Vietnam became a Communist dictatorship under the command of Ho Chi Minh.South Vietnam became a Liberal government led by Ngo Dinh Diem and was supported by the United States. Unfortunately‚ Ngo Dinh Diem was quickly a disappointing leader of South Vietnam. As the 1956 reunification elections were held‚ more and more South Vietnamese citizens supported Ho and the Vietminh. Diem arrested anyone who supported Ho. In 1960‚ the North Vietnamese government formed the National Liberation Front (NLF) which recruited
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and an anti-communist south‚ pending a national election to unify them. The United Stated‚ fearing a communist victory in national elections and a communist takeover of South Vietnam‚ supported the South Vietnamese government to elect Ngo Dinh Diem‚ a staunch anti-communist‚ as Prime Minister. (Karnow‚ Stanley‚ Vietnam: A History‚ 1983‚ Penguin Group‚ NY‚ NY) The United States feared if South Vietnam were to fall to communism; the rest of Indochina would follow. They believed a “domino effect”
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War II and against French colonial rule in the 1940s. In 1954‚ the north won control of North Vietnam when the French agreed to a partition in the Geneva Accords. The South was led by a non-Communist regime and after 1956‚ it was headed by Ngo Dinh Diem who governed with economic assistance and a trained military assistance from America. Because most of the people was Buddhist but he was
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and continued throughout the 50’s and 60’s. As the Cold War intensified‚ America strengthened their policies against the Soviet Union and anyone who was allied with them and in 1955 President Eisenhower pledged to support South Vietnam and Diem‚ their leader. Diem was a dictator who found anyone who sympathized with the North Vietnamese and tortured and executed them. In 1961 President Kennedy sent a team to build up American military in South Vietnam. The “domino theory” was a major part in this decision
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from 1965 to 1968. For this reason‚ in Vietnam today it is known as the American War. It was supposed to be reunited under a single election in 1956‚ however‚ the United States did not want the country to become communist. They had helped Ngo Dinh Diem get elected in the South. The U.S. exited the war when Richard Nixon became president he decided to end U.S. involvement in the war. He first began removing troops from Vietnam in July of 1969. On January 27‚ 1973‚ a peace fire was negotiated. A few
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Names for the war Further information: Terminology of the Vietnam War Various names have been applied to the conflict. Vietnam War is the most commonly used name in English. It has also been called the Second Indochina War and the Vietnam Conflict. As there have been several conflicts in Indochina‚ this particular conflict is known by the names of its primary protagonists to distinguish it from others.[56] In Vietnamese‚ the war is generally known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (Resistance War Against America)
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Humans have performed dangerous stunts since the beginning of time. These daredevils‚ deemed as either utterly insane or as possessing death wishes‚ are usually viewed by society as mere lunatics: people who do not value their lives. On the surface they are laughed at‚ but underneath the public condescension and jeering they are viewed with a kind of horrified admiration. Why is this? It is because these individuals are doing what they love without holding back and with no reservations. They are
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Assess America’s role in Vietnam in the 1960’s‚ considering: a. Diem’s assassination - Americas role in the Diem assassination was that President Kennedy at first sent American forces to South Vietnam to help protect Diem from the communists long enough to allow him to enact basic social reforms favored by the Americans‚ but Kennedy eventually despaired of the reactionary Diem and encouraged a coup against him. b. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution – Was a result of Northern Vietnamese fired
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There was many reasons for the USA to get involved in Vietnam between the 1950’s and 60’s however they were all in stages‚ not just in one go. They called America and USA’S ’clash’ the "Cold War" which began mainly due to America and the USSR’S political differences. The USSR was a communist state and the USA and the other countries who were their partners were capalist states or countries. Many people believed that capalists and communists could not live alongside each other for long and that one
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