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When did Ho Chi Minh return to Vietnam and what did he do

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1941 - organised VietMinh

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1945

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Ho Chi Minh seizes power

Bao Dai abdicates

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First Indochina war

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1946-1954
French vs Vietminh ( supported by China )

1954 French loses at Diem bien phu

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Geneva agreement

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1954
Laos and Cambodia= indépendant

17th parallel

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NGO dinh Diem

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Leader of south

Christian

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SEATO

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Sept 1954
Prevent communism
Ended June 30 1977

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Dwight Eisenhower

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1952-1960
Policy of nation building 
Domino theory 1954
Nov 1 1955 - MAAG
Eisenhower administration
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John f Kennedy

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1961-1963
Dec 1961- advisors
1963 -assassinated
1963 - diem assassinated

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Lyndon B Johnson

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1963-1968

Policy of escalation

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Operation rolling thunder

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1965
860 000 tons of bombs 
52 000 civilians 
300 000 sorties 
922 planes
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Têt offensive

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Jan 32 1968

80% villages captured

13 cities attacked + govt

<100 cities

10 May - peace talks begins

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Richard M Nixon

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1969 - 1974 
Vietnamization
25 000 troops withdraw 
3 sep 1969 - Ho Chi Minh dies
72- deep penetration bombing
29 dec - end of bombing
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Paris peace accords

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1973- Paris peace accords

US leave in 60 days

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South army (ARVN)

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Cut down uniforms 
Peasants 
Brothers I’m VC
Desertions were high 
Families follow 
No leadership 
Hated by America’s
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Viêt-cong NLF

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10 000 former Vietminh 
3 men cell 
3 cell squad 
3 squad platoon 
Strong nationalist 
Few communists
Mainly died of malaria 
Fear of B52 bombers
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North Vietnamese army

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General Vo Nguyen Glap
Supplies on Ho Chi Minh trail
Small guérilla assaults
Outstanding soldiers

17
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Us fighting war

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General west Moreland
Walk in the sun
16h00 worst time
First chopper war

18
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Vietcong fought war

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Not to hold territory 
War of the flee 
Night belongs to Charlie 
Ambushed and booby traps 
Tunnel war 
Cu chi tunnels
19
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Gulf of Tonkin

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1964

20
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Policy of escalation

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1964- 23000 servicemen
1965 - 165 000 ^^^^
1968 - 500 000 ^^^^

21
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Cease fire and the US Leaving

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Jan 73- cease fire

March 73- us left

22
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When did Saigon fall

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April 30 1975

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