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Vietnam War

Vietnam War. 1954-1975. Background. Vietnam colony of France WW II ended and returned to France Communist & Vietnamese nationalist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh wants independence. Frances Exits. Ho Chi Minh defeats France Vietnam divided along the 17 th parallel

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Vietnam War

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  1. Vietnam War 1954-1975

  2. Background • Vietnam colony of France • WW II ended and returned to France • Communist & Vietnamese nationalist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh wants independence

  3. Frances Exits • Ho Chi Minh defeats France • Vietnam divided along the 17th parallel • North backed by Minh and communist • South backed by Ngo Dinh Diem and western democracies

  4. Growing Tension • North Vietnam wants to unite all of Vietnam under communism • USA organizes South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) to protect independence of South Vietnam • Maintain policy of containment SEATO Flag

  5. Domino Theory • USA is afraid of the domino theory that if one country falls to communism the rest will also fall

  6. USA Enters War • Gulf of Tonkin Incident • August 1964 President Johnson claimed that North Vietnam attacked US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin • Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and sends troops

  7. Turning Point 1968 • Tet (lunar new year) Offensive • Communist attack 30 South Vietnamese cities • http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/tet-offensive

  8. USA Withdraws • Vietnam War very unpopular in the US • Kent State • Dodging the mandatory draft • Length of war • Cost of war approximately $140 billion • January 1973 cease fire http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history/videos/vietnam

  9. Victory of North Vietnam • April 1975 South Vietnamese troops retreat without consulting US • South Vietnamese President Thieu resigns and communist take over • Vietnam united under communism

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