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Ho Chi Minh

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Young Vietnamese nationalist who turned to communists for help in his struggle. Leader of the the north

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Ngo Dinh Diem

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ruler of south Vietnam, ruled as a dictator, leader of Anti communist

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Vietcong

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communist guerrillas, opposition of Diems governmet. Supported the north more than the south. Helped with the assignation of Diem

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Lyndon Johnson

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US president, during the start of war. He escalated US involvement in the Vietnam war

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Richard Nixon

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US president, during the end of the war. Began withdrawing troops from Vietnam in 1969. This is also known as vietnamization

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Khmer Rouge

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Communist rebels set up brutal communist government. Attempted to transform Cambodia into a communist society.

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President Truman

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Fired MacArthur

Came up with the doctrine plan and believed that communism and nationalism couldn’t exist in the same earth

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domino theory

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the fall of one to communism would lead to the fall of its neighbors

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Vietnamization

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Nixons plan. it allowed for US troops to gradually pull out, while the south Vietnamese increased their combat role

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Truman doctrine

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Support countries that were anti- communist This speech contrasted democracy and communism. showing his support for countries that rejected communism.

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Containment

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To stop the spread of something( communism)

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Marshall plan

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To send supplies such as food and machines to anti- communist— help them fight the war. Created by president Marshall gave money to western and eastern Europe to save their economies

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Moa zhendong

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Leader of China in the North. Communism and had help from the soviet And eventually made an alliance with them.

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Jiang jieshi

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Ruler for nationalist of southern China. Lost to the North and fled to Taiwan

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Kim sung il

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Leader of Korea– communism ( the north)was a communist dicator

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Aftermath of North Korea and south

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North Korea suffered due to the lack of resources. Although under his rule they began building nuclear weapons but that didn’t help the problems of them struggling because of Shortages of food and energy. South Korea prospered thanks to the massive aid from US

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Aftermath of North and south viet

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North imposed strict rules on the south. Still has a huge amount of people who welcomed communism

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NATO

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US military alliance post WWII

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Policy of containment

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made by truman stopping the spread of communism. foreign policy directed at blocking soviet influence and stopping the expansion of communism.

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The marshall plan

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gave money to western and eastern Europe to save their economies. It was an assistance program providing food and materials to rebuild western Europe. George Marshall (US) proposed to aid Europe (specially western) that were free from soviet domination after the war

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Brinkmanship

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Willingness to go the brink or edge, of war. Required a reliable source of nuclear weapons and airplanes to deliver them. Opposite of appeasement

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What was the legacy of the war for N. Korea and S. Korea?

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The two Koreas are still divided and north Koreas possession of nuclear weapons is a major obstacle and the US still keeps troops in South Korea. north is still communist and dont have a good economy. The south had a striving economy.

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Why did the UN send an international force to korea?

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South Korea asked UN to intervene, when it came to a vote the soviets were absent and because of their absence the soviets couldn’t stop (veto) the UN from sending international force to help south korea to invade north korea

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38th parallel

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A line that crosses korea at 38 degrees north latitude

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Douglas MacArthur

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was a US war command general

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Why did war break out between the Vietnamese Nationalists and the French?

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Because Ho’s communist party led to revolts and strikes against the French

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What was the outcome of the war for France and for Vietnam?

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France was defeated and Vietnam was divided at 17 degrees north latitude. Geneva cords elections

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How did the United States get involved in Vietnam?

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They got involved because they sent weapons/plans/and other military equipment to South Vietnam 1st: US supported France 2nd: Gulf of Tonkin

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Why did the US withdraw its troops from Vietnam?

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They withdrew troops from Vietnam because young people began to protest the tremendous loss of life, Known as Vietnamization

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