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Ho Chi Minh and the creation of the Viet Minh (1930).
What was the main issue or conflict in this event?
The Vietnamese wanted to gain independence from French colonial rule Who was impacted by this event, and how?
The Vietnamese were the most impacted. This is because the Vietnamese gained better national unity.
How did this event increase tensions between the Capitalists (US) and the Communists (USSR)? It represented the spread of communism because the U.S thought this event would help lead to the domino effect. -
The First Indochina War (1946–1954)
The main issue was Vietnam's struggle for independence against the French so they could establish a communist government.
Vietnamese civilians because their homes were destroyed in the fighting and the Vietnamese soldiers who were fighting and dying to push their goals
It increased tensions because the us supported France and the U.S.S.R. supported the Vietnamese -
America Aids France (1950)
The U.S. provided military support to France to keep Vietnam American soldiers and the Vietnamese people because many of them fought and died to reach their goals. The USSR did not like that the U.S was sending aid to France because it got in the way of expanding communism. -
The Domino Theory (1950-1975)
The conflict in this event was the belief that if one country fell to communism, others around it would likely fall to Southeast Asian countries were impacted by this event because there was an increase in military involvement in the area. It raised tensions because the U.S and the USSR used many of the south asian countries as pupuit states in order to spread their beliefs. -
The Geneva Accords (1954)
It divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel into communist and non-communist south Many of the Vietnamese people were impacted because many of them were displaced by this event. This event increased tensions because the U.S opposed the division and thought it would feed into the communist expansion. -
Diệm’s assassination
The main issue of this conflict was growing opposition because of Diệm and how the factors led to his assassination
The south vietnamese people were most affected by this event because much of the south vietnamese’s economy was destabilized by this and it lead to more political chaos that further affected the vietnamese people
This event increased tensions by highlighting the U.S’s interference in vietnam and it ruled soviet claims of american imperialism -
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964)
The main issue was an alleged northern vietnamese attack on U.S ships The U.S and north vietnam were impacted. This is because the event lead to more military intervention for the U.S This event prompted the USSR to deepen its support of north vietnam and it made the U.S more hostile towards north vietnam witch was being backed by russia -
My Lai Massacre (1968)
The main issue with this event is that the U.S massacred unarmed Vietnamese civilians. Vietnamese civilians were directly impacted by this event because they were massacred by U.S soldiers. This event increased tensions by increasing the influence of propaganda for the USSR, depicting the U.S.S as Ruthless and evil -
The Tet Offensive (1968)
The conflict was that this was North Vietnam's attempt to overthrow south vietnam
U.S and South Vietnamese forces were impacted by this event. This weekend American trust against the war effort helped lead to the eventual withdrawal of troops.
This event raised Cold War tensions by deepening the ideological divide between the two groups. -
U.S. troop withdrawals and Vietnamization (1969–1973)–1973)
The main issue with this event was the US figuring out how to best gradually withdraw troops. US soldiers were affected by this event because they were able to return back to the US
This event rose US disdain for the USSR -
Use of Agent Orange
The conflict in this event was the destruction of the environment and the long term health effects faced by US soldiers and the vietnamese people
US soldiers and Vietnamese people were impacted by this event. This is because many of them faced heath problems like cancer and other long term health issues
This event increased tensions between both sides fueling soviet criticism on the US´s actions -
War Powers Act (1973)
The main conflict with this event was that it limited the ability of the president to commit US troops to prolonged conflicts
US president were impacted by this event because it restricted their ability to deploy troops
This event did not really increase tensions between the two side but it may have changed the USSR perception of the US -
The Fall of Saigon (The Fall of Saigon (1975)
The main issue with this event was the fall of the south vietnamese government The South Vietnamese were affected by this event because many of them lost freedom and financial loss. This event increased tensions between the USSR and the US by giving a greater disdain for the USSR by the US