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He was the founder of the Indochina Communist party. He was the ruler of North Vietnam and led to the conflict between the north and the south.
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The ship that was clamed to be attacked was the USS Maine. In response, Johnson decided that this was the point to where he can get American support, and declare war.
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North Vietnam was not happy with this because all they wanted was independence. Ho Chi Minh also did not get what he wanted, which was a full communist state, so he was not happy.
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Vietnam is split at the 17th parallel into North and South.
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The idea of Domino Theory is the fear that if one nation falls to communism, all the surrounding nations will also fall. This was the main idea behind the US involvement in Vietnam because we didn't want surrounding nations of Vietnam to also fall to communism.
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The United States helped Vietnam at this point. They increased military aid to South Vietnam and sent military advisers.
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He canceled elections because he knew he would lose. They were voting on unifying the country.
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It is also known as the Viet Cong. They occupied part of South Vietnam.
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This man was a Buddhist. He did this to protest against the South Vietnamese government and the prosecution of Buddhists.
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After the US withdrew support of Ngo Dinh Diem, his government got overthrown. Shortly after, he and his brother got killed.
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The Vietnam War may have had a different result if JFK was not assassinated. LBJ decided to get more involved in the war than JFK did, or would have, which was a bad idea in the long run.
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Under president Johnson, the first troops were sent to Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
