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First Indochina War, 1946 – 1954
How did this event lead to American involvement in the issues of Vietnam?
-Ho challenged attempts by the French to begin a new regime in southern Vietnam.
-The onflict damaged relations between the two governments and started the First Indochina War.
-President Eisenhower did not want to enter anothercwar, the United States agreed to finance nearly 80 percent of France's military efforts -
Geneva Accords – 1954
- The purpose was to attempt to find a way to settle outstanding issues on the Korean peninsula and to unify Vietnam and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina
- three separate ceasefire accords, covering Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, were signed at the conference. -, representatives from the Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan, Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States created the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) – 1954
-South East Asia Treaty Organization was signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippines
-Primarily created to block further communist gains in Southeast Asia,
- Each country agreed that if one member were attacked, the rest would offer defense assistance. -
Viet Cong begins to attack on Diem’s government – 1957
-Viet Cong engaged on south vietnamise troops which who were trained by U.S trining and had U.S weapons/
-Diem orders bombing raids against suspected Viet Cong
