HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: American Imperialism, Silent Majority, Tet Offensive

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Negative outcome, one of the most destructive wars in america. Vietnam is an area no americans know before television, internet. Vietnam is controversial war and central of foreign policy during 1960s and afterwards. Fre(cid:374)(cid:272)h e(cid:373)pire"s (cid:272)olo(cid:374)y si(cid:374)(cid:272)e lo(cid:374)g ti(cid:373)e ago indochina. Trying to declare independent nation for themselves. Ho chi minh communist and liberation movement in vietnam. Independence from france after ww2 western did(cid:374)"t re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ize it. Leftist felt (cid:271)etrayed that they did(cid:374)"t re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ize it they helped in the fight against japan. Massive civil war in vietnam hcm"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)ist regi(cid:373)e v . Lasted for 9 years, against nationalist vs french government backed by western regime such as usa (financial aid) Did(cid:374)"t (cid:449)ork, viet(cid:374)a(cid:373)ese are ada(cid:373)a(cid:374)t french were defeated. Is(cid:374)"t a (cid:272)ore (cid:272)a(cid:373)e out of all this no real resolution divided vietnam into 2 sections (both independent of france) North vietnam led by hcm / south vietnam westernized capitalist leader diem.

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