CGS SS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tet Offensive, Superpower, Truman Doctrine
6 Apr 2016
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U. s. could not go to war with ussr b/c too dangerous: both had nuclear weapons. U. s. went far beyond just defending: went out to pursue moral good . Ho chi minh leader of vietminh: became leader of independence movement to throw french out, was allied with soviets\ Truman doctrine to protect freedom of people: u. s. funded most of fighting for french, the domino theory. If one country became communist, would affect all other countries. Important to stop first instance of communism: geneva accords. Peace talks when french could not fight anymore. Vietnam would be split into north vietnam and south vietnam: north would be communist and u. s would support south. After two years, vietnamese could decide what type of government they want: eisenhower not allow elections b/c ho chi minh would win, ngo dinh diem leader of south. Aristocrat who refused land reforms (what peasants wanted) Peasants push towards ho chi minh b/c promised land reforms: kennedy sends advisors.
