Reason for the Vietnam war:
Reason for the V ietnam war The Cold War John F. Kennedy (1961) Stop communism from expanding
1954:
1954 Vietnam is divided in two: NORTH VIETNAM (Soviet Union, China) SOUTH VIETNAM (USA) Saigon: anti-communism, but dictatorship remains
1957:
1957 Viet Cong started war in South Vietnam Support from the North Vietnamese government (Ho Chi Minh)
1964:
1964 USA joins in war 2, 709, 918 Americans served in Vietnam An extremely bloody war – Song My village
1968:
1968 USA: War should be ended President Richard Nixon Negotiations for peace South Vietnamese forces would replace American forces Help from USA
1973:
1973 Paris Peace Accords Americans leave Vietnam
…civil war continues:
…civil war continues Saigon defeated in 1975 Communism expanded throughout Vietnam South and North Vietnam were joined
Consequences:
Consequences Over 58,000 Americans died Over 150,000 wounded in battle $150 Billion dollars spent
USA during 1960-1980:
USA during 1960-1980 Martin Luther King “I have a dream”
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