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Many people in the United States opposed American involvement in Vietnam. Those that were against our involvement were called Doves. Others that were in full support of the war were called Hawks.

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President Eisenhower believed that if one nation were to fall to communism, others would surely follow. He said, "Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the 'falling domino' principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences."

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The Pentagon Papers contained confidential information regarding The United States' involvement in Vietnam. They were leaked to the public when a military reporter got a hold of the documents and published them in the New York Times. Later, the Supreme Court ruled that it was justified that they were released under the protection of the 1st Amendment. This led to a distrust of the American government from citizens.

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The Vietnam War lasted 20 years but the effects on those involved and civilians have lasted much longer. During Operation Ranch Hand, Americans dropped a chemical known as Agent Orange that has caused major defects in children generations after the war. I know a man who served in Vietnam and he has a son with a mental disability due to his contact with Agent Orange.

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President of the United States:   Dwight D. Eisenhower

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President of the United States:   Dwight D. Eisenhower

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  Ho Chi Minh            & the Vietminh 

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  Ho Chi Minh            & the Vietminh 

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Ho Chi Minh was the communist Prime Minister in North Vietnam.
The Vietminh: The Vietminh was an independence-seeking group that originally formed to resist French imperialism. During the Vietnam war, they opposed South Vietnam and sought for their own independence as a communist nation.

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Prime Minister of North Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh

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Prime Minister of North Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh

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1. Containment: The United States attempted to contain communism and help the Vietnamese resist falling to it.
2. Tonkin Gulf Incident: An American ship was shot at while spying on North Vietnam.

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The Vietcong were a group of communist supporters that were in South Vietnam. They would attack American troops or bases or leak secret movements to our enemies.