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Vietnam

Vietnam. The U.S. Policy of Containment leads to War. VIETNAM. French try to regain Colonial Control Hours after Japan’s Surrender .. Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam French defeated at Diem Bien Phu Ho Chi Minh Northern Vietnam Communist

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Vietnam

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  1. Vietnam The U.S. Policy of Containment leads to War

  2. VIETNAM • French try to regain Colonial Control • Hours after Japan’s Surrender.. • Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam • French defeated at Diem BienPhu • Ho Chi Minh • Northern Vietnam • Communist • Fought Indochina War against French

  3. US Response to French Defeat • Geneva Conference 1954 • Vietnam is Divided into North & South • South Vietnam created • U.S. Supports South Vietnamese Governemnt • U.S. had try to stop the Domino effect • Southern Regime felt like U.S. Colonialism • Vietminh established National Liberation Front • Vietcong • South Vietnamese travel North to receive training

  4. Escalation • Gulf of Tonkin Incident • “Attack” on U.S. Ship • Ugly War • Guerilla Warfare • Lack of Support back Home • Mai Lai Massacre • US General Murders Vietnamese villagers • Carpet Bombing, Agent Orange, and Napalm

  5. Vietcong Tunnels

  6. Chemical Warfare • Agent Orange - dropped by pilots to kill jungle vegetation

  7. Vietnamization • The US triesto help train the South Vietnamese totake control of the situation • Once South Vietnamese are trained, U.S. Troops could withdrawl • Policy of Containment Failed • Vietcong take over in ‘77

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