Vietnam War
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VIETNAM WAR
BY NOEL DE LUCA
CONFLICT IN VIETNAM (CONTINUED)
- In 1955 strong anti-communist Ngo Dinh Diem gained control of the south
- The cold war was happening at this time, so the U.S. sided with Ngo
- With American support Ngo arrested about 100,000 communist supporters
- Many of those arrested were tortured or even executed
- By 1959 North Vietnam soldiers and communist supporters had began engaging in firefights
WAR BEGINS
- Some of Ngo's own generals killed him and his brother 1963
- About two weeks later JFK was assassinated
- In 1964 Vietnamese forces attacked two U.S. ships, and the U.S. bombed Veitnam
- In 1965 JFK's replacement, Lyndon B. Johnson, sent 82,000 troops to Vietnam
- Called for 175,000 more by the end of the year
STRATEGY OF ATTTRITION
- The U.S. had a strategy of attrition in Vietnam
- This meant that their main goal was to kill as many enemies as possible rather than trying to capture territory
- By the end of 1967 about 500,000 U.S. troops were stationed in Vietnam
- At this time many Americans were against the war, and their numbers were increasing due to horrific images
- about the war
CONFLICT IN VIETNAM
- During WWII Japan had captured the French controlled region of Vietnam
- Communist Ho Chi Minh formed the Viet Minh to free Vietnam
- Ho gained control of the North, but the French supported Bao Dai
- contolled the South the
- The two sides negotiated and agreed on a nation wide election in 1956
TET OFFENSIVE
- By the end of 1967 North Vietnam was growing impatient
- About 70,000 North Vietnamese forces attacked South Vietnam
- The U.S. and South Vietnam struck back quickly and North Vietnam only held the land
- they had captured for 1-2 days
- Reports of the attack stunned the U.S. public, and Oresident Johnson agreed to start seeking peace
VIETNAM WAR ENDS
- Both sides launched many unsuccessful attacks until the end of the war
- The war ended in January 1973
- Longest war in U.S. history
