vietnam conflict day 1
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Vietnam Vietnam ConflictConflict
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Vietnam Vietnam ConflictConflict
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Mr. Milantoni:Mr. Milantoni:“No other conflict since the Civil War
has so divided our nation.”
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“Reflections” by Lee Teter
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Pottsgrove Pottsgrove GraduatesGraduates
Robert SovizalDonald SlichterRonald Neuman
Stanley DavidheiserRobert Nevel
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NORTHNORTH SOUTHSOUTH
CapitalCapitalGeograpGeograp
hyhyClimateClimate
EconomyEconomy
NicknamNicknameses
MountainsHot; humid;
fivemo. rainy
season
Hanoi Saigon
Jungle, tall grass
Monsoons; six
mo. rainy season
Industry AgricultureNVA; NLF;
Viet Minh, Viet Cong;VC; Charlie
ARVN
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Nationality:Nationality:Vietnamese (Thai & Vietnamese (Thai &
Chinese)Chinese) Religions Practiced:Religions Practiced:
BuddhismBuddhismCatholicismCatholicism
Staple Foods: Staple Foods: ((Single-cropping)Single-cropping)RiceRiceCornCornPotatoesPotatoes
Land is Land is consideredconsidered ANCESTRANCESTRALAL
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Background Background InformationInformation NV, SV, Laos, Cambodia = French
Indochina
Area ruled by Bao Dai - Vietnamese man who worked for the French & Japan from 1926-45
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Vietnamese Vietnamese nationalists nationalists
organized Viet organized Viet Minh under Minh under
leadership of leadership of Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minh
Versailles Conf.Versailles Conf. 1919: Ho asked 1919: Ho asked
President Wilson President Wilson for help. for help.
Wilson threw him Wilson threw him
outout..
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After WWII: Minh called for After WWII: Minh called for independence (w/ communist independence (w/ communist
gov’t) - Dai abdicatedgov’t) - Dai abdicated French refused to give VN French refused to give VN
sovereignty & drove communists sovereignty & drove communists to northto north
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Ho Chi Minh wrote to Truman 8 times…
French set up gov’t
to rival Ho & put it
under leadership of
Bao Dai
1954: French lost major battle at Dien Bien Phu
US saw Minh as agent of US saw Minh as agent of Communism -- so, refused Communism -- so, refused to helpto help
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
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A peace conference…A peace conference…… The Geneva … The Geneva
ConferenceConference*** The French would leave and…
1. Vietnam split at 17th parallel
2. Ho Chi Minh in North; Bao Dai in South
3. After “cooling off” period, Vietnam to be
united through popular election