Vietnam Conflict (1950 - 1975)
what were the goals of the United states in this war?
- to stop the spread of communism
What was the goal of the communist North Vietnamese?
- they wanted to spread communism
French
- France had gained control of indochina in a series of colonial wars beginning in the 1840's and lasting until the 1880's
- During World War 2, Vichy France had collaborated with the occupying imperial Japanese forces
- Vietnam was under japanese control during WWll although the vichy French continued to serve as the official administrators
- after the japanese surrender the French fout to retain control of their former colony against the Viet Minh independence movement, led by communist Party leader Ho Chi Minh.
- After the Viet Minh defeated the French colonial army at the Battle of Dien
Geneva Conference 1954
- Vietnam was partitioned temporarilly into a northern and southern Zone of vietnam at the 17th parallel
- The north was to be ruled by Ho chi Minh
- in 1955 prime minister Ngo
- the conference never held because neither side wanted to lose
Early US Strategy
- 1. sending supplies to the French
- 2. then military advisors which would watch south vietnam
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