HI114 Lecture Notes - Military Assistance Advisory Group, Ngo Dinh Diem, Strategic Hamlet Program
Document Summary
The early years from truman to kennedy. The vietnam war (1954 1975) key controversies. Bloody: 58,000 americans killed, 153,000 injured, 4 million vietnamese soldiers/ civilians killed, (10% of the population, the french roots of america"s war. French create very repressive system of government. When he was 21, left vietnam to travel world, during second world war, ends up in versailles, argues for vietnamese independence. 1940 1941 vietnam occupied by japan. Aug 1945 democratic republic of vietnam (drv) established. March 1946 france and viet minh compromise drv = free state. Dec 1946 first indochina war (fighting from haiphong to hanoi) French able to control cities, but viet minh have large control over country and how it develops feb 1950 president truman recognized bao dai + increases aid. 1948 emperor bao dai installed by french lobbying for us support. bn (1945 54) frances total expenditure = bn) Military assistance advisory group (300 military advisors in 1954)
