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The Geneva Accords was an agreement saying that North Vietnam was ruled by Ho Chi Minh’s communist government and South Vietnam was ruled by emperor Bao Dai.

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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was a conflict where North Vietnamese warships purportedly attacked United States warships.

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many Vietnamese considered the overthrow of Diem more important than the defeat of the Communists.

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American soldiers brutally killed mostly women, children and old men. More than 500 people were slaughtered

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The US was targeting bombing of military installations and occasional attacks on Cambodian villages

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Viet Cong Downfall and Impact on Vietnam

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Viet Cong Downfall and Impact on Vietnam

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The Viet Cong arose after the defeat of the French colonial forces at Dien Bien Phu, which supported the United States to become gradually more and more involved in Vietnam.

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The Army had to fight in unfamiliar territory, was lacking in moral, were not prepared for the conditions, could not shut down the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and were untrained to respond to guerilla warfare