THE VIETNAM WAR

COLONIAL VIETNAM

• In 1887, France ruled Vietnam

• France was motivated by profit and thus, its Indochinese subjects were treated badly

• The farmers (majority of Vietnam) had to give so much food to the landowners and to the French taxes that they had little for themselves

• This caused resentment among the Vietnamese

THE VIETNAMESE REVOLUTION

• The farmers took part in various rebellions in attempt to escape their overlords

• The Communist party led by Ho Chi Minh grew in power

• Soon after that, the First Indochina War began (Vietnam V. France)

• US sent aid to France in order to prevent the spread of Communism

• The Vietnamese won the war and Vietnam split into 2 parts

START OF THE VIETNAM WAR

• The Viet Cong in North Vietnam wanted to unify Vietnam

• The US controlled South wanted to protect itself and be independent

• After the war began, Diem was assassinated.

• US did not get too military involved until the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. After that, Johnson was able to commit troops to the war

• Johnson first started Operation Rolling Thunder and then sent 100,000 troops to fight in Vietnam.

PROTESTS AGAINST THE WAR

• Many university students felt that the Vietnam War was immoral and held protests

• After the Tet Offensive, opposition grew even more against the war.

• The Pentagon Papers (leaked papers of the war) exacerbated the situation and caused alienation from the government

• Nixon attempted to draw out troops from the war via Vietnamization

THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR

• In order to come to talking terms for a treaty, Nixon intensely bombed North Vietnam for 8 days

• After the bombing, they met in Paris to discuss a treaty

• After the treaty, however, North and South Vietnam fought again with the US financially supporting the South

• On July 2, 1976, Vietnam became unified as a Socialist Republic

• The end of the war helped bring an end to the Cold War as well

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