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Vietnam - Coggle Diagram
Vietnam
N.Vietnam
ho chi minh
Marxist-Leninist
Received support from china/soviet union
weapons
Ak-47 7.62mm fully automatic assault rifle
svt-40 semi auto rifle
Communist Revolutionary
fought against Japanese occupation 1940-45
fought against French occupation 1945-54
lead n.vietnam for 24 years 1945-69
19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969)
popular with the people
capital Hanoi
economic failure
starving citizens
gulf of tonkin
supporting s.vietnameese raiders
attacked by patrol boat
in vietnams waters
USA
initial involvement
first involved in 1940s helping Vietminh against japan
next involved helping French forces against Vietminh 1950's
Geneva conference peace
Vietnam war-1 Nov 1955 – 30 Apr 1975
American support 1955-1961
green berries
A.army R.republic V.viet N.nam
trained and supplied
Huey helicopters and pilots
Kennedy era 1961-63
1000 to16000 'military advisors'
billions in financial aid
further equipment sent
authorised use of napalm
French
colonial rule
lasted for 67 years
from 1887 to 1954
under Japanese rule for 4 years
western military power
defeated
lost to a small asian nation
nearly 100000 French casualties
Diem bien phu
encircled
lost 8000 of 11000
failed tactics
1954
American support
S.vietnam
