HIST 218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Tet Offensive, First Indochina War, North Premier
8 Apr 2016
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Lecture 26 vietnam war: 45-54: 1st vietnam war, or the french indochina war, 64-75: 2nd vietnam war, or the vietnam war, or the american vietnam. 79: 3rd vietnam war, between china and vietnam the most important military conflict in the cold war around 3 million vietnam died. Vietnam major air war bringing major devastation to vietnam. Indochina= three countries: vietnam, laos, and cambodia 1945 as a result of french imperialism occupied by jap 41-45 unify all of vietnam with government when jap colonist collapsed. France needed colony to appear as great equalizer psychological need. French expand control to all of indochina stronger in north. 1st: between french colonial troops and vietnam communists late 49 china winning civil war of china and establish prc by ccp. Prc is recognizing democratic republic of vietnam as the only rep of. Vietnam economic and military aid is coming to communist in vietnam. Americans making commitment to french in vietnam only in 1950.
