The Vietnam War
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- France was occupied by Germany so lost Vietnam over to Japan.
- However the Viet Minh were able to oppress the Japanese and spread their base through Vietnam.
- Japan surrendered in 1944
- Ho Chin Minh took over the Capital of Hanoi and declared Vietnam to be an independent country.
- France refused to accept Ho's declaration, returned to Vietnam.
- Ho's communist forces moved further down North of Vietnam.
- Ho asked USA to help them however the USA was in growing conflict in the escalating Cold War with Communist USSR.
- USA aided the French instead as they didn't trust the communist Ho.
- Fighting continued until the defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 which caused France to seek for peace settlement.
- Geneva Records of 1954 officially divided Vietnam.
- The North was under Ho's communist regime while the South under French influence.
- Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel and was surrounded by demilitarised zone (DMZ).
- Geneva Accords stated that Vietnam has to be reunified by the national elections of 1956.
- Domino Theory triggered the United States involvement in Vietnam as they feared North Vietnam falling to communism will trigger the rest of South East Asia to fall too.
- Within year of Geneva Accords, USA began to support the anti-communist politician Diem who took over South Vietnamese government in 1955 with the backing of USA and canceled the 1956 elections.
- Diem proved to be ineffective, corrupt and unpopular.
- However the USA still supported him as they were fearful of the uprising communist resistance activity that was spreading in South Vietnam.
- The resistance was organised by Ho Chi…
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