HIST 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ngo Dinh Diem, 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott, Brezhnev Doctrine
Document Summary
Declares independence from france (1945: civil war. French defeated at dien bien phu: french withdrawal, us fills to maintain containment policy, us backs ngo dinh diem, us sends in military advisors, gulf of tonkin resolution. Air strikes in the north, more bombs than all of wwii used. Czechoslovakia: russian invasion 1968, brezhnev doctrine. Soviet union has the right to intervene in other communist nations. Afghanistan: russian invasion 1979, soviets wanted be a part of middle east oil reserves, us grain embargo (cut off bread and grain supply to russia) and 1980 olympic boycott. Grain embargo failed, other countries gave russia grain: aid to rebels including training of osama bin laden and other rebel forces to fight afghanistan/ soviet union. Outspoken critic of communism: lech walesa. Union that replaces polish communist party: begins downfall of the soviet union. Call for private property and free markets. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to criticize government.
