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Ho Chi Minh was a major figure in the Vietnamese communism movement and the Viet Minh was a coalition of groups seeking independence. It later became a key force in the fight for Vietnamese independence and unification. -
It was a war between Vietnam's Viet Minh and French forces from 1946-1954. -
When America aided France with financial and military assistance, including arms, equipment, and supplies. -
If one country fell to communism then the surrounding countries would fall under it too. -
This was a set of agreements signed in 1954 to end the First Indochina War and establish a temporary division of Vietnam. -
A plant killing chemical that the Unitied States used to clear it trees, plants and vegetation to reveal enemy positions -
Assassinated due to his unpopular rule and the growing frustration with his government's handling of the Buddhist crisis and the war against the Viet Cong. -
This was a series of events involving the USS Maddox, as two unprovoked attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on the U.S. destroyer Maddox. -
Series of surprise attacks from Vietnam -
A Untied States war cime involving the mass massacre f many unarmed Viets -
Strategy employed by President Nixon to end American involvement in the Vietnam War while simultaneously strengthening the South Vietnamese military. -
A federal law the limits the Presidents use of Military power -
The Fall of Saigon signaled the end of the Vietnam War. Saigon the capital of South Vietnam was taken over by the NVA.
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