https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt en-us 2018-11-30 14:31:12 UTC 2025-03-14 07:20:14 UTC hello@padlet.com melissasantos758 https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/309792822 The Vietnam War was a conflict with the United States that was between the Cold war with the Soviet Union and the United States. 3 Million people including Americans were killed in the Vietnam War, but half of the dead were Vietnamese civilians (58,000 Americans). https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-11-30 14:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/309792822 melissasantos758 https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/309811397 Japanese forces invaded Vietnam while it was under the French colonial rule since the 19th century. To fight off both the Japanese and French colonial, Ho Chi Minh a political leader, was inspired by Chinese and Soviet Communism formed the league for independence of Vietnam. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-11-30 15:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/309811397 melissasantos758 https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312930114 The Vietnam War started around 1954 even though there was another conflict going on in their region for several decades. After Ho Chi Minh won the battle the subsequent (coming after something in time; following; succeeded) treaty was signed in July 1954 at a geneva conference. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-12-10 14:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312930114 melissasantos758 https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312937537 American Military and the CIA got trained and equipped to crack down Diem's security forces and found Viet Mynh sympathizers in the South, they arrested around 100,000, of those 100,000 people were brutally tortured and executed. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history]]> 2018-12-10 14:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312937537 melissasantos758 https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312944705 In May 1959, and in September 1960 the Southern Communists confirmed to having a revolutionary violence and political and arms struggles. The result was that Diem created a broad-based united front to help the southerners in the opposition to the Saigon government. https://vietnam.vassar.edu/overview/]]> 2018-12-10 14:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312944705 melissasantos758 https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312954133 The US leaders were worried that attacking North Vietnam would create more tension with the Chinese and the Russians and possibly WW III. This prevented the US from firming and policy for the region. http://www.vietnampix.com/intro3.htm]]> 2018-12-10 15:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312954133 melissasantos758 https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312958776 The US finally withdraws North Vietnam and the establishment of cease fire on January 27th. In 1973 American soldiers left Vietnam for good while North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam totally ignoring the cease fire on July 2nd, 1976. Even though they're finally a single communist state it costed the lives of 2 million people. http://www.vietnampix.com/intro4.htm]]> 2018-12-10 15:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312958776 melissasantos758 https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312963650 Diem's own generals succeeded in killing Diem and his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, around November 1963 three weeks before John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history ]]> 2018-12-10 15:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/melissasantos758/s6r3xwd6f6jt/wish/312963650