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Causes of the Vietnam War. p. 848-852. Using the following terms or phrases, fill in the blanks of the timeline as you map out the causes of the Vietnam War. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Causes of the Vietnam WarUsing the following terms or phrases, fill in the blanks of the timeline as you map out the causes of the Vietnam War
Geneva Accords, Domino Theory, SEATO, Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam ruled by France, US supports France, Dien Bien Phu, Ho Chi Minh, Diem overthrown, Gulf of Tonkin, National Liberation Front, Vietcong, Kennedy assassinated, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Military “advisors”
1800s: _______________________________________________
calls for independenceCommunist Sovietssupport his efforts
1950-1954______________________
in an effort to containcommunist Ho Chi Minh
Eisenhower develops the___________________ =
stop the spread of communismin Vietnam so it does not
spread to neighborsMay 1954
_______________________________Vietnam gains independence; divided
into North & South; US supports anti-communist southern government
under Ngo Dinh Diem
Sept 1954____________________
Nations join this organization tocontain communism in Southeast Asia
1954France defeated at
______________________
1957_____________________________communist rebel group that wants to
remove Ngo Dinh Diem & unite Vietnam
____________________NLF guerrilla fighters who weakenedDiem’s government in South Vietnam
Leader of South Vietnam, _____________________,is corrupt and unpopular, and is only in power
because of the U.S.
1961Kennedy sends “___________________” to trainSouth Vietnamese soldiers & contain communism
Nov. 1, 1963_________________________ with U.S.support because his regime is oppressive
Nov. 1963_________________________
1964US ships attacked in the
________________________
_________________________Congress gives Johnson broad
war powers in Vietnam
p. 848-852