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Domino Theory

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Eisenhower outlined an escalation of containment meaning no other nation should fall to communism -> if one nation falls, they all do

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Vietnam short background

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Ruled as indochina by French, annexed by Japs in ww2

French forced out in the first Vietnam war

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Ho Chi Minh

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  • Communist military General
  • Fanatic Loyalty by Northen Communists
  • Master of Guerilla warfare
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Geneva conference

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US & USSR looking to to stabalize Asia and reunification set with presidential elections at the 17th parralel

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US intervention

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US fund incredibly corrupt dictatorship govermant, changing ideologically to limit communism

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Development of SEATO

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A military showing of power in Asia

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American intervention 2

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America deploys advisors into Vietnam to support South Gov

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Repeat of Korea

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US dragged into Vietnam war due to their foreign policy and need to limit communism

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Eisenhower doctrine

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Jan 1957, superpower tensions increase even more with military guarntees to nations threatened by communism

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Ho Chi Minh Trail

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1959 - it begins civil war

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Corruption in South

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Despite heavy American investment South sells weapons to North, Buddhists persecuted -> America lose ideological high ground

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JFK Troops

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JFK sends 10k troops to take down North Vietnam, Diem openly critisced the Americans and was executed in ‘63

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Lydon B Johnson

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Wins reelection and rescalates tensions in Vietnam

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Huge American Loss

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Loss was felt economically, socially and symbolically massive

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Weaponery

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Chemical Orange & Rolling Thunder

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America in the light

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By 1950, the whole world see’s the atrocities commited due to new media, making America lose the moral high ground

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Nixon
‘Peace with honour’

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Nixon wants to end Vietnam war, China & USSR do too, emphasising the beggining of Detene, slowing down the cold war

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Paris peace talks 1973

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Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia become Communist

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