HIST 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Ngo Dinh Diem, Kent State Shootings, Operation Rolling Thunder
16 Aug 2016
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Became french colony 1884 as part of indochina: vietnam, laos, cambodia. Japanese occupation during wwii; questions after wwii about french occupation or independence. Emperor bao dai (last of nguyen dynasty) acted as french colonial liaison. Ho chi minh declares independence 9/2/45 for democratic republic of. Vietnam; leads to military conflict between france and vietnamese nationals. French army humiliated by ho chi minh"s forces at battle of dien bien phu, Geneva accords split vietnam into north (led by minh) and south (led by bao. Ngo dinh diem appointed leader of south vietnam, june 1954- catholic and anticommunist. National liberation front forms in north vietnam to oppose diem regime, Continued protest of diem presidency leads to visible us presence by 1963. Diem assassination after us- backed coup leads to political instability in. Lbj vows not to send troops to vietnam in 1964 campaign. Gulf of tonkin resolution leads to war resolution and formal us entry, 1964.
