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Ho Chi Minh Comes Home
There had been fighting in Vietnam for decades before the Vietnam War began. The Vietnamese had suffered under French colonial rule for nearly six decades when Japan invaded portions of Vietnam in 1940.Having gained support for their cause in northern Vietnam, the Viet Minh announced the establishment of an independent Vietnam with a new government called the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. The French, however, were not willing to give up their colony so easily and fought ba -
Vietnam War Start
The war was fought in Vietnam, North Vietnam,Cambodia, and Laos. The result of this war was North Vietnamese won. Other things that happened was American Forces from Indochina withdrawal from the war. Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. South Vietnam is Annexed By North Vietnam. -
John F. Kennedy
Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency. Mr. Kennedy would end up defeating Mr. Nixon by just 0.1percent in the poplular vote, and the results of the election were still unncertain on Tuesday night. -
When the US arrived at the War
The US entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of Communism. Communism is a very attractive theory, particularly for the poor masses of a developing country. In the 1950s and 1960s, through, many people in developing regions, including Vietnam were interested in trying a Communist apprach to government. -
Women Helping in the War
During the Vietnam War, women served on active duty doing a variety of jobs. Most nurses who volunteered to serve in Vietnam came from predominantly working or middle-class families with histories of military service.Due to the shortage of staff, nurses usually worked twelve-hour shifts, six days per week and often suffered from exhaustion. -
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh died at 9:47 a.m. on the morning of 2 September 1969 from heart failure at his home in Hanoi at the age of 79. -
President Richard M. Nixon
The President Nixon gave a speech on April 30, 1970. The speech was about expanding the Vietnam War. -
Kent State Universitie
On May 4, 1970 at Kent State Universitie students were protesting about the Vietnam War. President Richard Nixon sent the National Guard in to stop the protesting and when they didnt the National Guard fired into a crowd of collage kids killed four and wounding nine students. -
Drafed
the last man Drafed was on June 30, 1973. -
When the War Ended
Thousands of U.S. diplomatic, military, and civilian personnel were evacuated via helicopter. Many South Vietnamese were also air lefted from the city. South Vietnam surrendered and Vietnam became a communist country.
