We talked about The Vietnam War. shortened class because of the early out
started 1950 ended 1975
France had gained control of Indochina
Vietnam was under Japanese control during WWII
the Vietnamese defeated the french at the battle of dien bien phu in 1954
Geneva Conference- 1954
Vietnam was partitioned temporarily into a northern and southern zone of Vietnam at the 17th parallel
set up elections to unify the ountry by July, 1956
such elections were never held because neither side wanted to lose
Who fought?
the united states armed forces
the army of the republic of viet nam
the NLF, a group of south vietnamese guerilla fighters
the people's army of viet nam ( the north vietnamese army)
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