Today mr bruns talked about semester test things.
Then we talked about the Vietnam conflict 1950- 1975
Korea was split after WW2 north was communism and south was pro U.S.
the war started where it ended on the 34th parallel line
Ho chi minh- french educated, dressed like a peasent for support. wanted independence from france.
He was also a ally in WW2 even though he is communist. the poloy of containment - stopping the spread of communism. Dinh Diem was elected by the people of south korea. he was buddist
The United states and south korea VS. North korea and Vietcong ( south korea who were comminist)
President Johnson got us the most involed in the vietnam war.
Diem was killed after resigning and the CIA is thought to backing up the people who did it.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution a US ship was bombed by north vietnam and congress gave the president a blank check to wager war.
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