Ngo Dinh Diem

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 and U.S. encouragement, Diem refused participation in the Geneva-planned elections that

diverse people. On July 7, 1954, Ngo Dinh Diem came to power as the Prime Minister of South Vietnam (Fishel 107). Diem was backed by

How the Domino Theory Backfired Brought up in the 1950s, a theory primarily gave way to a supporting a war started in regards to it. After two world wars had started and ended in the span of less than 50 years, the first half of the 1900s were influenced and shaped by the war and war effort. This was a time in world history ruled by vulnerability, but not long after the end of the infamous world wars, the Cold War followed. This war was an American effort against the Russian to, in part, fight the

Alex Knych 10/19/15 EN-103 Fear & War “War does not determine who is right- only who is left”.Imagine being in a state of constant fear. From prosecution by the hands of your own government to roving Communist guerillas, war is a horrific experience for everyone involved. The Vietnam War was the longest war in American history and was by far the most unpopular war America had entered in the 20th century. “It resulted in nearly 60,000 American casualties and in an estimated 2 million more Vietnamese”(WWW)

conference, the U.S. stimulated to make the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization to defend Indochina from communist antagonism. The United States maintained the new leader Ngo Dinh Diem when he took control in South Vietnam. Vietcong, was a paramilitary group whom strengthened the communist North Vietnamese and conflicted with the Diem rule. Initially, the United States consideration was preoccupied from Vietnam to other external concerns, nevertheless with the danger of communist appealing over all of

revolution against the French. The North had a communist style government styled off of the successful Communist revolution in Russia. The South on the other hand, was backed up by the United States and had an anti-communist government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. Diem was a very repressive leader though, and soon enough a guerilla force made up of communists now called the ‘Viet Cong’ started to attack and kill Southern Vietnamese government officials. The Viet Cong

up of a Buddhist religion, they continued to practice Buddhism into the summer. The government took notice of this and began to attempt to rid the country of the majority religion. The man behind these actions was the president at the time Ngô Đình Diệm. Diệm was a Roman Catholic and wished for his country to be cleansed of Buddhism. The monks believed an example must be made to show their government that they are the majority. The demonstration was the act of self immolation (suicide by fire). Thich

During the 1940’s Vietnam was trying to break free of French reign over their country. During this time period Vietnam was split into two parts, north and south. The Japanese had decided to take over Vietnam in 1942. They couldn’t capture all of Vietnam, so they decided to retreat. North Vietnam proclaimed independence on September 2, 1945 as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The State of Vietnam declared independence on June 14, 1949, but remained under French rule until August 1, 1954. South

Rational Solutions for Emotional Problems As Carl von Clausewitz famously stated, “War is merely a continuation of politics by other means.” He could not have been more accurate in the case of the Cold War, which came more than a century after his death. The Cold War, being a war of competing ideologies as well as competing nations and militaries, was focused more on political conflicts than military ones, thus giving it the moniker of being a “cold” war. Yet while the United States of America, the

To what extent was US military intervention in the Vietnam War justified? This paper will examine the causes of the conflict and why the US got involved. The paper will inspect the US’ relationship and ties with the different countries and parties involved in the conflict. The paper will also look at various US policies, such as foreign policy and the containment of communism, and the public opinion of the war. Effects of the war will also be looked at as a reference, but these effects will not be