https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau Facts about the Vietnam War en-us 2018-11-29 13:27:32 UTC 2018-12-03 16:24:47 UTC hello@padlet.com playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309264978 2018-11-29 13:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309264978 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309266257 2018-11-29 13:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309266257 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309266524 2018-11-29 13:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309266524 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309266782 2018-11-29 13:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309266782 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309267810 2018-11-29 13:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309267810 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309268829 During the Vietnam War more than 3 million were killed, with more than half of them being Vietnamese civilians and over 58,000 Americans were also killed. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-11-29 13:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309268829 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309276298 2018-11-29 13:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309276298 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309741120 United State's involvement in the war and the Vietnam war itself began in 1954, then the actual conflict in Vietnam went on for several years. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-11-30 13:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309741120 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309746324 After president Ho's communist group took over the north, war between the northern and southern continued until they did definitive battle at Dien Bien Phu in May 1954. In the end it was a victory for the northern viet minh   forces. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-11-30 13:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309746324 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309753983 In July of 1954 a treaty was signed in Genova and what it did was split Vietnam so Ho was in control of the north and Bao was control of the south. Another thing the treaty did was call for nationwide elections for reunification to be held in 1956. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-11-30 13:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/309753983 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/310425430 With solid support from the american public, in March 1965 Johnson sent U.S. combat troops into battle in Vietnam. By June there were 82,000 troops stationed in Vietnam and by the end of 1965 military leaders were calling for 175,000 more troops to shore up the struggling South Vietnamese army. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-12-03 14:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/310425430 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/310451355 On January 31, 1968, a coordinated series of attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam was launched by general Vo Nguyen Giap and was called the Tet Offensive. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-12-03 15:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/310451355 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/310489392 The conflict between the U.S. and North Vietnam ended in January of 1973. However the war between North and South Vietnam went on until April 30, 1975. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-12-03 16:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/310489392 playstation41025alex https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/310493106 This two decade long plus war had a devastating toll on Vietnam's population. Some examples of the devastating effects were that an estimated 2 million Vietnamese were killed, while 3 million were wounded and 12 million became refugees. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-12-03 16:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/playstation41025alex/g735grm9qoau/wish/310493106