1. The Vietnam Conflict

2. Location, Location, Location
French Indochina
3. A History of Foreign Control
China occupied Vietnam on and off to the 1300s.
France moves in and colonizes in 1860
Japan takes over during WWII
4. A History of Foreign Control
Ho Chi Minh leads fight against Japan
Forms the Viet Minh
army to fight Japan
Aided by USA
Minh felt Vietnam deserved self-determination after World War 2
Who would he compare Vietnam to?
5. France Reclaims Colony
1946 Viet Minh start war against the French
President Truman supports France(Why?)

Unwilling to back the Vietminh because many were Communists

6. France a long time ally 7. Helps containment policy 8. Viewed as a Cold War conflict when Minh get support from China and USSR