1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5zZKawkcBU&fe ature=related

2. Ho Chi Minh North Communist Ngo Dihn Diem ( NOH DIHN deh EHM) South Anti-Communist

3. http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/timeline/index.html

4. The Beginning China=on and off France=1800s till WWII (French Indochina) Japan seized power during WWII -----------------------------Nationalism------------------------------- Nguyen Tat Thanh “Bringer of Light” – Ho Chi Minh – Traveled – Advocate of Communism – 1930 returned & fled – 1941 organizes Vietminh (BOTH Communist & non Communist) – U.S. sends military aid to Vietminh

5. Ho Chi Minh Allied victory=Japan out Independent nation 1946 French return 1949 French establish a new government Sticky situation 2 major events 1.Fall of China to communism 2.Outbreak of the Korean War Domino Theory All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; among these are Liberty, Life and the pursuit of Happiness.”

6. Vietminh Drive Out the French Dien Bien Phu – 1954 – Mountain town Guerrilla – Irregular troops Geneva Accords – 3 nations Temporarily divided Vietnam 1956 elections were to be held Exit French/Enter U.S. Diem refused elections – Eisenhower supported Ho Chi Minh North=Communist Diem South=Anti