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Ho chi Minh made the announcement of declaring its independence. He started his speech with the words from the Declaration of Indepence.
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6,000 Vietnamese civilians were killed when French warships fired on the port city of Haiphong. This caused the war to start and last for 8 years.
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Eisenhower warned if Vietnam became communism the rest of the Southeast Asia would topple like a "row of dominoes." Even Japan would. This was announced in a new conference.
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He declared himself president of South Vietnam. He began returning land to wealthy landlords and drafting young men from the countryside into his army. He attacked opponents and jailed thousand of people without putting a trail on them or charging them for a crime.
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Its a group that the Viet Minh formed and invited all opponents of Diem to join. Diem was the Viet Cong in the group, "Vietnamese communists."
