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Berlin Blockade

• In 1948, the three western controlled zones of Germany's(US, France, UK) were united, and grew in prosperity due to Marshal Aid. 
• The west wanted the east to rejoin, but Stalin feared it would hurt Soviet

US Involvement
• In December the United States sent 900 military advisors to give temporary supports to Diem's government in the South
• U.S involvement increased over a period of years. Started with the deployment of non-combatant military advisors

Vietnam

Escalation of the War

• Money and supplies to help french in 1950's
• then we sent military advisers 
• then special forces which were the Green Berets
• then Combat troops for defense of south Vietnam
• then sent troops to for offence 
• then more and more tro

Vietnam

Escalation of the War

• Money and supplies to help french in 1950's
• then we sent military advisers 
• then special forces which were the Green Berets
• then Combat troops for defense of south Vietnam
• then sent troops to for offence 
• then more and more tro

Vietnam Conflict

• 1950-1975
• Beginnings
  • Goals (US)
    • stop communism
  • Goals (North Vietnamese)
    • independence
  • The French Connections
    • 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

Today we talked about forum post and finished our notes on Vietnam.

Geneva Conference

• Set up to unify the country by July, 1956
• Such elections were never held because neither side wanted to lose
• Split into North and South

US being involved

• Money and suppli

No school

Review Vietnam war,

Escalation: send military advisers, special forces, combat troops for defense and offence, more troops 

Suspension of offensive: stop fighting, US would pull out of the war, North and South would recognize each others Independence 

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escalator

$ and supplies to help french 50's
military advisors
special forces green berets
combat troops for defense 60's
combat troops for offense 64-68's
More troops

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
several us ships were supposedly attacked by north Vietnam

1.) Beginnings 

• on previous notes 

2.) US Involvement - Escalation 

• $ and troops to help the french in the 1950's 
• sending miliatry advisers to advise the south veitnamese army-60's
• Sent special forces to the south to do small combat operations -60's
• Sendi

Who Fought

• United States Armed Forces
• Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (ARVN- South Vietnamese Army)
• NLF- group of South Vietnamese guerrilla fighters (Vietcong)
• People's Army of Viet Nam (PAVN- the North Vietnamese Army *pronounced Pahvin*)

Gulf of Tonki