Early Begginings Of Vietnam

Question 1

French Indochina by 1950

Answer 1

USA supported France for Indochina
Vietnamese nationalists and communist leader supoorted by China and ussr proclaimed the distance of democratic Republic of Vietnam

Question 2

How did USA intervene with Indochina

Answer 2

By 1952 there was increased pressure on France by Vietnamese and had already suffered 90,000 casualties USA was paying for 75 percent of cost of war .
General Matthew ridgeway - war in Indochina would absorb our troops by divisions refused to commit unilateral military action would call for a diplomatic solution

Question 3

Why was in do China significant to USA

Answer 3

Vietnam was part of wider South East strategy based on containment by defending Japan , rather then defending stability in Vietnam as own objective
Southeast Asia good market place for Japan economy couldn’t afford to lose and become weak in a communist area

Question 4

Geneva conference

Answer 4

Agree two zones divided at 17th parallel
French forces move out of North and nationalist forces out of southern zone
Not intended to be permanent and national election to take place in two years
USA and regime set up in the south refused to agreements