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How exactly did the war start?

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Hour 3, English 2

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The Vietnam War was a war between North and South Vietnam.  The war started because North Vietnam had the desire to bring the two countries together under a single communist nation. South Vietnam did not agree with the desires of the north however.

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Before the war started the french had control over vietnam. Vietnam and a few surrounding contries were under french control and all of thrm formed French Indochina. North Vietnam at the time was led by Ho Chi Minh and the south was led by Bao Dai but would later be taken over by Diem.

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In August 1964, US ships off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin, reported a torpedo attack. In response, president Johnson ordered an air attack on North-Vietnamese ship bases an oil facilities. In March 1965, Johnson made the decision-with solid support from the American Republic- to send US combat forces into battle eith Vietnam.

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1:40-3:30
Talks about how America sent in troops to help South Vietnam and how they joined the war after attacks and then the advancement of North Vietnam and the U.S. in the war. Also shows the replacement of Diem and then Eisenhower leaving office with JFK stepping in.

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The French Indochina War broke out in 1946 and went on for eight years, with France’s war effort largely funded and supplied by the United States. The Diem government undertook an extensive security campaign called the Strategic Hamlet Program. The object of the program was to concentrate rural populations into more defensible positions where they could be more easily protected and segregated from the Viet Cong.

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Vietnam War. Greenhaven Press, 2011.

Editors, History.com. “Vietnam War: Causes, Facts & Impact.” History.Com, A&E

Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history. Accessed on March 14, 2024

“Vietnam War.” Encyclopædia Britannica,

Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 9 Mar. 2024, www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War.

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Vietnam War in 13 Minutes - Manny Man Does History

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Shows the conflict deepening and the growth of the war. Also shows a lot about battles, attacks, advantages of each side, etc. Tells about controversies surrounding the war and then the war coming to an end

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Vietnam War in 13 Minutes - Manny Man Does History

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The Vietnam War was a very important conflict and a very important piece of history. There were many different battles and parts of the war that changed the history of each country. It is still a very important conflict to have happened cause it shows how we were able to change, grow in certain areas, and learn from mistakes and thongs that happened during the war.