Vietnam: America's disgrace
Many events led up to the Vietnam War. The League for the Independence of Vietnam, generally known as the Viet Minh, was organized in 1941 as a nationalistic party seeking Vietnamese independence from France. On September 2, 1945, less than a month after the Japanese surrendered in World War II, Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Viet Minh, formally declared Vietnamese independence. Not until the mid 1950s did the Viet Minh become openly communist. Fighting broke out between the French and the Viet Minh in 1946, and did not end until 1954. A cease-fire was then called, and a truce was declared. Vietnam was divided along the 17th parallel, with the Viet Minh occupying the northern part, and those under French command would retreat to the southern part. However, two years later, the communist Viet Minh decided to unify South Vietnam with North Vietnam through military force. America, fearing the spread of communism in Asia, dispatched troops to South Vietnam, hoping to provide the country with economic and military assistance. However, the Diem regime, which governed South Vietnam, was extremely unpopular with the people, and American involvement did not improve the situation. Guerrilla warfare spread as the Viet Minh soldiers,
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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