tradition of the Vietnam People's Army.

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Therefore, the first victorious battle of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team was at Phai Khat, Na Ngan on December 25 and 26, 1944.

Which was the first victorious battle of the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army Team? What are the objectives of History curricula? (Image from the Internet)

What are the objectives of History curricula in Vietnam?

Under Section III of the General Education Program for History issued along with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT as amended and supplemented by Article 2 Circular 13/2022/TT-BGDDT, the objectives of History curricula in Vietnam are defined as follows:

- The History curriculum assists students in developing historical competence, a manifestation of scientific competence already formed at the secondary school level;

- The History curriculum contributes to educating the spirit of nationalism, patriotism, the good traditional values of the nation, and the cultural essence of humanity; the qualities and competencies of Vietnamese citizens, global citizens in line with the developmental trend of the era; helping students approach and clearly understand the role and characteristics of historical science as well as the connection between history and other scientific fields and professions, laying a foundation for students to orient their future careers.

What are the regulations on the teaching equipment for History in Vietnam?

Under Section III of the General Education Program for History issued along with Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT as amended and supplemented by Article 2 Circular 13/2022/TT-BGDDT, the teaching equipment for History in Vietnam is regulated as follows:

- Utilizing teaching equipment is one of the decisive conditions for the success of innovating teaching methods in the History subject in the direction of competence development.

- Educational institutions need to have minimum teaching equipment such as a system of maps (world maps, continent maps, maps of Southeast Asia, and Vietnam); historical images, dioramas, diagrams, charts supported by technical means such as computers, projectors, televisions, radios, videos, various types of tapes, discs,...

- History is a subject with a system of knowledge about the past, which students cannot directly observe. Information technology supports the recreation of history through documentaries, historical sources, images, videos,... Teachers should exploit and utilize the basic functions of the Internet and software to incorporate images, sound, historical materials,... into lessons to improve teaching effectiveness and inspire students’ interest in the subject of History.