The Vietnam Conflict
1950- 1975
French Connection:
- France had gained control of Indochina in a series of colonial wars in the mid- late 1800's
- During WWII Vichy France worked with Japanese forces in controlling Indochina During WWII
Geneva Conference:
- Vietnam was partitioned temporarily into a Northern and Southern zone of Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
Gulf of Ton kin Resolution:
- Several US ships were supposedly attacked by North Vietnamese
- Gave Johnson power to wage war in Vietnam
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