able to choose their own government. But the US went against their traditional beliefs by opposing self-determination. The US then started to support Ngo Dinh Diem‚ who was intelligent‚ educated‚ and most importantly against communism. The Geneva accords were supposed to set up elections to reunite the North and South‚ which was divided after WW2‚ but Diem blocked the elections because the 80% would vote for Ho Chi Minh‚ who was communist. In conclusion‚ the US’s decision to take part in the Vietnam
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war 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.
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and protests against the war in Vietnam throughout the U.S. In 1954 a brutal conflict began between Vietnam and France because Vietnam wanted to rule their own country‚ the conflict ended in July when France was forced to leave Vietnam and Ngo Dinh Diem took over as the new anti communist ruler with U.S support‚ shortly after the Geneva Accords (Brigham‚1). The Geneva Accords was the origin of the Vietcong‚ according to the Accords all military personal
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The United States soon enter the Vietnam War as an effort to prevent communism from spreading to Asia. The United States worked to protect South Vietnam as its freedom was threatened by North Vietnam’s communist threats. The United States became involved in Vietnam before World War II even ended. The United States involvement was due to the containment policy and its aim to stop communism. The conflict revolved around Ho Chi Minh and the French. During World War II‚ Japan invaded Vietnam. In response
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Cuba with force. THE WAR IN VIETNAM * It was America’s longest war * Some numbers: $ 150 billion ($600 billion in 2007 dollars); 2.6 million fought in Vietnam; 58‚200 died; 150‚000 injured * WWII and Vietnam * Ho Chi Minh‚ Ngo Dinh Diem‚ and the two Vietnams * THE FRENCH STAGE OF THE WAR * The Battle of Dien Bien Phu * The 1954 Geneva Accourds
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Ho Chi Minh resurfaces after eight long years of hiding to formally regain control of Vietnam while in South Vietnam Bao Dai installs Ngo Dinh Diem as his Prime Minister. This gave the United States hope for a democratic South Vietnam under the anti-communist ideologies of Ngo Dinh Diem. As a devout Christian in a South Asia that was overwhelmingly Buddhist‚ Diem encouraged for the South Vietnamese living in the North to flee and migrate into South Vietnam while the Northerners living in the South
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takes control of North Vietnam. This event is important because he was the principal force behind the Vietnamese struggle against the French. 1955 October 26‚ 1955- Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims himself President of the Republic of South Vietnam. This event is important because he becomes South Vietnams first President. 1956 January 1956- Diem launches a brutal crackdown against Vietminh suspects in the countryside. April 28‚ 1956- The last French solider departs from Vietnam. This event is important because
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Please read the attached documents on ORT. You need to make notes on the aims of ORT‚ successes and failures. Your essay is due in for two weeks time. Edexcel AS History Unit 1 Ideology‚ Conflict and Retreat: the USA in Asia 1950-1973 by Geoff Stewart ------------------------------------------------- Operation Rolling Thunder ------------------------------------------------- Programme of bombing of North Vietnam authorised by Johnson on 13 February 1965 but not begun until 2 March. It was
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The Vietnam War was a war fought between Communist North Vietnam and anti-Communist South Vietnam. The main‚ intended goal from the United States perspective was to prevent the further spread of communism. In order to execute their goal‚ they sent troops to South Vietnam and established several bases. The U.S. assisted South Vietnam to push back the North Vietnamese. Although the U.S. pushed North Vietnamese back many times‚ they never succeeded in the end. The Vietnam War left several positive and
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The Vietnam War changed history for the U.S.‚ leaving plenty of casualties on both ends‚ dividing the country and even breaking the record of longest war in United States history. Most of all it was a war against communism‚ something that at the time was considered a devilish act considering the situation the United States was in. The VIetnam war‚ a deadly jab at communism‚ and the injustices of it. The Vietnam war’s causes began years before the United States was involved. Before the Vietnam
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