CGS SS 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Võ Nguyên Giáp, Gulf Of Tonkin Incident, Vietnam War
23 Jul 2018
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Ho chi minh fights french forces-wants the coutry back beats the french once and for all at dienbienphu- a valley where the french thought they could lure the. Vietnamese out of the jungle and outsmart them but the vietnamese were in the mountains. 17th parallel is the dividing line b/w north and south vietnam it is supposed to be temporary-elections in 2 years time- but that doesn"t happen. Ngo dinh diem-leader of south vietnam, the us was behind him because he was anti communist. He knows he will lose to ho chi minh. This is when the us really start getting involved they know they can"t just dislodge. Ho and they don"t want to be near chinese border since they got their asses kicked in. Nationalist (anti-commie) wary of too much american influence in s. vietnam but knows he needs their help. S vietnam resistance to s vietnam leadership, wanted unification.
