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"By the early 1900s, nationalism had become a powerful force in Vietnam. Several political parties pushed for independence or for reform of French colonial rule."
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"Just three weeks after Diem’s death, Kennedy was assassinated. The presidency—and the growing problem of Vietnam—now belonged to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Although he approached Vietnam cautiously at first, Johnson wanted to keep the country from falling to the Communists. Additionally, some had blamed Democrats when China became a Communist country in 1949." -
United States aided the French so that Vietnam didn't fall to communism
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Geneva Accord was a mutual Israeli Palestinian declaration of an end to the conflict and future claims. -
"Despite aid from the United States, the French continued to struggle against the Vietminh, who used hit-and-run and ambush tactics. These are the tactics of guerrillas, irregular troops who blend into the civilian population and are difficult for regular armies to fight. Rising casualties and a lack of victories made the war unpopular with the French public."
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"When President Kennedy took office in 1961, he continued to support South Vietnam, believing the country was vital in the battle against communism." -
When Diem was overthrown south Vietnams, government weakened
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After one particularly damaging attack Johnson sent American aircraft to bomb North Vietnam -
The "search and destroy" was a military strategy that became a large component of the Malayan emergency and the Vietnam war
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Vietnams communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954 and south Vietnam until 1975