1. Ch. 23 The War in Vietnam Section 1: Background to Conflict Section 2: US Involvement & EscalationInfo from American Nation textvook: Fighting photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Bruce_CrandallBoyer,…

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1.  French Rule in Vietnam  Late 1800s–WW II, France rules most of Indochina  Ho Chi Minh—leader of Vietnamese independence movement ◦ helps create Indochinese…

1.   2. Vietnam. 1963-1975. French colony till 1941. Japanese colony from 1941-1945. Back to French in 1945. U.S. helped France regain the colony in order to fight communism.…

1. The War in Vietnam The Second Indochina War 19?? -1975 2.   3. Background French colonyViet Minh starts as independence movement in 1941, adopts communism in 1950’s.…

1. 1968 Eduardo Cifuentes | U.S History | Period 6 2. Vietnam War January 21 - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh begins - One of the most publicized and controversial battles…

1. Case Study 2: The Vietnam War Why did the US get involved? 2.   3. Geneva peace accords called for elections US slammed USSR for no elections in E Europe In Vietnam US…

1. AMERICA IN VIETNAM 2. Where is Vietnam? 3. A brief history of Vietnam French Indochina A. France controlled Vietnam and surrounding countries from late 1800s to WWII B.…

1. Vietnam War : Cold War Done by Pud & Earth 2. Background Information Part of old French Indo-China Japan captured it in WW2 After Japan was defeated in the Pacific…

1.   2.   3. France controlled “Indochina” since the late 19 thcentury Japan took control during WorldWar II With U.S. aid, France attempted re-colonization in the…