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The beliief that one nation in asia fell to the communists neighboring countries would follow, President eisenhower defended this.
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provided a temporary division of vietnam along the 17th parallel, which caused the french to leave.
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After diem's death the government was weaker, after his death kennedy was also assasinated. -
American troops found their enemy troops, bomb their positions, supply lines and force them into open combat.
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the gulf of tonkins resolution passed, stating that they had to take all necessary measures and use as many forces against the united states. -
A person that was in favor of the united states who wanted to leave vietnam.
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These people believed that the united states should continue their military efforts in vietnam.
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Mlk was an african american activist, who was also a baptist and was one of the most important people to speak out in the civil rights movement. He assasinated by who everyone thinks is james earl ray. -
Nixon was begining to reduce the number of aid and assuming more of the war effort from south vietnam would slowly withdraw american troops from vietnam.
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There was a vague amount of money spent on the war in vietnam, around 173 billion, an 58,000 americans were dead and there were around 300,000 injured.