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Vietnam History Colonized by France in 1887 1941 Vietminh - “League for the Independence of Vietnam” Ho Chi Minh becomes the leader of the Vietminh and claims independence of the country in 1945. First Indochina War - 10 year war against France 1941 Japan occupies indochina and expels France from the area. But Japan loses the war. Ho Chi Minh

“Provisional military demarcation line-17th Parallel” FIRST INDOCHINA WAR Battle of Dien Bien Phu:1954 French defeated by Vietminh Geneva Conference: 1954 France agrees to leave Vietnam divided in 2 “Provisional military demarcation line-17th Parallel” Dien Bien Phu: showing a revolution can defeat a western country Geneva Conference in 1954…when does Korean War end? This conference dealt with proxy wars. Intended to hold elections to unify Vietnam. US did not want this - elect communist

PROXY WARS

The Vietnam War North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Communist VS. South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem Republic

Protesting Diem

November 2, 1963

LBJ Expands War in Vietnam

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Granted LBJ power to assist any southeast-Asian country threatened by communism Legal justification of open warfare

Operation Rolling Thunder 3 year bombing campaign on North Vietnam No restrictions. http://ows.edb.utexas.edu/site/cjs897edc370s/additional-resources

Battlefield Guerrilla Warfare

Tet Offensive

Tet Offensive Tet - 1st day of the year on lunar calendar North and South agree to cease-fire to celebrate a very important holiday. January 31, 1968 - North attacks Viet Cong - insurgents in South Vietnam

How should we respond?