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The Geneva Accords was the resolution to the Frenh Indochina war and temporarily divided Vietnam on the 17th Parallel. The North was ruled by Ho Chi Min who was a communist and the South, Ngo Dinh Diem. Ngo Dinh Diem was appointed by the U.S. because they were afraid of communism spreading to the south.
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This is Eisenhower's theory about communism in Asia. Eisenhower said that once one of these countries falls, the rest will follow suit.
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Diem was the leader of S. Vietnam, however, he was very unpopular. The government was corrupt they weren't returning land to the peasants. The U.S. agreed to overthrow Diem; however, John F Kennedy was in the dark when this decision was made.
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This is when the America gets involved with Vietnam in a military way. Ho Chi Minh is on the rise and the U.S. wants to stop it.
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This was the act of sustained bombing on Vietnam by the U.S.
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The Tet Offensive was when the Viet Cong soldiers coordinated attacks on major cities in South Vietnam. This heaviy damaged the South.
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Nixon is elected by America to be the president of the United States.
