Eisenhower and the Vietnam War
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- Eisenhower and the Vietnam War
- Wished to continue Trumans containment of communism
- Secretary of State: John Foster/ Dulles
- Geneva Accords 1954
- Decided Vietnam would be divided at the 17th parallel
- Vietminh control the North, Bao Dai and the French control the South
- Both to withdraw from each others states
- Laos and Cambodia - neutral states
- Elections to be held in 1956
- No foreign troops in any of the territories
- US not directly involved and refuse to sign the accords
- US decide South Vietnam need a strong man
- Chose Diem who was backed by the CIA
- Bao Dai appoints Diem as prime minister 1954
- Chose Diem who was backed by the CIA
- Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) established
- Became heavily involved in the training of the ARVN in 1955
- French withdraw - US now supply essential support to South Vietnam
- 1956 Elections
- Diem refuses and holds his own rigged election
- Takes over from Bao Dai as leader and proclaims the Republic of Vietnam
- Angers the Vietminh but they are too busy with their own state
- US although unimpressed with this do little, as anything is better than the south being communist
- Diem refuses and holds his own rigged election
- SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organization) 1954
- Consisted of Manilla, Australia, New Zealand, France, Britain, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand and the USA.
- A mutual defence for the containment of communism
- Technically it didnt break the Geneva Accords as they'd made alliances with outside powers
- Between 1955 and 1961 Eisenhower committed political/military advisors and $7 billion to Diem's South Vietnam
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