There were four countries that were divided after World War II as a result of global

Communist strategy: China, Germany, Korea, and Vietnam. Vietnam was split into

two sections. North Vietnam was the Communist section and South Vietnam was the

Republican section. The French ruled most of the Vietnam for over a Century. After

World War II there was a seven and a half year battle between North Vietnam and South

Vietnam. The North Vietnamese were trying to turn the South Vietnamese into a

communist nation. During the war the Vietnam Veterans risked their life's to contain

Communism, but when they arrived home the American citizens treated them

like garbage because the citizens only believed what they heard from the news.

The United States entered the Vietnam War because they wanted to contain

Communism in the world. Ho Chi Minh's Communist party led revolts against the

French (Beck 868). The French where also trying to contain Communism and were

fighting the Vietnamese to gain control of North Vietnam. The French lost to the North

Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu (868). After France's Defeat they held a Peace Conference

province in January 1975. Soon more inland provinces were under North

Although they were just killing the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. So when the soldiers

"The United States forces increased from 190,000 in January 1966 to more than 500,000

help in his struggles" (Beck 868). President Eisenhower Thought the Domino Theory

Vietnamese were trying to turn the South Vietnamese into a Communist nation. During the

and Supervision was setup to oversee the cease-fire (3)."

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