Unit: SE Asia/Middle EastUnit: SE Asia/Middle EastTopic: VietnamTopic: Vietnam

1. Decades of War1. Decades of WarA.A. From 1946-From 1946-

1964, Vietnam 1964, Vietnam fought France fought France for for independence.independence.

B.B. As of 1954, As of 1954, Ho Ho Chi MinhChi Minh ruled ruled Communist N. Communist N. Vietnam, and Vietnam, and Ngo Dinh Ngo Dinh DiemDiem ruled ruled South South Vietnam.Vietnam.

C.C. N. Vietnam invaded N. Vietnam invaded S. Vietnam; even S. Vietnam; even with massive U.S. with massive U.S. aid, S. Vietnam fell aid, S. Vietnam fell to Communism in to Communism in 1975.1975.

The U.S. used The U.S. used napalmnapalm (burning gasoline-like (burning gasoline-like jelly) and jelly) and Agent OrangeAgent Orange (to defoliate trees) (to defoliate trees) during the Vietnam War.during the Vietnam War.

2. Cambodia2. Cambodia

A.A. The The VietcongVietcong, , or North or North Vietnamese, Vietnamese, sent troops and sent troops and supplies through supplies through Cambodia.Cambodia.

B.B. In 1969, the U.S. In 1969, the U.S. bombed and bombed and then invaded then invaded Cambodia.Cambodia.

C.C. After 1973, violent Cambodian communist After 1973, violent Cambodian communist guerrillas, the guerrillas, the Khmer RougeKhmer Rouge, took over., took over.

D.D. Led by Led by Pol PotPol Pot, the Khmer Rouge forced , the Khmer Rouge forced people to work in the fields and killed more people to work in the fields and killed more than a million Cambodians.than a million Cambodians.

E.E. In 1979, In 1979, Vietnam Vietnam invaded and invaded and occupied occupied Cambodia, Cambodia, renaming it renaming it KampucheaKampuchea..

F.F. After 1993, After 1993, the UN the UN ensured that ensured that Cambodia Cambodia held peaceful held peaceful elections, and elections, and today it is a a today it is a a single-party single-party constitutionconstitutional monarchy.al monarchy.

Norodom Sihamoni

4. Vietnam Today4. Vietnam TodayA.A. Tens of thousands Tens of thousands

fled Vietnam in fled Vietnam in flimsy boats; flimsy boats; many drowned.many drowned.

B.B. Rebuilding Rebuilding Vietnam Vietnam was slow was slow due to an due to an U.S.-led U.S.-led boycott.boycott.

C.C. In the 1990s, In the 1990s, some free-some free-market market reform was reform was enacted, enacted, attracting attracting investors. investors.

D.D. Today, Today, diplomatic diplomatic relations with relations with the U.S. are the U.S. are normal, and normal, and many tourists many tourists visit Vietnam visit Vietnam every year.every year.