Along with Chapter 19 Section 1

1. Vietnam America Into Conflict

2. Overview of Vietnam 1800s - French Colony 1941 -Japanese Possession 1945 - Independent 1946 - French Colony (War) 1954 – Independent (North and South) 1956 – Unify in 1956? 1956 – 1975 Civil War (North Wins)

3. Geneva Accords Provisions Cease Fire Vietnam temporarily divided along 17th parallel (North and South) with DMZ General elections scheduled for 1956 to unify the country U.S. Support? Chinese Support?

4. French Indochina

5. Rise of the Vietcong According to treaty, all communists were supposed to move into North Vietnam Vietminh dissolves, but Vietnamese Communist Party evolves Democracy in South

6. Rise of the Vietcong DRV Leaders told 5-10K soldiers to stay in South under-cover This becomes the National Liberation Front Viet Nam Cong San = Vietnamese Communist Vietcong VC = Victor Charlie = Charlie

7. Rise of the Vietcong Vietcong included people from all walks of life…peasants to doctors Some began to commit acts of terrorism Working to unite Vietnam

9. Comparison North to South

10. Ngo Dinh Diem

11. Dinh Diem Roman Catholic Official under French Refused to join Vietnminh in 1945 Spent 2 years in U.S. Returned to South Vietnam in 1954

12. Dinh Diem Corruption and brutality Violently handled Buddhist protests Resented Assassinated 1963

13. No Elections in 1956 Fearing that he would lose elections, Diem, barred elections in South Vietnam Late 1950’s – North Vietnam supporting Vietcong efforts in the South 1960 – Ho Chi Minh sends NVA into the South Mid 1950’s Eisenhower decides to intervene – military advisers (900 by 1960)

14. American Troops Advisory role to AVRN By the time combat troops arrived in 1965, there were 16,000 advisors

15. Gulf of Tonkin Result? Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave President Johnson the power to take “all necessary measures to repel any attack against forces of the United States.” What actually happened?

16. Homework Read Chapter 19 Section 2 Pg 611 – question 3