Vietnam War
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| Length of Vietnam War | stretched over 12-years of Kennedy, Johnson, and into the Nixon presidency
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| US and Ho Chi Minh (WWII) | US supported Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam as he fought Japan
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| US and Ho Chi Minh (Post WWII) | US supported French as France sought to regain control over its former colony
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| Start of fighting | Fighting broke out between French and Ho Chi Minh (supported by Mao Tse-tung, leader of China)
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| Dien Bein Phu | 1950. French defeated even with American material aid.
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| Geneva negotiations | Divided Vietnam into North and South with Ho Chi Minh in control of North
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| South leader | Ngo Dinh Diem installed by US as leader, never gained popular support in South.
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| Diem crackdown | After crackdown Viet Cong organized to fight against Diwm
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| American 'advisors' | 2,000 advisors sent to South Vietnam during Eisenhower
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| Kennedy and CIA | Kennedy approved CIA coup to overthrow Diem
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| Johnson and compromise | Johnson wasn't interested in compromise
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| Force buildup under Johnson | Started in 1964. 500,000 troops.
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| Gulf of Tonkin resolution | Passed by Congress. Gave Johnson discretion to pursue war.
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| Tet Offensive | Launched by Vietcong in 1968. Offensive shook confidence of military leaders.
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| American casualties | 350,000 American casualties
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| Cost of War | $175 billion spent on war
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