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Vietnam Conflict: From French Rule to U.S. Involvement

Explore the complex history of the Vietnam Conflict from French colonization to U.S. intervention, examining key events like the Geneva Accords, Diem's regime, JFK's role, and the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.

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Vietnam Conflict: From French Rule to U.S. Involvement

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  1. A.H. 22.1 Moving Toward Conflict

  2. Main idea • To stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, the United States uses its military to support South Vietnam.

  3. Lieutenant A. Peter Dewey

  4. America supports France in Vietnam • 1950 French Indochina War • U.S. gives France economic and military support. Why?

  5. French Rule in Vietnam • French colonists • French rulers restrict freedom of speech, assembly, jail Vietnamese Nationalists

  6. Continued

  7. France battles the Vietminh • French troops move back into Vietnam by 1945 • French regain control of cities and the Southern half of the country • Ho Chi Minh fights in the North • By 1950, the U.S. is paying for France’s war in Vietnam • U.S. opposes Ho Chi Minh, despite the past

  8. Vietminh drive out the French • 1953, Eisenhower continues supplying the French. Why? • Domino theory: • French could not retake Vietnam • Dien Bien Phu: • Geneva Accords:

  9. The United States Steps In • Ho Chi Minh popular, despite brutal regime. Why? • Ngo Dinh Diem: • Diem doesn’t do his part • Vietcong: • Ho Chi Minh Trail

  10. Kennedy and Vietnam • Like Eisenhower, JFK backs Diem financially and even sends military advisers • Diem’s popularity plummets from corruption and lack of land reform • Diem starts “hamlet program” • Diem presses attacks on Buddhism • Diem government toppled with help from U.S. • Diem assassinated • Later, JFK assassinated

  11. President Johnsons expands the conflict • JFK had promised to withdraw from Vietnam • Succession of military leaders rule S. Vietnam; country unstable • Vietcong influence grows • LBJ thinks U.S. can lose international prestige if communists win

  12. Tonkin Gulf Resolution

  13. Summary Slide • Define: Vietminh, Domino Theory, Geneva Accords, Vietcong, Dien Bien Phu, Ho Chi Minh Trail,Tonkin Gulf Resolution,Operation Rolling Thunder, Ho Chi Minh, Ngo Dinh Diem • What problems did the French create in Vietnam post-WWII? • How did Ho Chi Minh gain support after the Geneva Accords? • Why did JFK want to increase US support for Diem’s government? • How was Diem’s government unstable? • Hamlet Program • Buddhists • What did Kennedy announce right before his death? • Why did the South become more unstable after Diem’s death? • What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin that led to much confusion? • How did Congress react when Johnson asked for more power in Vietnam?

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