The Vietnam War and Vietnamese Nationalism
The Vietnam War was a significant conflict involving the United States focusing on Vietnam. It stemmed from the growth of Vietnamese nationalism led by figures like Ho Chi Minh. The United States supported the French in Indochina, fearing the spread of communism. The Vietminh successfully drove out the French culminating in the Geneva Accords which divided French Indochina into Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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The Vietnam War The United States Focuses on Vietnam
The Growth of Vietnamese Nationalism Japanese take power in Vietnam during World War II. China had controlled the region off and on for hundreds of years. By the early 1900 s, nationalism had become a powerful force in Vietnam. One of the leaders of the nationalist movement: Ho Chi Minh. Ho Chi Minh supported communism. He returned to Southeast Asia, where he helped find the Indochinese Communist Party, and worked to overthrow French rule. Ho Chi Minh organized a nationalist group called the Vietminh. The group united both Communist and non-Communists in the struggle to expel the Japanese forces.
The Growth of Vietnamese Nationalism The United States Supports the French The Japanese surrendered control of Indochina Vietnam becomes an independent nation. Two events convinced the Truman administration to help France 1. the fall of China to communism 2. the outbreak of the Korean War. Domino Theory- the belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, so too would the other nations of Southeast Asia like dominoes.
The Vietminh Drive Out the French Defeat at Dien Bien Phu In 1954, the French commander ordered his forces to occupy the mountain town of Dien Bien Phu. Vietminh s supply lines force them into open battle. The French force at Dien Bien Phu fell to the Vietminh. The defeat convinced the French to make peace and withdraw from Indochina.
The Vietminh Drive Out the French Geneva Accords Divided French Indochina into three nations- Vietnam, Laos Cambodia. The agreement also temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel. The United States immediately stepped in and became the principal protector of the new government in the South, led by a nationalist leader named Ngo DinhDiem.
