JP Theme 2 Ch 2 VIETNAM

them 2 ch 2

start of fall of french indochina

1954, after japans defeat in ww2, many countries protested colonialism, france attempted to reestablish its position and war broke out in 1946 between ho chi minh and viet minh and france in the north

us involvement in french indochina

still practicing containment, idea of falling dominoes, wanted to avoid vietnam turning to communism, supported france

dien bien phu

1954, french camp seiged by viet minh for months, falls in may and france retreats from vietnam

ceasefire

mid-1954, division of country on 17th parallel, france in south and viet minh control north, no one has outside alliances

us involvement in beginning of 2nd war

sets up its own govt in south vietnam, ngo dinh diem, disliked immensely, by 1959, communists begin large scale insurgency into south and diem is assassinated in 1963 by kennedy administration