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War”). With both the Japanese and the French after them, the country split up and created Viet Minh under Ho Chi Minh’s control (Spector, Ronald H.). Once Japan left, Viet Mihn suddenly rose up under the democratic republic government with Emperor Bao Dai in charge (History.com Staff. “Vietnam

It is 1945 and some of my generation has already arrived, with more yet to come. The month is June and I just arrived. President Truman is in office. The war in Europe just ended, and the war with Japan is about to end. The Cold War has started but it will be two years before they officially call it the Cold War. In case you were wondering that is me in the carriage, as you can see I am not really too concerned about world events as of yet. I’m pretty sure that the rest of my generation isn’t

French involvement in Indochina ended after Viet Minh forces won the Battle of Dien Bien Phu on May 7th 1954. The victory of Dien Bien Phu led to the Geneva Conference in which the Viet Minh and French negotiated a ceasefire agreement. Vietnam was temporarily divided at the 17th parallel due to the terms of the Geneva Accord. During a 300-days period, citizens were able to move freely between two states. In 1956, two years after the battle of Dien Bien Phu, elections were to be held to establish

Home The Vietnam War was a long and bloody war between a communist government against South Vietnam along with its ally, the U.S. After long years of fighting and many deaths, the war ended on April 30, 1975 after President Nixon and the communist government negotiated secretly about a compromise. The paris peace accord solved a long-lasting issue, that was the vietnam war. The Paris Peace Accords was a major turning point in the Vietnam War because it ended the Vietnam War, brought peace to the

Vietnam Fact Sheet Date: Nov. 1, 1955-Apr. 30, 1975 BACKGROUND: Prior to World War II, the French had controlled most of Indochina, and Vietnam. Once Japan lost the war, they left the country in 1945 which led to the French wanting control of Vietnam again. Vietnam wanted to pursue a communist way of living since China had become a communist country in 1949. Ho Chi Minh, a national leader, had declared Vietnam an independent country. Minh’s leaders declared a war against the French, and the country

justify its support of South Vietnam. This support of course even became the direct involvement of U.S. troops in Vietnam. In 1955, the U.S. picked Ngo Dinh Diem to replace Bao Dai as the head of the regime in South Vietnam. In a move to consolidate the power, Prime Minister Diem called for a referendum between Emperor Bao Dai and himself. In a very banana republic-esque way, Diem won that referendum by over 98% of the vote (although a questionable legitimacy to say the least). With help, guidance

After the end of WWII, America’s victory was short-lived as a new enemy emerged in the form of a communist Soviet Union. As the ideals of capitalism and communism clashed around the world, it suddenly found itself in Vietnam, a nation that was colonized by the French in the South and ruled by the communists in the North. After the French were kicked out of Vietnam, the U.S. debated whether to pursue intervention in order to stop the spread of communism. This struggle is depicted in The Quiet American

Vietnam took the opportunity to establish their own government controlled by Ho Chi Minh. The subsequent treaty signed in July 1954 at a Geneva conference split Vietnam along the latitude (17 degrees north latitude) with Ho in control in the North and Bao in the South. The treaty also called for

The French also wanted to take over. Not long after that, Ho Chi Minh created the Viet Minh to fight against them. They fought until 1954 at Dien Bien Phu, the battle that defeated the French. After that, the Japanese removed their troops leaving Bao Dai in charge, the Viet Minh seized Hanoi and declared the Democratic Republic of Vietnam with Ho Chi Minh as the president.

prime minister of Vietnam, took inspiration from China and the Soviet Union and formed the Viet Minh, also known as the League for the Independence of Vietnam. After Japan’s 1945 defeat in World War II, they withdrew from Vietnam which left Emperor Bao Dai in control. Ho’s