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Vietnam War, Aftermath, Tet Offensive - Coggle Diagram
Vietnam War
Reasons for VN War
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SV Insurgency
Disruption and harassment 2wards Diem regime by former Viet Minh who responded w/ harsh and repressive manners
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External Powers
US
Domino Theory
US believed that if VN fell to communism, other countries would also fall to communism like a row of dominos which would encourage spread of communism
SV was anti-communist thus US provided military and financial aid to them as it prevented spread of communism
NV patrol boats attacked USS Maddox. Subsequently, US entered the war. It deployed Marines and combat troops in battle in VN
French
Attack was launched @ Dien Bien Phu on Viet Minh as they hoped to cut off supply lines and establish a foothold w/ large french force there
Was defeated and humiliated. Dropped Vietnam as a colony as the costs of the conflicts outweighed the benefits
USSR and China
Provided support in form of aircrafts and air defenses. Wanted to prevent a loss of Soviet influence in Southeast Asia
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Morale
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US
Many US troops were killed, 43% died within first 3 months avg. age being 19
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US troops took drugs e.g. marijuana, heroine
Decreased morale, decreased war effort
Fall of Saigon
SV govt. was unable to survive when US troops retreated and fighting resumed b/w NV and SV. SV fell to NV and NV declared victory, renaming Saigon as Ho Chi Minh City
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US committed many atrocities: Killed 347 to 507 unarmed civilians including children and raped women before killing them
Aftermath
US
International decline in American prestige reflected how US managed international relations. Congress exercised greater oversight of Prez. actions
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NV and SV signed Paris Peace Accords after Nixon was elected as next US prez. and began policy of Vietnamization
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Tet Offensive
Losses
40-50k died, unable to recover
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Successes
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B4, Westmoreland told American public that communists were going to retreat and that the war was going well
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