HIST 2057 Chapter : Vietnam
Document Summary
Vietnam, part i: two major themes were foreign policy and how it affected america and domestic politics and civil rights, truman and containment. Before the war vietnam was a french colony and they tried to convert them to catholicism (successful with the elite, those who owned land) Because france had been occupied by germany their allies japan took over vietnam. Ho chi minh and the vietminh declare vietnam an independent country. The french at end of wwii only have strong presence in the south of. The u. s. supports ho chi minh declaring vietnam independent and he quotes declaration of independence. The u. s. is fearful communism is going to spread to western europe and in places like france (vulnerable after war) France says it can only maintain its power if it keeps its colonies. The u. s. does not want to go against france and risk the spread or.
