VEITNAM WAR

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  • veintnam war
    • causes
      • french defeat at diem bein phu
        • veitnam initially apart of the french-indo-china.
        • french fought Ho Chi Minh and veitminh forces and lost the battle - gave up veitnam
        • 3000 french killed and 8000 wounded
        • veitminh 8000 killed and 12000 wounded
      • geneva agreement sighned july 1954
        • international meeting to decide what to do with veitnam after french defeat
        • decision to split veitnam at the 17th parallel
        • north veintam = communist - Ho Chi Minh
        • south veitnam = captalist - Ngo Dinh Diem
      • domino theory
        • us feared communism - worried about it spreading and threating the US and knock on impact of other countries
      • opposition to diem
        • Diem = corrupt (favoured catholics)
        • persicuted the buddhists
        • unpopular with south veitnamese
        • US failed to support Diem
        • Diem assaniation Nov 1963
      • gulf of tokin incindent - aug 1964
        • torpedo boats fiered at US warship the madox by supposed veitcong
        • president johnson wanted to take action
          • another alleged attack = passed the gulf of tokin resouloution through congress
            • power to take any nessesary measure to defened freedom
              • feb 1965 - vietcong attack US helicopter base
                • led to opperation thunder and troops led to veitnam
                  • gulf of tokin incindent - aug 1964
                    • torpedo boats fiered at US warship the madox by supposed veitcong
                    • president johnson wanted to take action
                      • another alleged attack = passed the gulf of tokin resouloution through congress
                        • power to take any nessesary measure to defened freedom
                          • feb 1965 - vietcong attack US helicopter base
                            • led to opperation thunder and troops led to veitnam

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