The Vietname War 1954-75
*Divided between communist north and democratic south
*Again defended by the United States as they feared the domino effect in SE Asia
*1966=190,000 US troops in Vietnam
*USSR and China supplied the North with weapons
*First war shown on Television
*Lyndon B. Johnson - Vice president to J.F.Kennedy, started war. Kennedy did not want war but after death Lyndon came to office and started troops.
*1969 US Pres.Nixon began to pull troops out (Vietnamization) and replaced with horrible bombing campaign
*Did not want Vietnam to turn communist so they started war
*Vietnam used to be divided in two - South democratic ~ supported by USA.
- USSR and chine support north side which are communist
*NVA - north vietnamese army had lots of new weapons and supplies from their allies
*Guerrila war - lots of people that hide and jump out and kill then hide again
*V.C- Viet cong - lived in the south but supported the North
*Tet Offensive and other pictures of atrocities turned US public against war
*First war televised and this is one of the reasons that made US lose the war
*United States public opinion had turned against this war
*Pres.Nixon runs on a peace stage to help him win, Does stop but not until after another 3 years but continues with the bombing.
*1973 Stopped the bombing campaigns and war is over
*1975 North takes over the entire country
*The north was the only ones to come in and help repair all the damage, everyone was tired of americans presences
*Eventually it all turned communist and a domino effect did take place
*Many thousands of vietnamese people fled in boats - Canada accepted thousands of them
*Again defended by the United States as they feared the domino effect in SE Asia
*1966=190,000 US troops in Vietnam
*USSR and China supplied the North with weapons
*First war shown on Television
*Lyndon B. Johnson - Vice president to J.F.Kennedy, started war. Kennedy did not want war but after death Lyndon came to office and started troops.
*1969 US Pres.Nixon began to pull troops out (Vietnamization) and replaced with horrible bombing campaign
*Did not want Vietnam to turn communist so they started war
*Vietnam used to be divided in two - South democratic ~ supported by USA.
- USSR and chine support north side which are communist
*NVA - north vietnamese army had lots of new weapons and supplies from their allies
*Guerrila war - lots of people that hide and jump out and kill then hide again
*V.C- Viet cong - lived in the south but supported the North
*Tet Offensive and other pictures of atrocities turned US public against war
*First war televised and this is one of the reasons that made US lose the war
*United States public opinion had turned against this war
*Pres.Nixon runs on a peace stage to help him win, Does stop but not until after another 3 years but continues with the bombing.
*1973 Stopped the bombing campaigns and war is over
*1975 North takes over the entire country
*The north was the only ones to come in and help repair all the damage, everyone was tired of americans presences
*Eventually it all turned communist and a domino effect did take place
*Many thousands of vietnamese people fled in boats - Canada accepted thousands of them
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Summary
This would be the first war that footage would be shot in colour then showed to the world within 24 hours of it happening. This would not help out the americans in the end because it would give away some of their strategies and result in a domino effect taking place after they lose.